The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has rescued a group of kidnap victims from suspected sea pirates in the state
Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare said during a press conference in Uyo that a group of fishermen, including a Ghanaian national who were attacked and abducted by suspected sea pirates while travelling towards the Atlantic Ocean, along the waterways of Ibeno Local Government Area were rescued
Azare explained that personnel of the Asawana Mobile Police Base rescued the victims unharmed around the ocean boundary between Akwa Ibom and Rivers States after the exchange of gunfire with the pirates
“At about 0700 hours on 30th September 2026, information was received that a group of fishermen, including a Ghanaian national, had been attacked and abducted by suspected sea pirates while travelling towards the Atlantic Ocean
“Personnel of the Asawana Mobile Police Base were immediately mobilised to the area The operatives subsequently encountered the suspected pirates around the ocean boundary between Akwa Ibom and Rivers States, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
“The suspected pirates eventually abandoned their boat and escaped into a nearby creek, while the Police successfully rescued the victims unharmed
“Items recovered from the scene include one 200HP outboard engine, one 40HP outboard engine with a W23 flying boat, five 40HP outboard engines, three 99HP outboard engines, five containers of mixed PMS, four empty containers, three gas cylinders, mobile phones, 29 SIM cards, one power bank, one starter motor battery, one torchlight and an identity card bearing a NIN number, among other items,” he stated.