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Akwa Ibom State Police command says its operatives have raided a criminal hideout disguised as church in Ndiya Mfia village,
Ikono Local Government Area of the state.
The name of the church is ‘All Power Belong to Me, Solomon of our Generation’.
Seven suspects were arrested during the raid. The operatives also recovered firearms and other exhibits.
Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Timfon John disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Wednesday.
The suspects were identified as Preacher Brian Ebeka, Kenneth Ezekiel, Dickson Ndueso, Abang Rowland, Esther Elijah Okon and Joy Elijah Okon.
The exhibits recovered include two locally made double-barrel guns, five expended cartridges, four motorcycles, three large generators, 10 mobile phones and one police crest.
Others are four jungle boots, one peak cap, one saw blade, one spanner, several plate numbers, five machetes, one special forces vest, bottles of suspected spiritual oil, and one enlarged photograph linked to ongoing investigation.
The statement said, “Acting on credible intelligence indicating that suspected criminals were hibernating in a compound disguised as a church, the Command swiftly mobilized for a targeted operation. At about 0600hrs on 8th April 2026.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that the location was being used as a cover for criminal operations, raising serious concerns about the misuse of religious fronts for unlawful activities.”
“The Command wishes to issue a stern warning to all criminal elements in the State: there will be no hiding place.
“Any attempt to disguise criminal activities under any cover religious or otherwise will be met with the full weight of the law.”
Police raid ‘church’, recover firearms, arrest seven in Akwa Ibom
