Akwa Ibom: Police rescue two kidnapped victims along Ibeno waterways

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says its operatives on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, rescued two kidnapped victims of sea piracy along the waterways of Ibeno Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Baba Azare, who disclosed this at a press conference in Uyo on Friday, said the victims included a Ghanaian national and a Nigerian who were attacked while travelling towards the Atlantic Ocean.
He said, “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.
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