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| The suspected murderer of Iniubong Umoren, Uduak Frank Akpan and his father being paraded by the police in Uyo, the Akwa State capital today, 14th May, 2021. |
The prime suspect in the murder of Miss Iniubong Umoren, the 26-year-old University of Uyo graduate of Philosophy, who was lured, raped and eventually killed for a phony job offer in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has confessed to killing her,saying he was ready to take the same punishment if found guilty.
The suspect, Uduak Frank Akpan, was paraded along with his father by the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Amiengheme Andrew, at the state headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, near Uyo, the state capital on Friday, following calls, according to the CP, that the suspect had committed suicide in police custody to shield other accomplices.
But the Commissioner, who said he was “under pressure from within and outside Nigeria to reveal the truth behind the rumour,” described the allegation as unfounded and blamed the social media for the gaffe.
“I have been inundated with several calls all over the world that the prime suspect in the murder of Miss Iniubong Umoren has committed suicide in police custody,” he recalled, wondering why a suspect could kill himself using his trousers as suicide rope in police cell where wearing of trousers is not permissible.
He revealed in the investigation so far that no mass grave was discovered in the compound of the incident and promised that diligent prosecution would followed with case to be transfered from the homicide section to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) when all angles in the matter have been fully explored.