Ubong Effiong Archibong, a notorious Kidnap kingpin, and gang leader of the Bling Bling Marine Strike Force have been neutralized by the Akwa Ibom State Police command.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo, the state capital, titled, “Notorious kidnap kingpin/sea pirate meets Waterloo,” on Thursday.
She stated that the suspect was killed in a gun battle with operatives of the command in his hideout at the Uyanga Community of Cross River State and a G3 rifle with ammunition recovered from him.
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According to the statement, the suspect was responsible for the kidnap of a High Court Judge, Joy Unwana and the killing of her police orderly, Inspector ThankGod Edet, in 2023.
Other kidnap cases linked to the slain suspect, the statement claimed, included the gruesome murder of the CEO Emem and Sons Nig. Ltd and the kidnapping of his sales representative and pharmacist, Joemel
