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Akwa Ibom: Info Commissioner Denies Having Vigilante Guard Attached to Him

Police say the suspect’s claim remains unverified as investigators examine his possession of an imitation rifle and possible links to the commissioner.

The Commissioner for Information, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Aniekan Umana, has distanced himself from a police press release alleging that a vigilante guard attached to him was arrested with an AK-47 toy gun. The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, DSP Timfon John, had in a press release on Wednesday explained that upon the arrest of the suspected vigilante guard, he told police operatives that he was attached to the Commissione…

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Premium Times Nigeria broke the news in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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