TODAY
February 20, 2021
The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Sikiru Akande, on Friday paraded a 17-year old girl arrested for being in possession of a pistol.
Promise Idorenyin, an SS2 student of Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state was paraded alongside her 38-year old lover, Okon Effiom Edet, who owns the locally-made double barrel pistol.
The Commissioner dismissed initial reports that the girl took the gun to school to shoot her teacher.
CP Akande said the double-barrel gun was discovered in her school bag by the Principal of the school.
“The suspect admitted that the said firearm was given to her by her boyfriend of Abasi Effiom Village in Akpabuyo LGA,” the Commissioner said.
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