The Akwa Ibom State police have arrested 13-year-old Samuel Sunday for bringing his father’s gun to school and threatening to shoot his classmates at St. Paul Primary School, Ikot Ibiok, in Eket Local Government Area.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, revealed the arrest during a briefing on February 5. He confirmed that the boy’s father had also been apprehended.
“On January 30, 2025, we received information that on January 28, 2025, Samuel Sunday, a 13-year-old pupil at St. Paul Primary School, was found armed with a gun, threatening to shoot fellow students,” said CP Azare. “The Command acted swiftly, arresting the suspect and recovering a locally-made pistol. The suspect confessed to having the gun since November 2024, which he took from a wardrobe in his father’s bedroom. His father was arrested as well, and investigations are ongoing.”
In a related case, CP Azare also reported the arrest of Abasifreke Udo Thomas, also known as Udo Orlando or Olamide, from Ikot Ibiom village, who shot a woman in December 2024. He was apprehended last week at a hotel, and a locally made pistol was seized from him. Investigations into the incident are still underway.
Additionally, on January 30, 2025, police operatives arrested three suspects—Uyobong Ekong Edet, 24; Israel Daniel Bassey, 19; and Nsikak Asuquo Okon, 18—on charges of attempted murder, cultism, and unlawful possession of firearms. During their arrest, a locally-made pistol, three live cartridges, three machetes, a bottle containing a concoction the suspects claimed was bulletproof, wraps of suspected Indian hemp, and N371,550 in cash were recovered. The suspects will be charged in court.
