Akwa Ibom State Police Command has uncovered an armoury in a private mortuary at Ekeya, Okobo Local Council of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, who stated this while briefing newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpabio, Uyo, said the operatives stormed the place (mortuary) on intelligence following the arrest of a kidnapping syndicate.

He said the syndicate led by a wanted kidnapper, one Ubong Effiong Archibong, also known as ‘Condiment’, was allegedly responsible for the kidnap and killing of several persons in the state.

Two AK-47 rifles, two G-3 rifles, one double-barreled rifle, one single-barreled rifle, five magazines, and seven live ammunition were recovered at the mortuary.

The commissioner also paraded 23-year-old Daniel Edem Okon, who was said to have engaged a commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider) from Idoro Road to Mbikpon Ikot Edin and on getting to a lonely path, hacked the rider to death, buried him in a shallow grave and escaped with his motorcycle.

The decomposed body of the victim later identified as one Saviour Anthony Effiong, ‘m’, 45, has been exhumed and deposited at a morgue.

Ayilara also paraded other suspects who allegedly committed various crimes such as kidnapping, sexual assault, trafficking and vandalism.

He said that all the suspects would be arraigned in court upon completion of investigations.