Fake Police Constable and Child Abduction: Unfortunate Incidents in Akwa Ibom State

Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a fake female police constable, Miss Caroline Udeme, who had been defrauding people with a police uniform and identity card. Meanwhile, operatives of the Anti-Child Theft unit have rescued a four-year-old girl, Aisha Rayanu, who was abducted from her school in Ikot Ekpene. The child was allegedly taken to a camp in Cross River State as a replacement for her abductor's stolen child. The suspects have been paraded and will face charges in court.

Key Takeaways:

• A fake female police constable, Miss Caroline Udeme, was arrested for defrauding two women of N500,000 in Itam market, Itu Local Government Area.
• The suspect was found with a police uniform and identity card, and has been taken into custody.
• Operatives of the Anti-Child Theft unit rescued a four-year-old girl, Aisha Rayanu, who was abducted from Methodist Township Primary School in Ikot Ekpene.
• The child was taken to a camp in Esighi, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, where she was kept for 29 days before being rescued.
• The abductor, Favour Nwachukwu, has confessed to the crime and is to be charged to court.
• Little Aisha was renamed "Mirabel" by her abductors and was kept in a camp with an ex-militant.
• The Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, described the incidents as unfortunate and praised the work of the Anti-Child Theft unit.

Statistics:

• N500,000: the amount defrauded by the fake police constable
• 4 years old: the age of Aisha Rayanu when abducted
• 29 days: the duration of Aisha Rayanu's imprisonment
• 2: the number of women defrauded by the fake police constable
• 1: the number of suspects taken into custody

Sources:

• [Akwa Ibom State Police Command]
• [Odiko Macdon, Police Public Relations Officer]
• [January 18, 2022, at about 5p.m.]