Two police officers suspected of offering arms support to warring communities in Cross River State have been arrested.
The state police spokesperson ASP Sunday Eitokpah stated this in Calabar on Thursday.
Eitokpah said the two suspects were apprehended during a joint police/army routine search operation in Biase Local Government Area on Tuesday.
He said preliminary investigations had revealed that the two officers were attached to the police command in Akwa Ibom.
“They rode on a motorcycle. Firearms and live ammunition were found in their possession.
“They were immediately taken into custody and subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Calabar,” he said.
He said the police was carrying out full investigation on the matter in order to determine the full circumstances surrounding the suspects.
The police image maker said that neither status nor affiliation would deter the police from prosecuting anybody found culpable of crime.
There have been renewed hostilities between Ugep and Idomi communities in Yakurr Local Government Area in the state.
