The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested one Mr Imaobong Kelvin Akpan for impersonating the Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno, on Facebook.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, a Superintendent of Police (SP) disclosed this yesterday while parading the suspect at the Command’s Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo.

Akpan was arrested by the detectives of the General Investigation Unit of State Criminal Investigation Department following a petition to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

The PPRO noted that aside from impersonating the Commissioner through a fake Facebook account, the suspect had defrauded some unsuspecting members of the public.

He said: “The suspect, who is a notorious fraudster and sex maniac confessed to having fraudulently created the Facebook account.

“He uses the said account to lure innocent and unsuspecting ladies to hotels, has carnal knowledge of them with a promise to assist them secure jobs while defrauding others of various sums of money running into millions,” he added.

The exhibits recovered from the suspect included; two Glo, two Airtel, one MTN sim card, two phones and seven dollars and five yuan.

However, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Andrew Amiengheme has warned fraudsters, imposters, as well as those engaging in criminality to henceforth desist from the act, adding that the command would spare no resources in clamping down the perpetrators.

In the same manner, the police have commenced autopsy over the killing of a young man identified as Ernest Akpan, who died at Tingles Lodge at Ikot Udoma in Eket Local Government Area of the state.

A police spokesperson said the autopsy would be carried out to determine the cause of his death and also study CCTV devise that was tampered with by a yet-to-be-unidentified person.

“Yes, we are aware of the incident,” Macdon said.