The
State Commissioner of Police Mr Umar Gwadabe, disclosed this in Uyo on Tuesday
while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command.
Gwadabe
who was represented by the PPRO Etim Dickson (DSP), listed the two suspects as
Mr Ubong Joseph of No 2 Sanni Ogun road Ikot Ekpene and Mr Thompson Edet of No
9 Ebukabuka street Calabar in Cros River.
He
said that the certificates found with the suspects bear different names other
than that of the two suspects.
“On
March 11, 2014, at about 1200 hours, the police detectives in Ikot Ekpene
arrested Ubong Joseph Udoh male of No. 2 Sanni Ogun road Ikot Ekpene and
Thompson Essien Edet male of No. 9 Ebukabuka street Calabar.
“A
two man syndicates in possession of a large quantity of University degrees, HND
certificates and NYSC certificates, bearing names other that of the suspects.
“The
duo specialized in forgery of certificates and other academics documents. Items
recovered from them include; one degree certificates of Imo State University,
Five HND certificates of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Asurua.
“One
NYSC exemption certificates, two official transcripts of academic records from
the Akwa Ibom state polytechnic and two Cross River State University of
Technology, Calabar transcripts,” he said.
The
commissioner also said that the police within the month have uncovered a baby
factory at No.19 Nepa Line Ikot Ekpene.
He
said that following a tip off, the police also arrested Ms Ima Akpan aged 35
and another woman popularly known as “Mama Nurse” now at large were operating
illegal baby factory.
He
said that two of the expectant mothers, Ikwo Johnson and Joy Micheal, disclosed
to the police that they were enticed to the trade because of the monetary gains
as a male child is sold for N400, 000 while a girl child goes N350, 000.
Umar
mentioned that seven suspects arrested in the raid were mostly teenagers with
pregnancy, while one delivered in the police medical centre.
He
further disclosed that the command also arrested a car thieves who drugged food
and drinks for taxi driver and dispossessed him of his car and phone.
Speaking
to our correspondent Ubong Joseph who specialized in certificates
racketeering said that the certificates belonged to his late father.
He
said that his late father Joseph Udoh, brought the certificates to their house.
Ubong
said that his late father had worked with the Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic
before he died.
He
said, “My father brought the certificates to the house. He used to keep them in
the house.”
However,
he said his father died on Oct. 3, 2013 while NYSC certificates found in his
possession were issued on November 2013
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