DAILY POST
Akwa Ibom State police command has apprehended one Akpan Okon Akpan who allegedly burnt his friend to death following a disagreement over a phone charger.
Parading the suspect alongside other suspects who engaged in various crimes at the command headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo, the Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi said the suspect, a roadside petrol seller, had at the middle of the altercation with his friend poured petrol on him and ignited a match which caused the victim’s death.
According to the CP, “On 15th December, 2022 relying on petition from Rev. Emmanuel Ime ‘m’ of Ikot Ekwere Ubium Village in Nsit Ublum LGA, at about 6:30pm, operatives of the homicide unit of the SCID Uyo, arrested one Akpan Okon Akpan ‘m’ of same address who poured fuel on his brother, one Junior Ime Philip and set him ablaze leading to his death because of a disagreement over a phone charger…
