Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command recorded a major milestone in their crime-fighting efforts with the arrest of a wanted kidnap kingpin, Okon Asuquo Udo, linked to several high-profile kidnapping cases in the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, in a statement released in Uyo on Sunday, said the suspect, who hailed from Ube village in Okobo Local Government Area, was arrested in his home village after being on the run for several months.