The Akwa Ibom Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a village head and four suspects for allegedly abducting 19 ExxonMobil staff members. MacDon Achebe, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. A police source, who claimed anonymity, had said that the suspects were arrested for alleged abduction of ExxonMobil staff travelling from Port-Harcourt for a crew change of duty at Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT), at Ibeno Local Government Area. “Initially four persons were arrested in connection with the abduction of 19 workers of ExxonMobil but the suspects told us the village head approves their abduction,” Mr Achebe explained. The spokesman said that the suspects claimed that the village head of Atibe, Inam Unanaowo, gave them the approval to abduct the ExxonMobil staff because the company does not recognise or employ them. […]