Nigeria, July 4 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly threatening to shoot a traditional ruler with a locally made pistol in Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state.

The police said the suspect, identified as Bassey Udo Idiong, was arrested on Wednesday following a distress call that he stormed the monarch's palace armed with the weapon.

In a statement sent to this newspaper on Friday, the police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, said a pistol was recovered from the suspect.

The police said its control room received a distress call at about 9:00 p.m. on 1 July from a man whose identity was withheld.

The caller reportedly informed the police that Mr Idiong, "a 42-year-old male from ...