Nigeria, May 13 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State announced it has recovered suspected stolen goods and vandalised transformer cables after suspected criminals abandoned a vehicle and fled during a police operation in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Uyo.

Ms John, a deputy superintendent of police, said the operation followed credible intelligence received by the police at about 11:45 p.m. on 12 May concerning a suspicious vehicle allegedly moving around the area.

According to her, operatives were immediately deployed to the scene.

"On sighting the approaching police patrol team from a distance, the occupan...