Rivers Police arraign pro-Biafra protesters for reasonable felony
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- Jan 20, 2016
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The Rivers State Police Command has announced that ten suspected pro Biafra protesters arrested between January 16 to 18, 2016 were Wednesday arraigned before Magistrate Courts 7 and 14 in Port Harcourt on two count charges of criminal conspiracy and treasonable felony.
Hearing on the cases has been adjourned till January 21 and 28 respectively while the presiding magistrates ordered for the suspects to be remanded in prison custody.
The suspects are Onu Ifeanyi ‘M’, Prinace Onwazor ‘M’, Princewill Anyanywu ‘M’, Sunday Egbim ‘M’. Uzoma Onyegbu ‘M’, Chigozie Moses ‘M’, Chukwudi Enyidau ‘M’, Anthony Ochuel ‘M’ Enam David okon ‘M’ and Friday Nwahiri ‘M’.
It would be recalled that the suspects were arrested while on their way to infiltrate Port Harcourt from neighbouring states with an alleged intent to engage in a conduct likely to undermine public peace.
The Command further re-emphasized that it will not stand idly by and allow any person or group of persons to violate the laws of country by engaging in conducts that are perilous to public peace and order as well as the lives and properties of law abiding citizens.
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