Rivers State Police Command said it had arraigned 10 suspected pro-Biafran protesters at the Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad, disclosed that the suspects were arrested between January 16 and 18, 2016, were taken to court on Wednesday.
Mohammad explained that the suspectes were arraigned before Magistrates’ Courts 7 and 14 on a two counts of criminal conspiracy and treasonable felony.
He identified the suspects as Onu Ifeanyi, Prinace Onwazor, Princewill Anyanywu, Sunday Egbim and Uzoma Onyegbu.
Others, according to the state police spokesman, are Chigozie Moses, Chukwudi Enyidau, Anthony Ochuel, Enam David Okon, and Friday Nwahiri (all males).
A statement signed by Mohammad and issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, read, “Ten suspected pro-Biafra protesters arrested between 16-18/01/2016 has on Wednesday 20/01/2016 been arraigned before Magistrates’ Courts 7 and 14 in Port Harcourt on a two counts of criminal conspiracy and treasonable felony.”
He added that the suspects were arrested on their way to Port Harcourt to allegedly engage in an act that could undermine public peace.
Mohammad disclosed that that the suspects were expected to appear in court again after the cases against them were adjourned till Thursday and January 28, 2016.
The PPRO warned that the Command would not allow any person to violate the laws of the country by engaging acts that would breach the peace in the state.
“The Command wishes to further re-emphasise that it will not stand idly 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 property of other law abiding citizens,” Mohammad stressed.
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