Police arrest 6 suspects for enforcing sit-at-home order in Abakaliki

Police arrest 6 suspects for enforcing sit-at-home order in Abakaliki

Six suspects said to have been involved in the enforcment of illegal sit at home order declared by a non state actor have been paraded at the Police Headquarters Abakaliki.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mrs Onome Onovwakpoyeya told newsmen that some of the suspets were arrested in Okposi in Ohaozara Local Government Area while others were picked up at a native doctor’s shrine in Amanator Isu in Onitcha Local Government Area where they were fortifying themselves with charm in preparation for attack.

Mrs Onovwakpoyeya gave the names of the suspects as Emmanuel Edwin, Innocent Odii, Sunday Nwenne and Okonkwo Victor.

Others were Chika Ogad and Sunday Chukwu while another who was said to have sustained bullet wounds died in the hospital.

Items recovered from the suspects include one pump action gun, an AK47 rifle with breach number 400557 and 9 round of 762 by 39mm AK 47 live ammunition.

Others were 1 Toyota Highlander Jeep, 1 fireman surmac generator, 1 motorcycle and Assorted criminal charms.

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