We didn't confine supporters of Radio Biafra Director—Anambra police
By Jimitota Onoyume, Vincent Ujumadu and Enyim
PORT HARCOURT—Chief Magistrate Andrew Jaja of a Port Harcourt Magistrate's court will today control on the safeguard applications documented by guidance of 20 star Biafra supporters captured in Port Harcourt amid a dissent walk a week ago by individuals from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
This is even as the Anambra State police order has precluded keeping any supporter from securing Radio Biafra Director.
The dissenters had requested the unqualified arrival of the Director of Biafra radio, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu
The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Jaja needed to concede the matter till today in the wake of listening to contentions of advice of the 20 suspects looking for the court to allow them safeguard a week ago.
Kanu-Aba1While remanding them in jail authority, the Chief Magistrate said he expected to examine the issue and consequently suspended till today.
The suspects were, in addition to other things, charged for treasonable lawful offense. They likewise purportedly tore the country's banner, a demonstration the Police said was a danger to the solidarity of the nation,
Those summoned were: Benson Sunday (21), Emmanuel Ali (25), Ukeme Monday (32), Chibuzo Ezechina (33), Charles Eze (29), Egbo Okechukwu (24), Chibona Ifion (47), John Douglas (20), Ezenwa Alphonsus (51), Wori Endurance (30), Chinomere Nwolu (25), Henry Eze (36), Friday Uzunwa (22), Igodo Abio (34), Akaniyene Uwem (22), Eni Iboro (27), Obinna Stephen (26), Monday Ocha (37), Obinna Ibekwe (27), and Kingsley Ezengorie (24).
The three-include charge against them read part, "… on October 20, 2015, at around 2:00p.m., at Ikwerre Road in Port Harcourt, in Port Harcourt authoritative District, the suspects and others now everywhere did contrive amongst yourselves to carry out lawful offense to mind: treachery and in this way carried out an offense culpable under area 37(2), of the criminal code, Cap C38, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.
"… on same date and time managed without legitimate power exhibit and serenade war melody that Hausa is not some portion of Biafra, which brought on frenzy in the area, ingrained trepidation on sensible grounds with goal to scare or cause alarm inside of the state and in this manner carried out an offense culpable under segment 37(1) of the criminal code, Cap C38 laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.
What's more, "… every one of the suspects and others now everywhere on the same place and time, did wilfully and unlawfully harm the Nigeria banner, which was lifted at Zenith Bank Plc, Ikoku Branch in Port Harcourt, and in this manner carried out an offense culpable under area 451 of criminal code, Cap C38 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004."
Interim, the Anambra State Police order said, yesterday, that no supporter of executive of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu was confined by it, in opposition to a daily paper report on the matter.
Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, for the order, Mr. Ali Okechukwu said the 17 persons, made up of 13 females and four guys, who were among those challenging on the said date, were advised and requested that go home by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hosea Karma.
He denied a daily paper report that the police shot four individuals from the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, depicting such report as mis
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