IPOB: Court Remands 3 Igbo Youths Under Terrorism Law
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Three Igbo youths, Ugwu Friday, Emeka Okoye and Chinwekele Blessed, have been charged to court and remanded in prison in Awka, Anambra State, under Terrorism Act Laws by the Nigerian Police under the Inspector General, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris.
The trio were remanded for possessing flag belonging to the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra [IPOB].
The matter was adjourned till the 30th of this month for continuation of the trial.
Reacting to the court action, a concerned Igbo youth, Mr. Charles Ogbu said
“You can be sure that they will certainly be handed a heavy sentence
“What is their “crime”?
“They were found with flag bearing “IPOB”. Just a flag!
“They killed no one. They attacked no one. Their offense was just being in possession of a flag.
“In the same country where Boko Haram and Fulani terrorist herdsmen are killing and maiming innocent people with the government protecting, supporting and financing them.
“Thousands of Boko Haram terrorists have been released by this government with millions of naira reportedly paid them.
“Fulani terrorists have a special army unit protecting them.
“And these are internationally recognized terrorist groups who coincidentally share the same region and religion as the president and most of the security chiefs.
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He concluded by lamenting the Rule of law and the way the government has been treating the unarmed nonviolent IPOB members.
See attached the charge sheet:
In a related development, ElombahNews had, on April 8, reported that over ten Igbo youths were arrested at Nnewi, Anambra State by a ‘special squad’ of Nigeria Police Force in a clean sweep.
According to eyewitness reports, the youths were returning from a funeral in a convoy of motorcycles when the policemen numbering many trailed and rounded them up.
A roadside mechanic, who observed the arrest, said that the youths were confused as to why they were being rounded up and wanted to know what crime they committed.
In the exchange that ensued, the police accused them of being ‘Biafrans’ and when the youths asked “if that is a crime”, the police started shooting sporadically, whereupon some of the youths were seriously injured.
It later emerged that the police detachment, which was led by a Fulani Muslim officer claimed that they were acting on orders from Abuja.
They later took the youths to the police station at Ichi near Nnewi, from where they were moved to Awka as the DPO and other officers at Ichi were uncomfortable with the arrest.
