Court remands four suspected IPOB members over alleged killing of DSS operative

The Department of State Services, DSS, connected Monday arraigned 4 suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, implicit their alleged engagement successful the kidnapping and sidesplitting of its officer, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh.

The accused persons were arraigned connected a six-count complaint bordering connected coercion and the kidnapping of a DSS personnel, earlier the Federal High Court sitting successful Abuja.

The defendants are Michael Okafor, aka Onyechimeleze; Chinedu Joseph Chukwudozie, alias Kante; Chibunna Olisa; and Chigozie Olisa, aka Ability.

The prosecution alleged that the defendants conspired to perpetrate acts of coercion and were progressive successful the abduction of Owoh, a DSS operative, portion helium was travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Awka, Anambra State.

They were further accused of taking the operative hostage and causing his decease successful the people of the alleged transgression operation.

The defendants were besides accused of belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its equipped wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, arsenic good arsenic engagement successful activities allegedly connected to terrorism.

In addition, the prosecution alleged that the suspects were progressive successful unlawful possession of firearms, including AK-47 and pump-action rifles, successful transportation with the alleged offences.

The charges followed investigations into the circumsta...