Police charge 20 pro-Biafra members with alleged treason By Kelvin Ebiri, Port Harcourt on October 22, 2015 4:19 am

THE police have in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State
capital arraigned 20 members of indigenous
people of Biafra and supporters of garrulous
director of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kalu, for
conspiracy and treason.
The accused persons, who were arrested in Port
Harcourt on Tuesday during a street
demonstration to protest the arrest of Kanu, were
arraigned before a Magistrate Court presided
over by Chief Magistrate S.D. Andrew-Jaja on a
three-count charge.
Those arraigned include Benson Sunday;
Emmanuel Ali; Ukeme Monday; Chibuzor
Eechina; Charles Eze Egbo Okechukwu; Chibona
Ifion; John Douglas and Ezenwa Alphonus.
Others are Wori Endurance; Chinomere Nwolu;
Henry Eze Friday Uzunwa; Igbodo Abio;
Akaniyene Uwem; Eni Iboro; Obinna Stephen;
Monday Ocha; Obinna Ibekwe and kingsely
Ezengorie.
The police, through its prosecutor, A. A Ajagha,
said the accused persons without lawful authority
demonstrated and chanted war songs
proclaiming the state of Biafra which caused
panic in the neighbourhood, instill fear on
reasonable grounds with intent to intimidate or
cause panic within the state and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section
37 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap C38 Laws of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.
In the second charge, the police said the “accused
persons and others currently at large on Tuesday
about 1400hours at Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt
in the Port Harcourt Magisterial District did
wilfully and unlawfully damaged the Nigerian
flag which was hoisted at Zenith Bank Plc and
thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 451 of the Criminal Code, Cap C38 Laws
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.”
An application by the counsel to the accused for
bail was turned down by the presiding Chief
Magistrate who declared that the court lacked
jurisdiction to try the matter. He however,
ordered, that the accused be remanded in prison
custody and adjourned the case till October 27,
2015 to enable the counsel address the court on
the issue of bail.
Meanwhile, the state governor, Nyesom Wike, has
cautioned against insidious actions by anybody or
group in the state.
The governor said he was peeved by Tuesday’s
protest, warning that such demonstrations will
not be brooked by his administration.
Wike, while emphasizing the indivisibility of
Nigeria, said the actions of the pro-Biafra
members were capable of stimulating chaos in
the state.
The governor warned that as the Chief Security
Officer of the state who swore to protect lives and
property, he wouldn’t not tolerate actions that
could lead to breakdown of law and order in the
state.

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