NINE operatives of the Eastern Security Network linked to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra have been remanded in Owerri Correctional Centre, according to PUNCH.
According to a source at the Correctional Centre, the suspects were arraigned by the police for murder last week at Magistrate Court 16, Owerri.
The suspects are Udechukwu Nwachukwu, John Okonkwo, Udechukwu Okwara, Izuchukwu Mgbenwa, Ambrose Ibeanuka, Justice Duruigbo, Odii Goodluck, Paulinus Offor and Chizaram Oguaju.
The source said, “Nine ESN operatives were arraigned at the Magistrate Court 16, Owerri, amidst tight security. They were arraigned on one count bordering on murder. They were remanded in prison custody by the magistrate till the next adjourned date.”
Our correspondent gathered that the suspects were arrested at various locations in the Orlu Local Government Area of the state.
The source added that Biafran insignia, among other items were recovered from the suspects.
The source said, “The police belt and face mask recovered are linked to the policemen killed in the Orlu axis of the state on Christmas Eve and January 25.”
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