Ten pro-Biafran protesters arrested between January 16-18 were on
Wednesday Jan. 21st arraigned in court by the Rivers State Police Command. Onu
Ifeanyi, Prince Onwazor, Princewill
Anyanywu, Sunday Egbim and Uzoma Onyegbu, Chigozie Moses, Chukwudi
Enyidau, Anthony Ochuel, Enam David Okon and Friady Nwahiri were
arraigned at Magistrates’ Courts 7 and 14 in Port
Harcourt on two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and treasonable
felony.
Hearing on the cases was adjourned till Thursday, January 21, and 28 respectively while the presiding
Magistrate ordered for the suspects to be remanded in prison custody.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer of Rivers Police
Command, Ahmad Muhammad, the suspects were
arrested while on their way to infiltrate Port Harcourt from
neighbouring states with the intent to engage in a conduct likely to
undermine public peace.
Muhammad warned that "the command
will not stand idly and allow any person or group of persons to violate
the laws of country by engaging in conducts that are perilous to public
peace and order as well as the lives and properties of other law abiding
citizens."
