The new Police Commissioner in
Abia state, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, has said that suspected members of Indigenous
People of Biafra, recently arrested, will be prosecuted for murder, arson and
other related crimes.
Ogbizi disclosed this during a
press briefing and parade of seven suspected members of IPOB at Ariaria police
station in Aba.
He said following the
proscription of IPOB by governors in the South East and its declaration as a
terrorist group by Nigerian Army, anybody found with Biafran materials would be
arrested and prosecuted.
He said that they would be
prosecuted under the anti-terrorism Act to ensure they were properly dealt
with.
Ogbizi, echoing what the army had
earlier said, stressed that IPOB by their action had shown itself to be a
“terrorist group” which must be dealt with as such.
He said that between Sept. 10 and
Sept 14 the Ariaria police station was attacked by suspected members of IPOB
who destroyed everything at the station.
He said they came with petrol
bombs which they used to gain entrance, destroy properties and took three
pump action guns.
“Even some policemen were
seriously injured. In fact as I am talking to you, one of the injured police
officer is dead. Doctors tried in vain to save his life.
“Now we have lost a soul and you
know what it takes to train a police officer. You know the vacuum that creates.
It takes a minimum of one year to train a police officer”, he said.
Ogbizi said they also destroyed
property of lawful citizens too adding that their demonstration was not
peaceful.
He also alleged that the group
attacked a nearby bank to get money to acquire more weapons.
The police boss said about
30 IPOB members were arrested when they attacked soldiers at Isiala Ngwa and
about 29 were arrested in Umuahia.
He said that suspected IPOB
members also attacked military officers and the residences of Commissioner of
Police and AIG Zone 9 in Umuahia.
Ogbizi said that the army
recovered several exhibits including the coat of arms of Biafra
from the suspects.
“As I am talking to you now
information reaching me said they have started gathering at Nnamdi Kanu’s
house”, he said.
Ogbizi called on the people to
volunteer information on the whereabout of the Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
He denied the rumours circulating
in the state that security agents have arrested Kanu’s father.
NAN
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