The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says Glory Okolie, the
22-year-old woman who was arrested for being friends with a suspected member of
the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is a spy for the proscribed group.
The police disclosed this in a statement signed by Aremu
Adeniran, deputy force public relations officer, in Abuja on Sunday.
Okolie was said to have been
arrested on June 17, by officers of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo
state in order to use her as bait to arrest her boyfriend who is suspected to
be a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, had also ordered an
investigation into the alleged detention of the young woman.
The police in the press statement said Okolie is a member of
IPOB, who worked with one Benjamin Uzoma Emojiri to unleash violent attacks on
police officers and police stations in Imo state.
“Okolie takes advantage of her gender and seemingly
innocuous looks as camouflage to carry out espionage against military and
police,” the statement reads.
“Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, working with the
Military and other security forces, have arrested one 22-year-old female
suspect, Gloria Okolie, for her complicity in the series of deliberate and
well-coordinated attacks on security formations, other critical national
infrastructure including INEC offices and killing of security operatives in the
South-Eastern part of the country.
“The suspect, a native of Umutanza in Imo State, was
arrested following ongoing investigations and implementation of special
operation, Operation Restore Peace, to amongst other things, break the
information, drugs and arms supply chain to the outlawed Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network in the
South-East region.
“Police Investigations revealed that Gloria Okolie is a
member of IPOB/ESN in Imo State who worked closely with one Benjamin Uzoma
Emojiri a.k.a “Onye Army”, one of the ESN commanders earlier declared wanted by
the Police for his lead roles in planning, coordinating and executing the
attack on the Imo State Police Command Headquarters and Imo State Headquarters of
the Nigerian Correctional Service.
“Her arrest and the revelations from her confession,
assisted the Police in the arrest of “Onye Army”, a major breakthrough in the
quest to restoring law and order in the South-East region.”
ACTIVIST ALLEGES COVER-UP
But reacting, Harrison Gwamnishu, an activist and
director-general of Behind Bars Human Rights Foundation, queried why the police
did not issue a statement since the arrest took place, adding that the action
is against the provision of the constitution.
“After using Glory Okolie as beast of burden, abused by
Nigeria Police Force officers and unlawfully detained for over 72days, and upon
realising that the world has taken notice of her unlawful detention and abuse
by police officers, the IGP of Police caused this “earthshaking” press release
to be issued to demonise Glory Okolie,” he said.
“The first few questions to the IGP are these: Why was she
detained and used as a beast of burden to cook and help police officers wash
their clothes at Tiger Base in Owerri, Imo state if she is so dangerous? Why
not issue this release since her arrest 70 days ago? Why wasn’t she charged to
court since her arrest when the law says you have no right to detain beyond 48
hours? Why was the fellow who exposed her unlawful detention also detained?
“It is obvious that this belated press statement was
designed as a ruse to cover up some police atrocities!”
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