Materials obtained from the IPOB members
Army personnel attached to 144 Battalion under 14 Brigade, Ohafia,
Abia State have reportedly arrested three members of the proscribed
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Aba, the commercial nerve of the
State.The suspects whose names were Mr. Nwagbougwu Okeke, aged 55yrs, Mr.
Chidiebere Nwaoha, aged 35yrs and Mr. John Nwaogazi, aged 50yrs were
said to have been arrested by the soldiers on patrol in Aba on Sunday.
Sources within the battalion told a The Nation reporter that the
IPOB members were arrested Sunday morning around Alaoji Fly Over.
The suspects according to a source said that they were caught
distributing flyers and posters with a caption “No Election In Anambra
State”.
The source said that the suspects and flyers have been handed over
to the Department of State Security for continued investigation.
A senior officer at the battalion who craved anonymity said that
the 14 Brigade would continue to work in synergy with the police and
other sister agencies to flush out criminality and anti-social
activities within the State.
The officer urged members of the public to inform the army and
other security agencies of the activities of criminals and hoodlums in
their locality, stressing that they would make criminality unprofitable
in the state.
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