The Nigeria police have released the names of the 33 IPOB members that were arrested in Nnewi, Anambra state on Friday last week in connection to the alleged killing of a police inspector and burning of a police hilux van.
In statement released by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Jimoh Moshood, the names listed are;
1. UCHE AMOS, 65Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
2. ELIAZER EMMANUEL, 24Yrs, from Umunneochi LGA, Abia State
3. ELIAZER CHIMA, 23Yrs, from Umunneochi LGA, Abia State
4. ABUCHI OBETA, 19Yrs, from Nnewi South LGA, Anambra State
5. SOMTOCHUKWU OKAFOR, 17Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
6. AGBOMA JUDE, 35Yrs, from Nsukka, Enugu State
7. EZEZONA ODUAGU
8. KELECHI EZE, 20Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
9. OKAFOR CHIMIERE OLISA, 20Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
10. RAPHEAL OGOH, 27Yrs, from Nnewi South LGA, Anambra State
11. OKEKE CHISOM, 19Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
12. DANIEL NWAKPU, 35Yrs, from Ikwo, Ebonyi State
13. FRIDAY NWAFOR, 34Yrs, from Ishielu LGA, Ebonyi State
14. ONYEKA NWAJOBI, 49Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
15. OBETA UWAKWE, 25Yrs, from Igboeze North LGA, Anambra State
16. FESTUS ODIKA, 41Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
17. EMMANUEL OKOYE, 22Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
18. UMEH SUNDAY, 43Yrs, from Aguata LGA, Anambra State
19. IKE CHIEMEZIE SAMUEL
20. SUNDAY ILONZE, 43Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
21. CHUKWUEMEKA NWAESE, 32Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
22. ODUGU CHIMA, 23Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
23. JACOB MONDAY, 48Yrs, from Nnewi South LGA, Anambra State
24. VINCENT OKOROAFOR, 39Yrs, from Owerri
North, Imo State
25. JUDE EKE, 32Yrs, from Igboeze South LGA, Enugu State
26. CHARLES UKAZU, 35Yrs, from Ideato South LGA, Imo State
27. EZIEOKWU ERNEST 17 YRS, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
28. CHIBUIKE OZOEMENA, 30Yrs, from Ikeduru LGA, Imo State
29. CHIGOZIE ONYEOGAZIRI, 46Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
30. NWANKWO DONATUS, 48Yrs, from Orumba South LGA, Anambra State
31. OKAFOR OLISA, 20Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State
32. PETER NWANKWO, 25Yrs, from Nnewi South LGA, Anambra State
33. EBEGBONI GEOFFREY, 43Yrs, from Ika South LGA, Delta State.
The police spokesman also listed 8 motorcycles, 5 IPOB flags and 5 IPOB caps as exhibits retrieved from them.
Although some of the detainees have denied being involved with anything IPOB as one of them claimed he just came back from a journey and didn’t know if anything happened during the day but was arrested while trying to lock up his shop after closing for the day.
According to force PRO, they will be arraigned in court once investigation is completed.
