Ohanaeze Youths Task Govt On Court Orders

The police command in Delta state says it has arrested five suspects who claimed to be operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The suspects are Prince Allison, 29; George Onyeweagu, 29; Duke Okoro, 40; Joseph Osinachi, and Onyocha Sunday, 32.

According to the police, the suspects admitted to robbing people in different parts of the state.

Delta State police spokesperson,

Bright Edafe, yesterday said activities of the suspects triggered the #EndEFCC protest in the state last October.

Edafe disclosed that a victim preyed upon by the suspects narrated how they invaded his residence at night, abducted him and forcefully collected a cash transfer of N2,500,000.

“Six of their victims have also identified them. One of their victims stated that his house was stormed at night by the syndicate,” the Delta police spokesperson said.

“They gained entrance into the compound by scaling the fence, broke into his apartment, forcefully abducted and took him away in a white Toyota Hiace bus.

“They forcefully collected his phones from him, other valuables worth N3,700,000, made a cash transfer of N2,500,000 and told him that they will come for him again.”

In October, youths in Delta State barricaded some roads in parts of the state to protest what they described as the incessant arrest of youths by EFCC operatives.

The zonal coordinator, South-South Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, has advised government at all levels to respect the sanctity of Nigeria’s institutions such as the judiciary by obeying court orders rather than seeking to thwart same.

Arthur-Ugwa gave the advice in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri, the lmo State capital.

This, he said, would help restore the confidence of Nigerians in the country, uphold the sanctity of the judiciary and give the country pride of place in the comity of nations.

He said, “Nigerians are not fools. Flagrant disregard for the sanctity of the nation’s judiciary through disobedience to court orders can heat up the polity.”

The Ohanaeze youth leader who frowned at the use of social media to spread divisive content, called on

Nigerians, especially politicians and youth leaders to unite the country through their speech, rather than divide it.

He warned that any drift from issues-based campaigns in the buildup to the 2023 general elections could spell doom for the country.

He called on those in authority to realise the power of their words and use their positions to unite rather than attack sections of the country.