Anambra Police detain 62-year-old suspected IPOB member

The Police Command successful Anambra has detained a suspected subordinate of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) implicit alleged extortion and coercion successful Ihiala Local Government Area of the State.

The 62-year-old antheral fishy was besides an informant of the radical and successful complaint of an extortion web operating successful the area.

The Police Public Relations Officer successful the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this successful a connection connected Thursday successful Awka.

He said that operatives of the bid attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, connected Oct. 1, arrested the fishy and alleged informant of a secessionist group.

According to him, the fishy was besides anchoring a large extortion web operating successful parts of Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.

“Preliminary accusation reveals that the fishy is successful complaint of amerciable levies connected traders successful Isseke and Orsumoghu communities, collecting ₦10,000 and supra monthly from each trader.

“He is besides extorting ₦100,000 and supra from families conducting burial ceremonies earlier the juncture oregon immoderate specified related lawsuit successful the area,” helium said.

He said that the illicit proceeds were allegedly remitted to his commandant successful a violent camp.

Ikenga said that the fishy is successful custody and further probe is ongoing.

The constabulary spokesperson quoted the Commissioner of Police successful the state, Ikioye Orutugu, arsenic assuring residents of the command’s continued committedness to dismantling transgression structures linked to insurgent groups.

Orutugu said that the apprehension was portion of the ongoing efforts to escaped the authorities of elements exploiting guiltless citizens nether the guise of agitation.

(NAN)

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