Police in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria, Friday, tracked down and arrested fifteen suspected enforcers of an illegal week-long sit-at-home order in the State.
The operatives in the process, also recovered various weapons and charms, including a live eagle, army camouflage, two vehicle plate numbers, and other incriminating items.
Among the arrested suspects are Okwudili Otozi, and Nnenna Ali, a nursing mother.
The Police claim that the duo are the herbalists of the alleged criminal gang.
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Parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Abakaliki, just hours before bowing out of service, the Commissioner of Police, CP. Faleye Olaleye, said the arrested persons were responsible for the sporadic shootings recorded in some parts of the State last Tuesday, as well as the recent attack on a Police team.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
