The Ebonyi state police command is set to arraign the
suspects indicted for the abduction, stripping, torture and dehumanization. Reliable
sources confirm that the arraignment of the suspects is
scheduled to take place
at the Okposi chief magistrate court in Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi state. While the
specific charges against the suspects are yet unclear, sources point at
abduction and torture as being high on the list.
The suspects expected to be arraigned include:
1. Ogbonnaya Ene Odii (Coordinator, Ohaozara Development
Centre)
2. Enekwachi Ene Odii
3. Martins
4. Cpl Paulinus Nwodom
5. Cpl Monday Nweke
6. Cpl Obinna Ironsi.
The last three suspects are serving policemen who were
yesterday dismissed from service following the decision of an in-house orderly
room trial by the state police command.With the arraignment of the suspects, all eyes will now be
on the governor of the state, Engr. David Umahi Nweze, who a few days ago
promised "to act" on whether or not to suspend the Coordinator from
office only after the police may have concluded their investigations into the
matter.
The pledge was in response to a widespread call on the
governor to suspend or totally relieve the suspect of his appointment as
Coordinator in his government.
The arraignment of the suspects also marks a watershed in
the struggle for justice for the 15 year old minor whose torture and
dehumanization shocked all Nigerians and has become a talking point across the
globe.
Yet it is a call for greater vigilance by all men and women of good conscience to ensure that justice is not only done but seen to have been done at the end of the day.
Yet it is a call for greater vigilance by all men and women of good conscience to ensure that justice is not only done but seen to have been done at the end of the day.
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