{"id":52991,"date":"2021-11-07T15:44:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T14:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/insecurity-ebubeagu-arrests-15-suspected-criminals-in-ebonyi"},"modified":"2021-11-07T16:09:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:09:00","slug":"insecurity-ebubeagu-arrests-15-suspected-criminals-in-ebonyi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/insecurity-ebubeagu-arrests-15-suspected-criminals-in-ebonyi","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Ebubeagu arrests 15 suspected criminals in Ebonyi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>No fewer than 15 suspected hoodlums on Saturday were arrested by Ebubeagu security outfit for allegedly terrorising citizens of Abakaliki metropolis and involvement in other various crimes in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were arrested during a stop and search operation carried out by the Ebubeagu security outfit in various streets of Abakaliki metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Internal Security, Eze Ikechukwu Patrick said the suspects were arrested with locally-made gun and have been handed over to the Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State Command for further investigation and action.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201cThose boys are the major suspects that are terrorizing the state and we apprehended them yesterday night with a locally made rifle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see, we handed them over to the police for further investigation. They are fifteen in number but we still have others left, we took to the venue of the crime for investigation, we will equally hand them over to the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe arrested some of them at Gariki the \u2018burying ground\u2019, while other ones are arrested at the centenary city. Noon of them are students. Most of them are cultists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe arrested some of them during our stop and search operations. There is peace already in Ebonyi since the arrest of the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are the major Taliban\u2019s that are disturbing the people of the state and we have peacefully handed them over to the police\u201d he states.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted for confirmation, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ebonyi State Command, DSP Loveth Odah, said she was not aware of the development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not aware that Ebubeagu handed over suspects. They may have arrested and handed over to the police but I\u2019m not aware as the spokesperson of the police command,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. No fewer than 15 suspected hoodlums on Saturday were arrested by Ebubeagu security outfit for allegedly terrorising citizens of Abakaliki metropolis and involvement in other various crimes in the state. 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