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The paramount ruler of Omuokiri-Aluu community, Alhaja Hassan Walewa, age 59, was among the thirteen suspects charged to court.
The others suspects are,
ex-sergeant, Lucky Orji, age 43.
Lawal Segun, age 28.
Cynthia Chinwo, {Female} Age 24.
George Nwadei, Age 20.
Ekpe Daniel, Age 30.
Okoghiroh Endurance, Age 24.
Gabriel Oche, Age 33,
Ozioma Abajuo, Age 23.
Endurance Edet, Age 27.
Ikechukwu Louis Amadi, yeah, this man is also known br Kapoon, who is 32 years old.
David Chinasa Ogboda, 30 years old.
Chigozie Evans Samuel, age 22
The above mentioned people were charged alongside others at large for
conspiring to murder the four students of the UNIVERSITY OF PORT
Harcourt, Ugonna Obuzor, Toku Lloyd, Chiadika Biringa, and Tekenah
Elkanah.
The charge against them was read to them but the magistrate did not take their plea for mercy.
Adjourning
on the matter till December 20, Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Woke, said
the court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit because of its
nature.
Chief Magistrate, Woke then directed that the case file be handed over to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
The suspects were chained in their legs, and were led to the court by heavily armed security men.
The Charge Against Them reads
You, Alhaji Hassan Walewa, 59 years Old, ex-sergeant, Lucky Orji,
age 43, Lawal Segun, who is 28 years old, Cynthia Chinwo, who's 24 years
old, George Nwadei, age 20,Ekpe Daniel age 30, Okoghiroh Endurance, 24,
Gabriel Oche, 33, Ozioma Abajuo, 23, Endurance Edet, 27, Ikechukwu
Louis Amadi {aka Kapoon} 32, David Chinasa Ogboda, 30, Chigozie Evans
Samuel, 22 years, and others at large, had on October 5, 2012, at
Omuokiri, Aluu community, in the Port Harcourt Magisterial District, did
conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to murder and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 324 of the Criminal Code
Cap 37 laws of Rivers State, 1999.
Still on the 5th of October 2012, and the same place in th
Magisterial District, did murder one Ugonna Obuzor by lynching and
burning him to death and thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 319 of the Criminal Code cap 37 volume 111 laws of Rivers State,
1999.
The Police dismiss Sergeant
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a sergeant identified
as Lucky Orji, who was allegedly involved in the gruesome murder of the
students, following the confessions of one of the arrested suspects who
claimed that a policeman was part of the mob, and asked members of the
mob to burn the students alive, he was said to suggest the idea.
The sergeant was dismissed for ordering the mob to kill the students.
Mr. Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer, while speaking
yesterday on Channels TV, named the dismissed sergeant as Lucky Orji. He
stated that the Nigeria Police Force had carried out their
investigations and dismissed the above named sergeant.
Mba said the dismissed police officer and another officer were
alleged to have stumbled upon the angry mob beating the students, and
the dismissed Police officer, lucky joined the mob to beat the boys.
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