By Peter Okutu
Two suspected members of the Motion for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra MASSOB have been yesterday arraigned in an Abakaliki Justice of the Peace Courtroom 7 for carrying the face masks belonging to the group.
The duo one, Mr Uchanna Harmless aged 36 and Areji Emmanuel aged 42 have been arraigned on a two-count cost of breaching of public peace and carrying a facemask of the proscribed group.
In response to the Cost Sheet obtained by Vanguard “That you just Uchenna Harmless ‘M’ 36 years and Areji Emmanuel ‘M’ 42 and others at giant on the first day of June 2020 at Ogoja street Abakaliki in Abakaliki Justice of the Peace District did conspire amongst yourselves to wit: misdemeanour to commit conduct more likely to trigger a breach of peace and thereby dedicated an offence punishable underneath part 516A (a)of legal code cap 33 Vol. 1 legal guidelines of Ebonyi State of Nigeria 2009.
“That you just Uchenna Harmless ‘M’ 36 years and Areji Emmanuel ‘M’ 42 and others at giant on the identical date, time, place and within the aforesaid Justice of the Peace District did conduct yourselves in a fashion more likely to trigger a breach of peace by carrying facemasks belonging to a proscribed group generally known as MASSOB and thereby dedicated an offence punishable underneath part 249 (d) of legal code cap 33 Vol. 1 legal guidelines of Ebonyi State of Nigeria 2009.”
The duo after the two prices have been learn to them pleaded not responsible to the offence.
The Presiding Justice of the Peace, Justice of the Peace Courtroom 7 Abakaliki judicial complicated, Justice of the Peace Anthony Nwusulor granted the duo bail with the situation that A grade degree eight Civil Servant might be required to signal their bail Bond.
Counsel to the accused, Barr. P. I. Awoke had argued that his purchasers didn’t commit any offence and ought to be allowed to go about their regular enterprise unmolested by the police.
Vanguard gathered that for the reason that outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic within the nation, lots of of members of the Motion for the actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra MASSOB and that of the Unbiased Individuals of Biafra in Ebonyi state has resorted to the usage of the flag of their teams to stitch and put on facemasks.
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