Police arraigns Ebonyi PDP Youth Leader on counts bothering on felony, conspiracy
Jacob Ogodo, Abakaliki
Ebonyi state Police Command has arraigned the Youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Barr. Obinna Iteshi before a Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Abakaliki, on four counts charge bothering on felony, conspiracy, break and entry, among others.
Also arrested and arraigned, on Monday evening, were one Ngamgbo Chukwunonso and Nwakpa Chibuzor.
The Police Prosecutor, ASP Ayeni, told the court that the offences were punishable under sections 516A(a), 411(b), 451(1) and 12 of the Criminal Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009 and Enonyi State Internal Security Enforcement and Related Matters Law, Cap. 55, Vol. 2, Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009.
The charge partly read, “That you Barr. Obinna Iteshi ‘m’, Ngamgbo Chukwunonso ‘m’ and Nwakpa Chibuzor ‘m’ and others at large on the 1st day of February, 2021 at the Peoples Democratic Party Secretariat, along Abakaliki-Enugu Road, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit; Break and Entry, conduct likely to cause breach of peace, malicious damage, burglary and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 516(a) of the Criminal Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009.”
The Defense Counsel led by Barr Luke Nkwegu, pleaded that his clients should be granted bail, arguing that they were not guilty of the offences being preferred against them.
But the Prosecuting Counsel, ASP Ayeni, opposed the bail application, claiming that outside the technicalities of the matter, its administrative dimension, should not be eschewed.
However, the Magistrate, Justice Chinedu Agama, granted the suspects bail in the sum of N50,000.00 each, with one surety, in like sum.
He said the surety’s identity and his residence must be verified by the court.
He adjourned the matter till February 15, 2021, for report of compliance.
Recently, there have been crisis rocking the PDP in the state over who controls the affairs of the party which began immediately after its National Working Committee of dissolved the Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi-led State Executive Council and appointed a Caretaker Committee, led by Elder Fred Udeogu.
