Imo State Police Command has arraigned five men suspected to be brains behind the kidnap and murder of late Emmanuel Uchenna Alaribe, before an Ngor Okpala Magistrate Court.
The accused persons included Daniel Aturu, Sunday Ogar, Acho Alaribe, as well as Henry Daberechi Nnaeke and Sunny Okere.
According to the five-count charge, the accused persons and others
now at large, on Junaury 21, 2012, at Nnorie, Ngor Okpala magisterial
district, “did conspire among yourselves to take one Emmanuel Uchenna
Alaribe hostage, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 6
of Imo State Prohibition of Hostage Taking and Related Offences Law
Number 4 of 2009”.
The suspects were also charged for demanding N3.5 million from the
family and did demand it with threat, assault, blackmail or to kill him
if the demand was not met “and thereby committed an offence punishable
under Section 6 of the Imo State Prohibition of Hostage taking and
Related Offences Law Number 4 of 2009”.
Part of the fourth count stated that they “did rob late Emmanuel
Uchenna Alaribe of his brand new Toyota Camry car valued at N3.5 million
and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 402 (2)(a) of
the Criminal Code Cap C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, as
applicable in Nigeria”.
The suspects were accused of killing Emmanuel Uchenna Alaribe and
committed an offence punishable under Section 319 (1) of the Criminal
Code Cap C38 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Imo
State.
The magistrate, Mrs. Ngozi Onyemazu, who said her court lacked
jurisdiction to try the case, ordered that the accused persons be
remanded in prison custody, while the case file be transferred to the
Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, for proper advice.
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