There was panic in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital over alleged
relocation of Boko Haram prisoners from Ekwulobia, Anambra State to
Abakaliki prisons.
According to the Governor; “I received a text message shortly after I
returned to Abakaliki from my trip to Israel that Boko Haram suspects
previously relocated to Ekwulobia Prison in Anambra State have been
relocated to Abakaliki Prison.
“Immediately I got the text massage, I made some calls and I can tell you authoritatively that Boko Haram suspects were not relocated to Abakaliki and there are no plans for such relocation. Ebonyi State is not yet ripe to accommodate such high caliber of prison inmates”.
It was further gathered that the alleged relocation of the Boko Haram
suspects from Ekwulobia Prisons in Anambra State to an undisclosed
destination in the country may have triggered the suspicion that the
dreaded sect members may have been transferred to Abakaliki prison.
Recall that there were about 134 inmates at the Ekwulobia prison before
the 47 Boko Haram prisoners were brought in the night of Sunday, June
28, 2015 amidst tight security.
A reliable source revealed that the suspects had arrived the Abakaliki
prisons last night in four trucks heavily guarded by security operatives
mainly soldiers.
The Ebonyi State Police Commissioner, Peace Ibekwe Abdallah stated
that she was not aware of the arrival of Boko Haram suspects in the
state insisting that nobody has briefed her regarding the arrival of
the suspects
Reacting to the development, the Public Relations Officer of Abakaliki
prisons, Mr. Frank also stated that he was not aware of the arrival of
Boko Haram suspects to the prison.
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