Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested a 62-year-old suspected member of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over alleged extortion and terrorism in Ihiala Local Government Area of the State.
The Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said this to newsmen this Thursday in Awka, also saying the suspect was also an informant of the group and in charge of an extortion network operating in the area.
He said the suspect was in charge of illegal levies on traders in Isseke and Orsumoghu communities, collecting ₦10,000 and above monthly from each trader.
He said the suspect was also extorting N100,000 and above from families conducting burial ceremonies or any such related event in the area and then the illicit proceeds were allegedly remitted to his commander in a terrorist camp.
Ikenga said that the suspect who was arrested yesterday, 1st Oct, is in custody and further investigation is ongoing.