Umahi denies using Ebubeagu to suppress opposition

Ebonyi Governor David Umahi has denied using Ebubeagu security outfit to suppress opposition in the State.

Ebubeagu was set up by the Ebonyi State Government to complement the police and other security agencies in the fight against crime in the State but the security outfit has recently been enmeshed in some controversies over its operations.

Umahi was reacting to a statement by the national spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, who accused the Governor of using Ebubeagu to “unleash terror” on the opposition in the state.

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Ologunagba called for the release of the state spokesperson of the PDP, Chika Nwoba, whom he said was arrested on trumped-up charges.

Nwoba was arrested by Ebubeagu and handed over to the police and subsequently charged to court for allegedly violating the cybercrimes law of the state.

The court – a magistrate court – ordered him remanded in police custody.

Ebubeagu was last two ago accused of extra-judicial killings, which led to a violent protest in Akaeze, Ivo Local Government Area of the state.

Many houses and other properties were burnt down during the protest.

About 11 people reportedly involved in the killings and the resultant protest have been arrested by the police.

The Nation