Ebonyi State youths constitute majority of hoodlums arrested for extensive damage in Enugu State, according to Enugu State Police Command.

Police said the hoodlums infiltrated a a peaceful #EndSARS movement protests to inflict heavy damage to life and property in Enugu.

The youths are to be charged for crimes ranging from murder to destruction of police stations and public property.

Otigba statue set on fire by youths

State Police Commissioner, Ahmad Abdur-Rahman, has publicly named and paraded 23 suspects arrested for the crimes, of which 17 are from Ebonyi State.

Three of the suspects are from Enugu State, while one each come from Anambra and Cross River States.

The state of origins of the youths strengthen the Commissioner’s argument that they are hoodlums that infiltrated and hijacked a peaceful #EndSARS protest to foment violence and destruction.

The youths whose ages range from 18 to 35 years as paraded by the State Police Commissioner include the following:

SUSPECTSTATE
Ojiego Chibuike (34)Anambra State
Agbor Michael (19)Cross Rivers State
Okechukwu Jude (32)Ebonyi State
Nwokwu Tochukwu (18)Ebonyi State
Eze Emmanuel (25)Ebonyi State
Onwe Chinedu (38)Ebonyi State
Sunday Daniel (35)Ebonyi State
Chukwudi Okafor (34)Ebonyi State
Okoche Patrick (32)Ebonyi State
Chidiebere Odozi (25)Ebonyi State
Ewa Madubuko (35)Ebonyi State
Ekeoye Chima (18)Ebonyi State
Omeh Kelechi (19)Ebonyi State
Nweze Osondu (19)Ebonyi State
Nwigbakpor Chibuikem (18)Ebonyi State
Aniobi Chinemerem (19)Ebonyi State
Nwali Emmanuel (22)Ebonyi State
Aneke Boniface (32)Ebonyi State
Egbo Chukwuka (27)Ebonyi State
Ojobo Stanley (33)Enugu State
Nwankwo Emmanuel (19)Enugu State
Edeh Victor (20)Enugu State
Okoro Abel (22)Enugu State

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