Rivers crisis: Fubara loyalists face FG terrorism accusations in Abuja Court today.

Four men from Port Harcourt are accused of invading, damaging, and setting fire to the Rivers State House of Assembly last year. The federal government has harshly charged them with terrorism.

The accused individuals are believed of being supporters of Siminalaye Fubara from Rivers State. They are charged with terrorist related offenses that they allegedly committed during the political unrest that shook Port Harcourt in October of last year.

Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald, Ochueja Thankgod, Prince Lukman Oladele, and Chima Eguma Ezebalike are among them.

Although the immediate past factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Edison Ehie was named in the 7-count terrorism charges, he was however said to be at large alongside other suspects.

The four alleged terrorism suspects who have been in the custody of the anti-terrorism department of the police at the Force Headquarters in Abuja are to be arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja today.

In the charges against them marked FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2024, obtained by our correspondent, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun is named as the complainant.

Some of them were accused of killing five police informants at the Ahoada hamlet in the state, as well as Superintendent of Police (SP) Bako Agbashim, in addition to burning down the State House of Assembly.

Charles Osu, Ogbonna Eja, Idaowuka Felix, Paul Victor Chibuogu, and Saturday Edi are the police informants who are rumored to have died.

They were also charged with utilizing cults, including Greenland, Degbam, Iceland, and the Supreme Viking Confraternity, to terrorize the populace and disrupt their business ventures.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Simon Lough has been detailed to lead the prosecution team before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja today.

Specifically, they are alleged to have on October 29, 2023 at Moscow Road in Port Harcourt conspired to commit acts of terrorism by wilful destruction of public properties by invading, attacking, destroying and burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly, an offence punishable under section 26 of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022.

Part of the charges read, “That you, Chime Eguma Ezebalike, 37 years, business man of Street 5, Radio Estate Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Prince Lukman Oladele, 47 years of Okocha Street, Port Harcourt, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Hon Edison Ehie and others now at large on 29th of October 2023 at Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, while acting in concert conspired together to commit felony to wit: acts of terrorism by wilful destruction of public properties by invading, attacking, destroying and burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 26 (1) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022.

“That on October 29, 2023, at Moscow Road in Port Harcourt, you, Chime Eguma Ezebalike, 37, a businessman of Street 5, Radio Estate Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Prince Lukman Oladele, 47, of Okocha Street, Port Harcourt, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Hon. Edison Ehie, and others who are currently at large, willfully and maliciously invaded, attacked, and set fire on the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex. As a result, you committed an offense under section 1 of the Miscellaneous Offenses Act, Cap M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja is anticipated to preside over their arraignment.