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Retired DSS Officer Remanded for Alleged IPOB Support, Terrorism

From ThisDay · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A retired Nigerian DSS officer has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre on terrorism and IPOB support charges.
  • The officer allegedly provided moral assistance and disseminated terrorist information for IPOB via social media.
  • He pleaded not guilty to four counts, with trial set for October 29.

A retired Department of State Services (DSS) officer, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, faces serious charges of supporting the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and terrorism. The Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending trial.

directly and indirectly rendered support by providing moral assistance and disseminating terrorist information of IPOB through the internet and his social media platforms

— ProsecutionDescribing the alleged offenses of the retired DSS officer.

Ezeakolam was arraigned on a four-count charge, including directly and indirectly rendering support to IPOB by providing moral assistance and disseminating terrorist information through the internet and his social media platforms. The prosecution stated these alleged offenses contravene the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act of 2022.

joined the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a proscribed organisation

— ProsecutionDetailing one of the charges against the retired DSS officer.

He also faces charges for joining IPOB, aiding and abetting the group by posting messages on social media to induce public support, and advancing IPOB's cause via cybercrime offenses. Ezeakolam pleaded not guilty to all counts. The court adjourned the trial to October 29.

knowingly aided and abetted IPOB by posting messages on social media platforms calculated to induce unsuspecting members of the public to support the proscribed organisation

— ProsecutionOutlining another charge related to social media activity.
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