6 alleged cultists arraigned for robbery, attempted murder

OWERRI—Six suspects, alleged to be members of a secret cult, known
as Buccaneersand aged between 19 and 21, have been arraigned
before an Owerri Chief Magistrate’s Court for armed robbery and
attempted murder.
Those standing trial for the alleged offences include Miracle Orji, 19,
Chukwuezi Chijioke, 20, Ezino Ikenna, 19, Maduabuchi Nnadi, 21,
Maduforo Chinonso, 20, and Ugochukwu Iheme, 20.
Part of the two-count charge read that the suspects and others still
at large, on August 18 and 19, 2013, atUmuonyeche in Owerri
Municipal Council, robbed a number of people at gunpoint, including
one Eunice Okereke.
They were accused of robbing Okereke of her Nokia phone valued
atN7,500, Asha 201 valued at N15,000, a black shoe valued at
N3,500, recharge cards worth N3,000 and N62,070cash at Waterside
Primary School, Owerri.
The suspects were also charged for robbing one Chinenye of her
Blackberry phone valued at N55,000.