SSS parades 23-yr-old lady, 8 others suspected robbers in Anambra

AWKA—THE State Security Service, SSS, yesterday in Awka, Anambra State, paraded nine persons over alleged robbery in parts of the state.
The suspects included a 23-year-old female, Miss Blessing Orji, who claimed to be an accounting student of Federal Polytechnic, Oko.
Seven of the suspects, including the girl, hail from villages in Awka, while one is from Awba Ofemili in Awka North.
The last person, Jidenuwa, (19) is from Ondo State and most of them were said to belong to  cult groups that had been terrorizing Awka and its environs.
The names of the other suspects were given as Chinedu Bosah (20), Ugochukwu Anekwe (20), Ebuka Nwude (17), Chidiebere Nnatuanya (19), Tochukwu Eze (18), Ndubuisi Okoye (18), Onyeka Ekweozor (20)
The state director of SSS, Mr. Alex Okeiyi, told newsmen that the suspects were apprehended on May 13, 2012, during a search in their hideouts which included a hotel in Awka.
According to Okeiyi, the girl was arrested along with her boy friend in the hotel where they had spent five days and were paying N5,000 per night.
He added that during the raid, 25 handsets, many sim cards, internet modems and laptops, arms and other dangerous weapons were recovered from them.
He further said  preliminary investigation  revealed that the suspects belonged to senior and junior cadres of the dreaded Vikings Confraternity.
Most of the suspects confirmed their involvement in some robbery incidents in Awka and its environs, while two claimed that they only specialized in snatching people’s bags and handsets.