12year-old gets N2m bail over role in trafficking of stepbrothers

A minor, 12year-old Miss Chiamaka Chinweolu and a native of
Abala in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State has been
slammed with N2million bail by the State Chief Judge Hon. Justice
Theresa Uzokwe over her role in the kidnapping and trafficking of
her stepbrothers.

Uzokwe making the pronouncement at the Aba Prisons when she was
at the facility to perform a statutory jail delivery activity also
said that Miss Chinweolu’s surety with a verifiable address would
deposit a like sum and a passport.

The CJ who urged the Department for Public Prosecution (DPP) to
ensure that nothing truncates the trial of Chinweolu and other
suspects after information got to her that the family was planning
out of court settlement over a matter she described as an act of
wickedness by people that were supposed to be protecting their half
brothers.

She, however, directed that the minor be kept at the Port
Harcourt Reformative Home until the bail condition was met since
there wasn’t any facility of such in Abia State to keep her.

The Nation learnt that Chinweolu’s brother identified as
Chibuike who is also a minor got a similar bail condition at the
Umuahia Prisons when the Abia CJ had gone to the facility to
perform a similar function.

The investigation by our reporter reveals that around the second
quarter of 2017, Chinweolu’s elder sister identified as Queen
Friday (who is in prison custody) and Chibuike purportedly
kidnapped and sold their step-brothers within the age brackets of 2
and 3years respectively to unknown persons.

Information has it that one of the children (3years) was
miraculously found while wandering around Omoba in Isiala Ngwa,
while the younger brother is still missing at the time of filing
this report.

Chiamaka who cried throughout the jail delivery exercise denied
having knowledge that her elder sister was planning to sell their
step-brothers.

Hon. Uzokwe who at the jail delivery also granted N500, 000 bail
to two other 17year-olds; Wisdom Onyekachukwu and Prince Uchenna
and their sureties in like sums respectively equally granted N500,
000 bail to one Afoke Osuku, 16years old caught stealing cell
phones during the burial of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu’s
mother-in-law.

Osuku and other members of his syndicate who escaped arrest were
said to have come from Delta State to carry out their act at the
burial.

A minor, 12year-old Miss Chiamaka Chinweolu and a native of
Abala in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State has been
slammed with N2million bail by the State Chief Judge Hon. Justice
Theresa Uzokwe over her role in the kidnapping and trafficking of
her stepbrothers.

Uzokwe making the pronouncement at the Aba Prisons when she was
at the facility to perform a statutory jail delivery activity also
said that Miss Chinweolu’s surety with a verifiable address would
deposit a like sum and a passport.

The CJ who urged the Department for Public Prosecution (DPP) to
ensure that nothing truncates the trial of Chinweolu and other
suspects after information got to her that the family was planning
out of court settlement over a matter she described as an act of
wickedness by people that were supposed to be protecting their half
brothers.

She, however, directed that the minor be kept at the Port
Harcourt Reformative Home until the bail condition was met since
there wasn’t any facility of such in Abia State to keep her.

The Nation learnt that Chinweolu’s brother identified as
Chibuike who is also a minor got a similar bail condition at the
Umuahia Prisons when the Abia CJ had gone to the facility to
perform a similar function.

The investigation by our reporter reveals that around the second
quarter of 2017, Chinweolu’s elder sister identified as Queen
Friday (who is in prison custody) and Chibuike purportedly
kidnapped and sold their step-brothers within the age brackets of 2
and 3years respectively to unknown persons.

Information has it that one of the children (3years) was
miraculously found while wandering around Omoba in Isiala Ngwa,
while the younger brother is still missing at the time of filing
this report.

Chiamaka who cried throughout the jail delivery exercise denied
having knowledge that her elder sister was planning to sell their
step-brothers.

Hon. Uzokwe who at the jail delivery also granted N500, 000 bail
to two other 17year-olds; Wisdom Onyekachukwu and Prince Uchenna
and their sureties in like sums respectively equally granted N500,
000 bail to one Afoke Osuku, 16years old caught stealing cell
phones during the burial of Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu’s
mother-in-law.

Osuku and other members of his syndicate who escaped arrest were
said to have come from Delta State to carry out their act at the
burial.