A retired officer of the Department of State Services, Ihechimere Ezeakolam, was on Thursday remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre by the Federal High Court in Abuja after he was arraigned on terrorism-related charges linked to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra.
Ezeakolam was arraigned before Justice Muhammed Umar on four charges bordering on allegedly supporting IPOB, joining the proscribed organisation, and using social media to disseminate messages said to promote its activities.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Following his plea, the prosecution applied for a trial date and urged the court to remand him in custody pending the determination of the case.
Justice Umar subsequently adjourned the matter until October 29, 2026, for the commencement of trial and ordered that the retired DSS officer be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
