The combined team of Abia State Government Covid-19 Joint Taskforce manning the border between Abia and Imo State (Onuimo) on Saturday 16/05/2020 arrested two suspects collecting money from motorist entering Abia State with food items.
The two suspects,Nwabueze Ibebuike (M) and Ikechukwu Ekeke (M) both hail from Ekenaobizi in Umuahia South LGA.
Before their arrest,the suspects in company of two others still at large mounted illegal checkpoint at Ekenaobizi extorting money from motorists leaving Abia state and assuring them that the Taskforce will grant them exit from the state while those entering the state who were cleared by the taskforce team were not spared by the suspects thus creating the impression that there are working for the Covid-19 taskforce.
Both suspects are currently at the Umuahia Central Police Station cooling their heels.
The ban on interstate movement is still in force.
