Ikoku four release as court strike out charges against them

A Magistrate court Sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out the charges against the popular Ikoku four persons who were earlier reminded and have been under detention at the Nigerian Correctional Service. Chief magistrate A. O Amadi-Nna struck out the charges and subsequently discharged and equite the four persons following the report of the department of public prosecution, DPP;which reveals that the suspects have no case to answer. Chief Magistrate, Amadi-Nna ruled that the DPP reports reveals that the charges against the Ikoku four by the police were unfounded and should not have come up in the first place. The Director of Public Prosecution, Ibiene Mbano in an interview with our correspondent disclosed details of what was contained in their investigative report and their reasons for the recommendations. Counsel to the four accused, Morrison Opue welcomed the decision of the court and revealed some of the options before his clients on the way forward to seek total justice in the matter. Earlier, the four accused persons who were arrested alongside late Chima Ikwunado and were earlier arraigned before a Magistrate court which later declined jurisdiction and subsequently referred the case file to DPP for advise.