Though denied, the relocation of forty-seven Boko Haram suspects to Anambra State Prisons has put the lie on the federal government.

The suspects arrived Ekwulobia Prisons, Aguata local government area, on Sunday, amidst tight security.

As Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) Public Relations Officer Francis Enebore was busy denying the plan, the suspects were despatched and arrived Ekwulobia with fierce-looking soldiers who cordoned off the prisons before off loading the suspects.

The villagers confirmed this.  One of them said, "We were busy protesting the plan and the prisons people were busy loading the human cargo billed for Anambra State and by 8pm soldiers took over the prisons vicinity unknown to us that the convoy was with the prison inmates who are Boko Haram suspects.

Enebore said most of the terror suspects in prison custody "are still awaiting trial and cannot be moved out of the jurisdiction of the court where they will be prosecuted."

He dismissed speculations that the prisons authorities had formalised plans to transfer terror suspects from the northern states to Anambra State, saying there was nothing like that.

“Apart from this, our duty is to move them from prison to court for trial and since they have not been convicted, how can we transfer them to other states outside the jurisdiction of the court where they would be tried? People are just saying things they know nothing about, there is no truth to the rumours that we are transferring terror suspects to other states.”

The APC South-East equally denied such plans, but "it is real now and I wonder what they would say again," a witness said.

 CEOAfrica correspondent garthered that of the 310 suspects billed for transfer, 47 suspects had arrived Ekwulobia prisons in Anambra State unknown to the people.

A prison official told our reporter in confidence that "this is stupid but it has happened, 47 suspects are here and they came with soldiers that even the villagers were helpless though they would have met a heavy resistance even with their guns had it been they arrived on time. But they arrived by night."

Campaign for Democracy South-East Chairman Dede Uzor A Uzor said his associates in Ekwulobia confirmed the development to him. Uzor condemned the act, saying it was a ploy to destabilise the peace in South East and particularly Anambra State.

He raised the alarm that should the Boko Haram visit Ekwulobia prisons to release their members, then many innocent people would fall victim to the mindless shooting, and asked well meaning people of Anambra State to rise and reject the federal government policy.