Majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi Lloyd who was arraigned before a Port Harcourt
High Court for attempted murder, conspiracy, assault, wounding and malicious damage pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge leveled against him
The Judge, Justice Latan Nyordee, said the plea of the accused could be taken on the ground that he had been properly arraigned before court.
Nyordee said that the earlier oral announcement of the Attorney-General of the state, Mr. Nwogu Boms, taking over the case was premature.
“Now that the accused is properly arraigned, he could take his plea,” he said.
Lloyd on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge leveled against him.