The police on Wednesday took back into detention until august 6 Rivers state house of assembly majority leader
Mr Chidi Lloyd following legal hurdle mounted by Rivers State’s Attorney General. The Police say the status-quo will remain the same on charges of attempted murder and 5 others brought against him.
In what is being watched keenly as an highly charged Political trial of the moment in Nigeria Police said “The case of attempted murder and other counts preferred against Mr Lloyd are criminal in nature and since there was no hearing as a result of the AG’s intervention, the Police have no alternative than to take back the suspect to detention until August 6 that it was adjourned to”.
The Police team of lawyers prosecuting the house leader is led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Den Nwigwe.
Recall that on Tuesday that arrangement have been concluded by the Force Criminal Investigations Department to arraign the Rivers State Majority Leader Mr. Chidi Lloyd on Wednesday before the Rivers state high court.
Consequently, a team of Senior Police lawyers led by a commissioner of Police left Abuja for Port Harcourt where they were joined by the Senior Advocate in preparation for the arraignment yesterday.
The police had on Monday filed a six count charge including attempted murder at the Rivers State high court but that certain disagreements on the part of the state Attorney General’s office and the prosecuting team led to the non-arraignment of Lloyd on Monday.
When contacted, if Chief Lloyd will remain in police custody as a result of the deadlock, Force Spokesman, CSP Frank MBA said the status-quo will be maintained until date of adjournment.