A police orderly attached to Rivers State Government House Chief of
Staff, Chief Tony Okocha, was taken before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Port
Harcourt, the state capital, yesterday.
He was charged with illegal possession of walkie-talkie at the smashed
rally of the Save Rivers Movement (SRM) in Obio/Akpor on January 12.
Akporbari Aminikpo (29), a Police Sergeant was charged alongside 10
others held by the Police for participating in the demonstration at the Eleme
axis of East-West road, last Monday over the alleged shooting of Senator Magnus
Abe.
Other suspects are Barinaaghaalo Kugbor (26), God-Gift Brienalor (24),
Stephen Nuata (24), Sunday Dugbor (20), Dubor Kpeghasi (30), Promise Kagbor
(29),Baribor Nnade (25), Kiesira Nteegha (22), Lucky Pourii (25) and Baridor
Kukue (27).
Aminikpo and his SSS counterpart attached to Okocha were tagged spies
and arrested by the police at the venue of the Rumuola rally while working with
their boss.
The SSS personnel was later released while the Police officer remained
in their custody till yesterday. He was charged with illegal possession of
walkie Talkie, conspiracy, among others.
The other 10 suspects arrested for participating in the pro-Amaechi
protest were slammed with a- three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful
gathering and possession of dangerous weapons.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were released in the sum of
N50,000 each by the trial Magistrate, Daisy Wanjoku. The Magistrate also
ordered that one surety take all the accused on bail.
The prosecutor, Sergeant Ikosi Omanoye, told the court that the accused
committed the offence contrary to sections 517 A, 70, 249 (d)and 430 (1) of the
Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol. II Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria, 1999.
Hundreds of Eleme/Ogoni youths last Monday barricaded the Akpaju/Aleto
bridge of the Eleme part of East-West road, to express their grievances over
the alleged “assassination attempt” on Senator Abe by the Police at a disrupted
rally by “Save Rivers Movement”(SRM), a non-Governmental Organisation,
supporting Amaechi ‘s government.
Senator Abe was allegedly shot with rubber bullets. He is receiving
treatment at a London hospital.
The police have however, denied the alleged shooting.
The suspects were represented before the Magistrate by Mr. C.E. Brown,
who applied for their bail.
The case was adjourned till February 27, for hearing.
It is bad that d whole system is been abused a militant president,dis guy is here to worsen d system in Nigeria,he is corrupting all sectors
ReplyDeleteWhere did dis Rapheal migrate from
ReplyDeleteMbu is surprisingly smart in arresting and charging Amaechi supporters to court, but claims he does not know the militants who disrupted the last Save Rivers State SRM rally or those who shot Magnus Abe. Even the snipers who were caught recently in a bus loaded with guns and ammunitions and linked with the wicked Wike & co. by soldiers on roadcheck are in their houses eating eba freely. I want to believe that militancy is gradually becoming good business and very soon will spread to other parts of the country. Kidnapping and ransom taking started like this. Now it has become so lucrative everybody wants to be a player. But why is Nigeria like this? Nigeria, a country with different laws for different people; Nigeria - where the laws protect criminals, but hounds the righteous. Am ashamed.
ReplyDeleteAll this people who do not know when the line is crossed, you will continue to suffer the pains of selfish politicians, odili came and gave us vigilantee, fedral government has initiated a five year programme worth billions of dollars to bring this vigilantees back to there senses just when the rest is trying to reintegrate some people in some quaters are now sending them back, borno state is not the only state in the north but boko haram has made it there spiritual home, that is how millitancy which is associated with the recent activities will turn rivers and it is we the common man that will be the number that will be counting as casualty let's all brace our selves for our own good a word is enough for the wise
ReplyDeleteRivers people are playing with the future of their children. Wise dokubo who benefited through militancy did not invest in Nigeria. You giys will cry in the future.
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