Lloyd, Rivers House leader arraigned in court

The Leader of Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Lloyd, who has been in Police custody since last week when he submitted himself to the Police Headquarters in Abuja was on Wednesday brought to a Port Harcourt High Court following the order of the court this last Tuesday.

Lloyd was brought into the crowded court at exactly 10.50am under tight security by armed policemen and other security agencies.

Due to submissions made by different counsels in his matter, his plea could not be taken when the case was mentioned.

The prosecution counsel, Mr. Donald De-wigwe (SAN) who led a team of lawyers had argued that the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Worgu Boms, cannot take over the criminal proceedings when there was no proper arraignment of the accused before the court.

De-wigwe submitted that the announcement by the Attorney-General that he would take over the criminal proceedings was premature and cited legal authorities to support his argument.