FOLLOWING the free-for-all that took place in the chambers of the Rivers State House of Assembly, the state Police Command has declared the Majority Leader, Mr. Chidi Lloyd, wanted.
Lloyd was on Wednesday declared wanted for
his involvement in a case of conspiracy,
attempted murder, wounding and willful
damage on Monday last week.
The lawmaker, representing Emohua State
Constituency, was caught in a video footage
hitting a member of the House of Assembly, Mr.
Michael Chinda, several times with a mace
during the fracas in the Assembly.
Chinda, whose health condition became worse
after the incident, had since been flown abroad
for proper medical attention. He represents
Obio/Akpor Constituency II in the State House of
Assembly.
The injured legislator was one of the five
lawmakers that attempted to impeach the
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr.
Otelemaba Amachree.
In a statement by the state Police Public
Relations, Mrs. Angela Agabe, the command
explained that Lloyd was declared wanted after
he failed to honour the invitation of the police,
which elapsed on July 16, 2013.
“The Rivers State Police Command has declared
wanted one Honorable Chidi Lloyd (male); a
native of Emohua Local Government Area of
Rivers State. He is the Majority Leader of the
Rivers State House of Assembly.
“He (Lloyd) was involved in a case of conspiracy,
attempted murder, wounding and willful
damage on the 9th of July, 2013,” the
command’s statement read.
The crime, according to the statement, is being
investigated by a special team from the
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed
Abubakar, in collaboration with the State
Criminal Investigative Department, Rivers State
Command.
It noted that the lawmaker was last seen at the
Rivers State House of Assembly on July 9, 2013
and called on any person or group of persons
with information of Lloyd’s whereabouts to call
0808088890 or 08033277007.
Reacting to the development, the State Peoples
Democratic Party described police declaration of
Lloyd wanted as a welcome development.
A statement by the Special Adviser, Media, to
the State PDP Chairman, Mr. Jerry Needam,
urged the Police to also arrest and investigate
the Aide-de-Camp and Chief Security Officer to
the state Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.
However, the Deputy Speaker of the State House
of Assembly, Mr. Leyii Kwanee, expressed
dissatisfaction with the decision of the police to
declare Lloyd wanted.
Kwanee, who spoke in a telephone interview
with The PUNCH on Wednesday, said the fracas
in the state House of Assembly was not the first.
The deputy speaker recalled that lawmakers had
fought in the National Assembly in the past
without the police declaring anybody wanted.
In a related development, the Force
Headquarters, Abuja, has summoned Lloyd; the
ADC to the Rivers State Governor, Debeware-
Semeikumo; and the Chief Security Officer to
the Governor, Tony Iwelu, for interrogation.
They are to report to the Force Criminal
Investigation Department, Force Headquarters,
Abuja, for interrogation for their roles in the
Assembly mayhem as seen in the video clips in
circulation, according to the police.
Lloyd is one of the members of the House loyal
to the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
The PUNCH had exclusively reported on Monday
that Amaechi’s ADC had been summoned for
interrogation by the Force Headquarters for
engaging in a brawl with a member of the state
assembly as captured in a video.
A statement by the Deputy Force Public
Relations Officer, Frank Mba, on Wednesday
stated that the men were invited to obtain
further details that would assist proper
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