The majority leader of the Rivers State House
of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd has been arrested
by the Nigerian Police based in the state for
the suspected murder of Sgt. Urang Obediah
and Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo, his kinsman and
political opponent.
In a statement by its spokesman Ahmad
Muhammad, the Rivers State Police
Command said Lloyd was arrested while
attempting to escape through the Airforce
Base in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
According to the Police statement, “Hon.
Chidi Lloyd on 30/12/2013 while pursuing
his political opponent, he knocked down
Police Sgt. Urang Obediah. In spite of his
effort to stop him, rammed and killed him
and went ahead to crush the Passat car Mr.
Kingsley Ejeuo was driving and killed him”.
The Police further said that they thought the
incidents were a mere accident which ought
to have been a case of manslaughter.
“The Commissioner of Police directed ACP.
Aliyu Garba, the Area Commander Metro to
visit him in his hospital bed and
commiserate with him. Conscious of what he
did, Chidi Lloyd relocated to another
hospital.
“ When facts emerged that Chidi Lloyd drove
a bullet proof vehicle while pursuing his
political opponent, late Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo
whom he knocked down and who hailed
from the same place with the Lawmaker
from Emohua and is believed to belong to
the PDP camp led by Elder Felix Obuah.”
According to the Police statement, Sgt. Urang
Obediah died on the spot where Lloyd
allegedly rammed his bullet proof car into
late Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo Passat car.
Police said Lloyd sneaked through the
hospital’s back door while being guarded by
four policemen on his hospital bed and
escaped only to be arrested on his way to the
Airforce base in the convoy of three tinted
bullet proof jeeps in his bid to flee from the
long arms of the law.
Lloyd, who is facing a six-count charge of
conspiracy and attempted murder before a
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port
Harcourt, was granted bail in August last
year. Justice Latan Nyordee granted Lloyd
the bail in the sum of N10million and three
sureties in like sum.
Llyod was charged with the attempted
murder of Mr.Micheal Chindah following
the attempt by Chinda and four other
lawmakers to impeach Otelemaba Dan
Amachree, the Speaker of Rivers Assembly
on July 9. Amachree has a commanding
support of 27 lawmakers in the assembly.
There was no response from Llyod’s lawyers
on this latest case.
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