The Nigerian police detained pro-Amaechi Rivers State lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd, over a brutal assault carried out on a colleague, Michael Chinda, who is hospitalized in London.
It was learnt that Mr. Lloyd was detained by the police when he showed up at their headquarters at about 5p.m. Nigerian time. A source at the Rivers State Government House said Mr. Lloyd made a statement to the police and was told to return tomorrow for further interrogation.
Mr. Lloyd is under investigation for the July 9 fracas induced by President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, during which he attacked Chinda with a wooden mace.
Mr. Lloyd claims that his attack against Chinda was due to
provocations by Evan Bipi, the lawmaker who led a renegade group of
lawmakers to invade the House of Assembly to attack him and his
colleagues. Mr. Bipi, who is a close relative of the Nigerian First
Lady and who has described her as his “Jesus Christ,” later bragged
about the attack on a video that was captured on mobile phone on the day
of the incident.
In addition to Mr. Lloyd, the police authorities are also investigating the Chief Security Officer to the governor as well as his aide-de-camp. For some reason, they did not invite Mr. Bipi and his colleagues.
It was learnt that Mr. Lloyd was detained by the police when he showed up at their headquarters at about 5p.m. Nigerian time. A source at the Rivers State Government House said Mr. Lloyd made a statement to the police and was told to return tomorrow for further interrogation.
Mr. Lloyd is under investigation for the July 9 fracas induced by President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, during which he attacked Chinda with a wooden mace.
Mr. Lloyd claims that his attack against Chinda was due to
provocations by Evan Bipi, the lawmaker who led a renegade group of
lawmakers to invade the House of Assembly to attack him and his
colleagues. Mr. Bipi, who is a close relative of the Nigerian First
Lady and who has described her as his “Jesus Christ,” later bragged
about the attack on a video that was captured on mobile phone on the day
of the incident.In addition to Mr. Lloyd, the police authorities are also investigating the Chief Security Officer to the governor as well as his aide-de-camp. For some reason, they did not invite Mr. Bipi and his colleagues.
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