Rivers Crisis: Police declare Chidi Lloyd wanted

The Rivers State Police Command has declared the leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd wanted.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Angela Agabe made this known to newsmen during a press briefing in Port Harcourt.

She said, Chidi Lloyd was involved in a case of conspiracy, attempted murder and willful damage.
According to her, "The Rivers State Police Command has declared wanted, one honourable Chidi Lloyd, a native of Emohua, in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State.
"About 37 years of age, he is the Majority Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly. He was involved in a case of conspiracy, attempted murder, wounding, and willful damage on the 9th of July 2013."

 

Agabe also said the Inspector General of Police in collaboration with the Rivers State Criminal Investigation Department, CID and the State Command are all investigating the allegations against Chidi Lloyd. She said Chidi Lloyd was declared wanted following his failure to honour an invitation given to him by the police.
"The crime is being investigated by a special team from the Inspector-General of Police in collaboration with the state Criminal Investigation Division, Rivers command.

"He was last seen at the Rivers State House of Assembly on the 9th of July 2013. All efforts to trace his whereabouts have so far proved abortive.”

Agabe later called on any member of the public who had any useful information about the whereabouts of Mr. Lloyd to contact the state police command or the Deputy Commissioner of police.

Meanwhile, the Legal Representative of Chidi Lloyd, Emenike Ebite has condemned the declaration of his client wanted by the police.

Emenike said it was the responsibility of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly to call for the arrest of any member of the Assembly that had flouted the rules.

However, in a contrary reaction, the PDP in Rivers State has praised the move by the state’s police command to prosecute Chidi Lloyd for alleged attempted murder.

The statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Rivers State PDP Chairman on media, Jerry Needam also called on the Police command to arrest Governor Amaechi’s ADC and CSO.

It equally called for the investigation of the Governor for allegedly supervising the attempted murder of a lawmaker.

It will be recalled that Hon. Chidi Lloyd of the Rivers State House of Assembly was seen in a video hitting a fellow lawmaker with a mace in the fracas that ensued at the Assembly few days ago.