The Rivers State Police
Command said it had arrested
the Leader of the Rivers State
House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi
Lloyd, for the alleged murder
of his kinsman, Mr. Kingsley
Ejeuo and a police sergeant,
Urang Obediah.
A statement made on Thursday
night indicated that Lloyd was
purportedly arrested on his way
to join the state Governor, Mr.
Rotimi Amaechi, in his private jet
in order to escape justice.
The statement sent via e-mail by
the State Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad,
specified that Lloyd knocked
down Obediah while pursuing
Ejeuo, identified to be his
political opponent.
Lloyd, who was still standing
trial for his involvement in the
fracas that took place in the
State House on July 9, 2013, was
said to have rammed into
Ejeuo's Passat car with a
bulletproof vehicle and killed him
(Ejeo).
The police command pointed
out that it had initially thought it
was an auto accident until Lloyd
relocated to another hospital,
"conscious of what he did."
"The Rivers State Police
Command has arrested Hon.
Chidi Llyod of the Rivers State
House of Assembly for murder of
police Sgt. Urang Obediah and
Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo, his kinsman
and arch political opponent.
"He was arrested on his way to
join Governor Amaechi Rotimi in
his private jet at the Airforce
base to escape justice.
"Hon. Chidi Lloyd on December
30, 2013 while pursing his
political opponent, knocked
down Sgt. Urang Obediah, in
spite of his effort to stop him,
rammed and killed him and
went ahead to crush the Passat
car of Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo was
driving and killed him.
"Initially the Police thought that
it was a mere accident, which
ought to have been a
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.
"Facts emerged that Chidi Lloyd
drove a bullet-proof vehicle
while pursuing his political
opponent, late Mr. Kingsley
Ejeuo, and he (Lloyd) knocked
down Sgt. Urang Obediah, who
died on the spot and (Lloyd)
moved ahead to smash a
political opponent in his Passat
car who equally died instantly,"
the statement reads.
The statement added that late
Ejeuo, who hailed from the same
place with Lloyd was believed to
be in the PDP camp led by Elder
Felix Obuah.
The statement also indicated
that the Leader of the House
allegedly escaped from the
hospital where he was being
guarded by four policemen.
However, a top government
official told our correspondent
that the claim by the police that
Lloyd tried to join Amaechi in his
(Amaechi) private jet in order to
escape justice was a blatant lie.
It will be recalled that Lloyd, who
presented himself to the Nigeria
Police after a video clip showed
him hitting a member of the
House of Assembly, Mr. Michael
Chinda, with a mace on the
head, was charged to court on a
six-count charge, including
attempted murder.
Lloyd was later granted bail in
order to receive medical
attention after sustaining injury
during the July 9, 2013 free-for-
all in the chambers of the State
House of Assembly.
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