MAJORITY LEADER OF RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,CHIDI LLOYD ACQUITED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER

Mr. Chidi Lloyd, the Rivers State House of Assembly's Majority Leader was on thurday discharged and acquited by a High Court in Portharcourt over a charge of attempted murder.

Justice Ledan Nyordee, who delivered the judgment, said there was nothing the court could do in the matter as the police was not willing to prosecute the case.

Lloyd was arrested and charged with attempted murder of Mr. Michael Chinda, (PDP- Obio/Akpor 11) in the state legislature.

Lloyd was alleged to have hit Chinda on the head with a mace during a fight between the supporters of Governor Chibuike Ameachi and anti-Amaechi legislators in July 2013.

The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice had written the court to inform it that the police did not send the case file to his office.

Justice Nyordee said the court was handicapped in the matter as the police was not willing to prosecute the case and cited the relevant section of the constitution to support the court’s decision.