Chidi Lloyd Slapped, lindfolded, Cuffed And Taken To Unknown Location, Lawyer Claims Emenike Ebete, counsel to Rivers State Lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd, says he fears for his client’s life based on claims that the police have hidden him in an unknown location. Ebete told Nigeria n Telegraph that he wants the public to be watchful so that what happened in the case of the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola did not repeat itself. “In Abuja, they told us they were transporti ng him to Port Harcourt to charge him for conspiracy and didn’t say more than that. When we got to Port Harcourt, there were more than five hundred policemen waiting to escort him to the command office. From there, he was moved to the Police officers’ mess and handcuffed like a common criminal. Now I do not know where he is,” Ebete said. Eyewitnesse s claim that Lloyd was blindfolded and handcuffed as he arrived at the Rivers State Police Command on Friday. Meanwhile, the Bail application by Lloyd’s legal representative, Belu- Olisa Mofor,was rejected.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:21:50 +0000