Rivers Mayhem: Chidi LIoyd arrested detained in Abuja

The Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, on Tuesday showed up at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, seven days after he was invited by the police over the free-for-all by some members of the assembly.

Chidi Lloyd, who had earlier been declared wanted by the Rivers State Police Command in connection with the fracas, arrived at the Force Headquarters at 5. 45pm and was immediately moved to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, where he was detained.

 

The Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, on Tuesday showed up at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, seven days after he was invited by the police over the free-for-all by some members of the assembly.

Chidi Lloyd, who had earlier been declared wanted by the Rivers State Police Command in connection with the fracas, arrived at the Force Headquarters at 5. 45pm and was immediately moved to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, where he was detained.

He was asked to write his statement before investigation commenced. A Police source, said it is unlikely he would be released on Tuesday as a team of investigators needed to interrogate him.

“Lloyd came to the Force Headquarters about 5:45pm on Tuesday and he was asked to write his statement. It is not certain he would be released Tuesday because he is going to face serious interrogation,” the source told Punch.

 

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Sources in Abuja told TON that Chidi Lyoyd had been detained.

Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, has recommended that the National Assembly should take over the functions of the Rivers assembly following its inability to carry out its functions.

The House of Representatives had on July 10 passed a resolution, urging the National Assembly to take over the duties of the assembly.

“We also discovered that the Commissioner of Police and the governor can no longer work together to secure the state. One has to leave and of course you cannot ask the governor to leave. So the commissioner will have to go," said a member of the Senate Committee that investigated the crisis