The Nigerian police today detained pro-Amaechi Rivers State lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd, over a brutal assault carried out on a colleague, Michael Chinda, who is hospitalized in London.
The Nigerian police today detained pro-Amaechi Rivers State lawmaker, Chidi Lloyd, over a brutal assault carried out on a colleague, Michael Chinda, who is hospitalized in London.
SaharaReporters learnt that Mr. Lloyd was detained by the police when he showed up at their headquarters at about 5p.m. Nigerian time. A source at the Rivers State Government House said Mr. Lloyd made a statement to the police and was told to return tomorrow for further interrogation.
Mr. Lloyd is under investigation for the July 9 fracas induced by President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, during which he attacked Chinda with a wooden mace.
Mr. Lloyd claims that his attack against Chinda was due to provocations by Evan Bipi, the lawmaker who led a renegade group of lawmakers to invade the House of Assembly to attack him and his colleagues. Mr. Bipi, who is a close relative of the Nigerian First Lady and who has described her as his “Jesus Christ,” later bragged about the attack on a video that was captured on mobile phone on the day of the incident.
In addition to Mr. Lloyd, the police authorities are also investigating the Chief Security Officer to the governor as well as his aide-de-camp. For some reason, they did not invite Mr. Bipi and his colleagues.
SEE VIDEO SHOWING SERIES OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE CRISIS AT THE RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY BELOW: