RIVERS CRISIS: Chidi Lloyd brought back to P/Harcourt blindfolded
By Jimitota Onoyyme P/Harcourt THE Department of State Services, DSS yesterday raised a preliminary objection to the application filed by the Majority leader of the Rivers state House of Assembly, Hon Chidi Lloyd challenging his invitation by the Police over his alleged role in the recent fracas in the hallowed chambers of the Assembly. The Majority leader in his application on matter of fundamental rights filed by his Counsel, Bello Olisa Nwafor, SAN, had among other things sought an order of the court to set aside the “declaration made by the Police on 17/7/2013 with the authority/connivance of the respondents declaring the applicant as a wanted person by the police, the said declaration being unlawful, ultra vires, unwarranted, illegal and unconstitutional, null and void. “A declaration that whatever that happened or transpired on the floor of the Rivers state House of Assembly on the 09-07-2013 with respect to the illegal taking over of the House by the five members of the Rivers...