Rivers Lawmaker, Chidi Lyod Arrested For Murder

Culled from PM News: The majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd has been arrested by the Nigerian Police based in the state for the suspected murder of Sgt. Urang Obediah and Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo, his kinsman and political opponent.

In a statement by its spokesman Ahmad Muhammad, the Rivers State Police Command said Lloyd was arrested while attempting to escape through the Airforce Base in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

According to the Police statement, “Hon. Chidi Lloyd on 30/12/2013 while pursuing his political opponent, he knocked down Police Sgt. Urang Obediah. In spite of his effort to stop him, rammed and killed him and went ahead to crush the Passat car Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo was driving and killed him”.. 

I prayed for 10 months and fasted from 6am to 6pm to become Governor - Rotimi Amaechi

Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi, in his message at Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Port Harcourt on Christmas Day, attributed the insecurity in Rivers State to the failure of the police force to do their job. He also affirms he was installed by Christ and that nobody had anything to do with his emergence as governor of the state.

Amaechi said: “As a government led by me, a government installed by Christ, if anybody tells you he installed me, tell him it is a lie. Tell him that I said I prayed for 10 months and I fasted from 6am to 6pm, calling on Christ to come down and Christ came down mightily and installed me as governor.

“That is why you can see that in the face of human effontery, I have been able to stand face to face with them and I say I have Christ in me".

Tear Gas, Sporadic Shootings - Police Fire Live Ammunition At Lawmakers In Rivers

Reprisal attack by the PDP on Amaechi's infamous 'port' to the ACN? Premium Times reports a fresh chaos in Rivers Politics as live ammunition were fired at lawmakers loyal to Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

The police in Rivers today disrupted a sitting of the Rivers state House of Assembly who were holding plenary for the first time since July when the House was sealed.

Twenty-five of the 26 members of the House loyal to embattled Governor Rotimi Amaechi had converged on the Assembly earlier today to sit in compliance with a high court order barring the National Assembly from taking over the functions of the Assembly...