The leader of the five anti-Rotimi Amaechi lawmaker, Mr. Evans Bipi, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, to immediately arrest of the Majority Leader of Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi Lloyd, over his conduct in the House on Tuesday.
Lloyd was seen in a video hitting a member representing Obio/Akpor State Constituency II, Mr. Michael Chinda, during a free-for-all in the chambers of the state House of Assembly.
Describing Lloyd’s battering of Chinda as evil and barbaric, Bipi warned that such an act could repeat itself in future if nothing was done to address the matter.
He said, “We will not allow the matter to be swept under the carpet because this is an attempted murder. I have called the Inspector General of Police to arrest Chidi Lloyd and prosecute him for using a mace to hit my colleague.”
the Media Assistant to the Speaker, Mr. Jim Okpiki, told said that the Majority Leader acted out of anger, having been hit several times by some of the five lawmakers.
Okpiki explained that the internal recording system in the chambers of the House of Assembly was damaged by the five lawmakers to prevent anybody from noticing that they were the first aggressor.
Okpiki maintained that the video clip that showed Lloyd hitting Chinda was edited, adding that the area where some of the five anti-Amaechi lawmakers slapped Lloyd was removed.
On the call on the Inspector General of Police to arrest the Majority Leader of the House, Okpiki argued that the five lawmakers, who brought a fake mace into the chambers, should also be arrested.
“What happened was that Chidi Lloyd was showing his anger because some of the five lawmakers had earlier attacked him (Lloyd). The recording system could not capture it because the five lawmakers had destroyed it.
“It showed that they had planned everything before they came into the House. Lloyd Ws hit with a camera tripod. The video clip that is being shown everywhere was edited and we are all falling for it.
“If they are calling for Lloyd’s arrest and prosecution, the five lawmakers who brought a fake mace should also be arrested,” Okpiki added.
Culled from Punch
that okpiki or is it okpiriki should shut d hell up!! his obviously been watching too many movies, edited my foot!! he doesn't know how stupid he sounds....... idiot!!
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