{"id":7297,"date":"2013-07-29T12:45:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/pro-amaechi-lawmakers-to-drag-chidi-lloyds-case-to-icj\/"},"modified":"2013-07-29T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:45:12","slug":"pro-amaechi-lawmakers-to-drag-chidi-lloyds-case-to-icj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/pro-amaechi-lawmakers-to-drag-chidi-lloyds-case-to-icj\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Amaechi lawmakers to drag Chidi Lloyd\u2019s case to ICJ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
The pro-Amaechi lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly have resolved to drag to\u00a0 the International Court of Justice the detention of their Majority Leader, Mr. Chidi Lloyd.<\/div>\n
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Lloyd had been<\/var> in custody since last Tuesday after honouring police summons at the Force Headquarters in Abuja after the police declared him wanted following his involvement in the fracas that took place in the State House of Assembly on July 9, 2013.<\/div>\n
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According to the Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr. Leyii Kwanee who spoke on behalf of pro-Amaechi lawmakers with journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday said they would seek the enforcement of the rights of the Majority Leader overseas.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe are already assembling a team of lawyers, who would challenge the human rights abuses against Lloyd.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe may seek justice towards ensuring that Chidi Lloyd\u2019s rights are protected and his cause is also ventilated, probably in the International Court of Justice, if it comes to that. The Speaker will also draw the attention of the Commonwealth to the ugly development.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe need to ensure that democracy is respected in Rivers State. Lloyd reported himself to the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAs I speak with you now, he is being held up at the State CID by the same police authorities under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu. Lloyd was blindfolded, tortured and teargas was sprayed all over him.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe have been refused access to him. Information reaching us indicates that he is going blind, occasioned by the teargas in his eyes. Medical help has also been refused him.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He added that they are also seeking God\u2019s intervention as the case has been taken to church<\/div>\n

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