Nobody is shielding me from prosecution- Chidi Lloyd
The former Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, has refuted ever being shielded from prosecution or evading arrest.
Lloyd has been slammed with charges of attempted murder.
There have been insinuations he is evading trial.
Lloyd, in a statement he personally signed, said he became aware of the charges against him on the pages of newspaper.
He stated that he has challenged the attempted murder charge against him at the Court of Appeal.
He also said he has petitioned the National Judicial Council over the conduct of the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Iyaye Lamikanra, whom he accused of bias.
Lloyd, who represented Emohua in the State Assembly during the tenure of Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, urged Governor Nyesom Wike to channel his energy towards prosecuting those he described as criminals in the government of the state.
He said he is willing to face prosecution only if Wike allows justice to take its natural course.
Lloyd said: “At no time have I been shielded from prosecution nor evaded arrest. I became aware of an ongoing litigation against me on the pages of the newspaper. I have not been served any process.
“One would expect the Governor as a lawyer that he is to advice his Attorney to do the needful. I have also challenged the purported information preferred against me in the Court of Appeal.
“I have also petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC over the conduct of the trial judge, who doubles as the, Chief Judge of the state for her obvious bias against me stemming from her utterances in the open court.
“My position in this matter has always been that, Governor Wike should allow the wheel of justice to grind effortlessly to a halt.
“I will also advise Governor Wike to bring all the criminals around him to book with this renewed vigor of fighting crime.
“I am more than prepared to face persecution and not persecution.”
Recall Governor Wike recently directed the newly sworn-in Attorney-General of Rivers State, Emmanuel Aguma (SAN), to ensure the conclusive prosecution of Lloyd over his attempted murder charge in the case of Michael Chinda.
