Three lawyers are currently with the Nigerian Police following their arrest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital while reportedly filing tribunal processes for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The lawyers identified as Jerry Aondo, Esq; Dr. Sobere Nelson and Odum Eyiba, Esq, according to Vanguard, were preparing petitions for the APC in Rivers State to officially file a legal proceeding against the conduct and results of the just concluded governorship election in the state.
It was gathered that the three lawyers from the Tuduru Ede’s Chamber, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, were lodged in an hotel where they were working when the police stormed the place and picked them up last night.
Confirming the development, the Principal of the three lawyers, Tuduru Ede, SAN, the lawyers were picked and taken to Ogbunabali Police State without reason.
Ede stated that the act was perpetrated in connivance with the Peoples Democratic Party and the state government to frustrate the APC’s move to the tribunal.
He said: “Three lawyers filing the process for the APC in Rivers State were arrested last night while they were preparing the papers by the Nigeria Police in collaboration with the PDP.
“The arrest is to prevent the APC from filing their process to court. Three lawyers and some support staff members who were typing the petitions were arrested.
“They made away with duplicate copies of Form EC8A and others documents that they were using in filing the petitions.”
The State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr Darlington Nwauju confirmed the arrest of the lawyers to journalists saying the APC would brief the media on the issue later.
“Yes, it is true. They were arrested last night. We are going to brief the press,” Nwauju stated.
Our correspondent couldg not get the spokesperson of the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko for comments as the calls to her mobile telephone line did not connect.
