The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a warrant for the arrest of the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Governor of Rivers State, Edison Ehie, over the burning of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex.
The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, equally ordered the arrest of five other persons, who were accused of complicity in the alleged invasion, vandalization and burning down of the building.
Apart from Ehie, the court also ordered the ararres of: Jinjiri Bala, Happy Benedict, Progress Joseph, Adokiye Oyagiri and Chibuike Peter a.k.a Rambo.
The order followed an ex-parte application that was brought before the court by the Inspector General of Police, (IGP)
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Simon Lough (SAN), who moved the application on Wednesday, told the court that the six defendants are currently at large.
He said the defendants were involved in conspiracy, arson, terrorism, attempted murder and murder of a Superintendent of Police, SP Bako Agbashim and five other police informants in Rivers State
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