A Magistrate Court in Port Harcourt has ordered that the former caretaker committee chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Ojukaye Flag Amachree be remanded in prison custody over the alleged killing of one Smart Soberekon.
Flag-Amachree was slammed with a two-count charge by the Rivers state Police Command over the alleged murder of one Smart Soberokon in Abonema in Buguma in Asari-Toru Local government area of Rivets state.
Magistrate I.O Agbeso gave the order after taking arguments from the counsels.
Counsel to Amachree, Ken Atswuete had said the court lacked the jurisdiction to try the matter.
Atsuwete asked the court to strike-out the matter and refer the matter to a higher court.
The prosecution on his part prayed the court that the accused person be remanded in police custody until investigations were concluded.
Chief Magistrate Agbeso, however, adjourned ruling on the application till tomorrow.
Atswuete faulted the decision of court to remand his client in prison.
“We frown at the decision of the court to remand my client in prison custody and we are going to take the appropriate legal steps to state our grievance on that. But nevertheless, we will await the full decision of the court tomorrow,” he said.
The Rivers state Judiciary complex was fortified with security during the court session.
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