By Mohammed Bello Doka
In a recent development, the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an ex-parte motion in favor of Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to Governor Sim Fubara, preventing the Nigerian Police from arresting him in connection with the House of Assembly explosion.
Ehie sought protection from the court, urging it to restrain the police and other security agencies from arresting, detaining, or harassing him regarding his alleged involvement in the explosion at the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Presiding Judge Justice Sika Aprioku granted the order, setting a hearing for the substantive application on February 6th, 2024.
The crisis unfolded when lawmakers led by Martins Amaewhule filed a criminal petition against Ehie with the Rivers State Police Command. They accused him of involvement in the invasion and arson attack on the State Assembly chambers by unknown hoodlums on October 29, 2023.
The Amaewhule faction has called for Ehie's arrest and prosecution, a move that has now been temporarily halted by the court's intervention.
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