The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an order restraining any plot to move the case file of the murder of the Deputy Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada, SP Bako Angbasim to the Abuja High Court.
The court also restrained the Nigerian Police from re-arresting and taking to Abuja, any defendant already standing trial in the murder case of Angbasim, reports The Nation.
The court presided over by Justice Sika Aprioku commended the prosecution team of Nigerian Police and Rivers State Department of Public Prosecution led by C.F Amadi for insisting that only persons, whose case had been established in the file could be tried after amending the charges.
The judge frowned at a situation where some defendants in the murder case were already facing counts of murder of Angbasim in Abuja despite the main case file already in Rivers State High Court.
He said that such development was not only illegal, but also a breach of court processes, citing section 67 of the administration of criminal justice.
The judge before adjourning to the 15th of March, 2024 for hearing on the suit, advised lawyers, who had any application especially bail application to consult with the DPP or the police on the way forward.
