Rivers Lockdown: 10 Caverton Clients Remanded

By GWG Staff

The ten passengers who flew into Port-Harcourt aboard a Caverton helicopter on Tuesday have been remanded in a government facility pending trial and the outcome of coronavirus test to be carried out on them.

A Port Harcourt Chief Magistrates’ Court No. 11 presided over by Chief Magistrate D. D. Ihua-Maduenyi Esq gave the order for the remand of the ten when they appeared before him on the charge of contravening the Executive Order to lockdown the state.

The defendants who pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge preferred against them by the State were ordered to be remanded at any government facility to enable medical personnel from the State carry out test to determine their coronavirus (COVID-19) status. 

The prosecution team was led by Prof. Z. Adangor, Hon. Attorney-General And Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State.

The 10 passengers were arraigned via charge number:PMC/533C/2020 .

The 10 Defendants were: 
1. NWOGU CHIBUNA  ‘M’, AGED 39YRS 
2. PETER MICHAEL ‘M’AGED 43YRS 
3. AJAGBA IHEAYIN ‘M’ AGED 35YRS 
4. EKPEREWECHI OGUGUO ‘M’AGED 43YRS 
5. NSIKAN PIUS ‘M’ AGED 38YRS 
6. ABANOBI CHINOSO ‘M’AGED 27YRS 
7. UDOH HAGAN ‘M’AGED 28YRS 
8. OKACHUKWU CHUKS ‘M’ AGED 41YRS 
9. GODDY CHUKW ‘M’AGED 42YRS 
10. OOMERURIKE CHIJIOKE ‘M’AGED 43YRS
They were arrested at the Air Force Base , Port Harcourt after the Rivers State Police Command received intelligence on their illegal flight into the State.
They were arraigned on a four-count charge. 

Superintendent of Police,   Gladys Imegu, officer-in-charge,  Legal/Prosecutions of the Rivers State Police Command was part of the prosecution. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Chief Magistrate D. D. Ihua-Maduenyi Esq remanded the pilot and co-pilot of Twin-Otter Caventon Helicopters, Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari in prison custody for the illegal flight.

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