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ONELGA killings: Obuah risks arrest as Court throws out petition

 The High Court in Port Harcourt, presided over by Justice Adolphus Enebeli, has directed the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Felix Obuah, to honor the invitation of the Rivers State Police Command following a petition against him on the killings recorded in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local government area before, during and after the 2015 general elections.
The ruling was given following a petition written by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, accusing Obuah of gun-running and sponsorship of the killings.
After three years of hearing, Justice Adolphus Enebeli of the High Court in Port Harcourt dismissed the application of Obuah, stating that the Police had the right within the Law to invite any individual for questioning based on a report of crime and does not amount to a breach of fundamental rights.

You will recall that the police had invited all those mentioned in the petition, including the PDP Chairman who challenged his invitation in court accusing former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of political witch-hunt.

Speaking with newsmen Counsel to Rivers APC, Emenike Ebete, hinted that the Police can now effect arrest on the Rivers State PDP Chairman if he failed to honour their invitation.

“Sometimes in 2016 the Police invited Obuah for questioning over the killings before, during and after the 2015 General elections in ONELGA.

“On receiving the letter of invitation he ran to the Rivers State High Court to get an order of injunction retraining the Police from investigating the allegations in the letter.

“We have been on this matter since 2016 and the court has said he should honour the Police invitation. If he fails to honour the invitation the Police can use whatever means to get him into their custody for questioning,” he said.

On his part, Frank Ohiri who represented the Attorney General of Rivers State, Emma Aguma, SAN, refused to make comment on the court’s verdict.

Other respondents in the matter filed by Felix Obuah include the Inspector General of Police, Rivers State Commissioner of Police and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who he accused of instigating the Police against him.

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