A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded 15 members of the Peoples Democratic Party to the Port Harcourt Correctional Center over the alleged disruption of screening at the Rivers State party secretariat on Wednesday.
The 15 suspects are standing trial on a three-count charge of alleged felony, conspiracy and unlawful gathering to breach the peace.
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But the party members pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
Counsel to the defendants, Chigozie Baduwa, S. B. Batubo and O. L. Bigini, moved for bail application and prayed the court to grant the defendants bail.
But the Principal State Counsel, Chidi Eke, opposed the bail application and urged the court to remand the suspects to the correctional centre for them to face proper prosecution.
The Presiding Chief Magistrate, Amadi Nna, ordered that the suspects be remanded to the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre.
Nna adjourned the matter to May 26, 2022, for bail consideration.