Attack on lawmaker: Edo Majority Leader, others arraigned

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The Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Philip Shaibu, Sunday Aghedo and three others were yesterday arraigned before the Oredo Magistrate Court on two count charge of assault on the member representing Etsako West Constituency 1, Mr. Abdul Rasaq Momoh.
Shaibu, who represents Etsako West 2, and Sunday Aghedo (Ovia South West) were however released by the court presided over by Magistrate P. E. Asemota on self-recognition on the payment of N200,000 each alongside three others. the thenationonlineng. reports.
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The arraignment occurred just as the Speaker, Hon Uyi Igbe, denied through his Senior Special Assistant on media Charles Ayeni, media report that he was detained with other lawmakers over the attack on Hon. Rasaq Momoh.
The three others arraigned include Eboise Emmanuel (38), Promise Ogiso (23) and Ernest Arasomwan (26).
The 1st and 2nd defendants (Shaibu and Aghedo) and three others were arraigned by the police for their alleged role in the fracas that occurred at the legislative quarters on Ihama Road, GRA, Benin City on October 7, 2014 in which Momoh was seriously beaten and had to be hospitalised.
Apart from Shaibu and Aghedo who were released on self-recognition, the court asked the three others to produce three persons with proofs of means of gainful employment or with houses within the jurisdiction.
Counsel to the defendants, Joe Odibeli, in his application for the bail of the five accused persons, asked the court to grant the Shaibu and Aghedo bail on self recognition as members of the House of Assembly, stressing that they were merely invited by the police at the command headquarters when they were detained.
He vowed that they would not jump bail if granted.
The prosecution counsel, K. A. Dika, told the court that he was not opposed to the bail application and that it was solely at the discretion of the court.
He however said the court should take into account the seriousness of the case before granting the accused bail.
The Magistrate, P. E. Asemota, after listening to the arguments from both counsels granted the accused bail and adjourned the case to October 29, 2014 for hearing.







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