Attack on Alaibe: 11 accused persons remanded in prison custody

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    By Samuel Oyadongha

    Yenagoa – Eleven persons arraigned before a Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Kaiama,  over their alleged involvement in the attack on the Labour Party governorship candidate in Bayelsa State and his party supporters at Opokuma in the Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of the state on January 7, 2011 in which some lives were lost, were, yesterday, remanded at Ahaoda Prisons, as the court adjourned till April 3, to rule on their bail application.

    The suspects and others, including Isaac Inaingo, Favour Gogo, Michael Sunday, Kelvin Sokari, Lolo West, Uzodinma Chukwuemeka, Okosiemeka Tamuno, Jacob Daniel, Tonye Briggs, Taribo Inaingo and Aritas Furo, were accused of carrying out the attack on the Labour Party governorship candidate, Mr. Timi Alaibe’s country home at Opokuma on January 7, 2011 where some persons lost their lives.

    Trial judge in the matter, Justice Ebieyerin Omukoro, fixed April 3 for ruling on the bail application, after argument on the application, which was opposed by the   state Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, who is prosecuting the case.

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