Seven suspected thugs who allegedly invaded the premises of the Edo State House of Assembly on August 6 were yesterday remanded in police custody by a Benin High Court presided over by Justice Efe Ikponmwonba. The seven suspects were docked for constituting themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace for the purpose of attacking workers who had resumed duty in the early morning of that fateful day. Obayuwana said he was shocked that the prosecuting counsel brought the suspects to court. However, Adaghe said he was not aware of such order, but appealed to the court for the suspects to be remanded. She, however, ordered that the suspects should not be brought along to court, adding that the court does not need the unnecessary attention that the presence of the suspects has generated.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 24, 2020 15:56 UTC