A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded a Rivers State federal lawmaker, Ephraim Nwuzi in the correctional centre over alleged incitive comment ahead of the Saturday February 25 election in the state.
The lawmaker was arrested on Wednesday morning at his residence in Chokocho, Etche LGA by police officers who allegedly broke into his apartment.
Grace Iringe-Koko, Rivers state police spokesperson, in a statement, said the APC lawmaker had been issued an invite for questioning over an inciting video where he allegedly directed his supporters to attack some persons, including officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the elections on Saturday.
At the court session on Wednesday, Emenike Ebete, counsel to the accused, made an oral application for bail.
However, the application was opposed by the prosecution who said the investigation would be better carried out if the accused is remanded.
