Serious Commotion as Police break into Rivers high court!

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There was confusion around the Rivers State High Court premises as scores of policemen escorted the most senior judge of the court, Justice Daisy Okocha, into the premises. The State High Court, which has been under lock and key since June 10, 2014, due to the strike embarked upon by judiciary workers in the state, was forcefully opened by security operatives.

As at 10am on Tuesday when our correspondent visited the Bank Road location of the State High Court, over 50 armed policemen blocked the entrance of the two gates leading to the court premises with over 16 Hilux vans. Journalists, who tried to move close to the gates were told by security agent manning the place to step backwards.

The meeting of the state High Court judges led by Justice Okocha was ongoing as at the time of sending this report. Continue...


The security operatives were initially calm until the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dan Bature, came and queried the rationale behind the existence of the angry youths around the court premises.

Teargas canisters were also shot into the Port Harcourt Local Government Secretariat where the youths took refuge.

The irate youths in retaliation also threw empty bottles at the policemen, even as the Bank Road location of the state High Court remained blocked at both ends by security operatives.

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