Rivers Police Arraign 11 Persons Over Unlawful Assembly

The authorities of the Ni
geria police in Rivers State has arraigned 11 accused persons before a Port Harcourt senior magistrate court presided over by D.N. Wanjoku for alleged unlawful assembly along Akpajo-Eleme Road Junction, Port Harcourt Rivers State with charge No PMC/93C/2014.
The accused persons who were arraigned on four court charge on unlawful assembly, breach of peace, conspiracy include Barinaaghalo Kugbor, 26 Kugbor, 26, God-Gift Brienalor, 24, Stephen Nuata, 24, Akpobari Aminikpo, 29, Sunday Dugbor, 20, Promise Kagbor, 29, Dubakpeghasi, 30, Baribor Nnade, 25 Kiesira Nteegha, 22, Lucky pour 11, 25 and Barida Kukue, 27.
The prosecuting police officer, Sgt Ikosi Omanoye told the court that the accused persons and others now at large on the 13th day of January, 2014 at about 0700hrs along Akpajo-Eleme Road Junction, Port Harcourt in Port Harcourt. Magisterial district, did conspire amongst them selves to commit, misdemeanour to wit unlawful assembly.
The prosecuting officer also told the court that the accused persons and others now at large on the same date, time and place, in afore said magisterial district with intent  to carry out a common purpose did unlawfully assemble in such a manner as to cause fear on the persons in the neighborhood of the disturbance of peace.
The police prosecutor further alleged that the accused persons on the same date, time and place within the jurisdiction of the court while armed with sticks, stones and other dangerous weapons in a public did conduct themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, adding that the fourth accused person, Akpobari Aminikpo did had in his possession one Walkie Talkie and could not give a satisfactory account on how he came about it when accosted.
The prosecution averred that the accused persons committed an offence punishable under section 517A, 70, 249(d) and 430(t) of the criminal code cap 37 Vol. 11 laws of Rivers State of Nigeria 1999.
All the accused persons pleaded not guilty on the four court charges brought against them.
Counsel to the accused persons, C.E Brown Esq while making application for their bail averred that the court has the jurisdiction to admit the accused persons bail.
Brown told the court that offence allegedly committed by his clients are bailable and appealed that the bail should be granted in liberal terms, adding that the accused persons have a responsible surety that would take them as bail.
In her ruling, the presiding senior magistrate court 8, Daisy Wanjoku Esq while admitting the accused to bail warned that any of the accused who fail to appear in court on any adjourned date would be arrested, adding that her court does not condole such act.
She,  however, admitted the accused persons bail of N50,000 each and one surety in like sum, adding that the surety will swear affidavit of means and one passport photograph and must be verified by the court prosecutor. The case was later adjourned to 27/2/2014.