The murder trial of sacked Rivers State factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ojukaye Flag Amachree has been adjourned till March 18.
The trial Judge, Hon. Justice J. N. Akpughunum of the Port Harcourt High Court adjourned the matter following the absence of the defence counsel and the accused person in Court on Wednesday.
The matter, which had earlier been fixed for January 24 2019, for the defendant, Amachree to take his plea was adjourned to February 20.
Amachree is facing trial for alleged multiple murder.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Government has said he will get in touch with the Inspector General of Police and the Rivers State Police Commissioner to insist they produce Amachree in court for his murder trial on March 18.
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Addressing journalists after the Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, counsel to the Rivers State Government, Godwin Obla, SAN, said the prosecution team will use the time before the next adjourned date to meet with the two top police officers IGP, Muhammed Adamu and CP Usman Belel to request that they strictly comply with the order of the Court and produce the defendant, Ojukaye Flag Amachree on the next adjourned date.
He emphasised that if the accused person was not produced on the next trial date he would explore legal processes to compel the IGP and the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State to do so.
