Federal Lawmaker, Dagogo Remanded in Correctional Centre in Rivers

Representative of Degema/ Bonny Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has been remanded in the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Correctional Centre by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.

Despite bail granted him by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Thursday, Dagogo who looked visibly sick was yesterday lifted by hand into the court by four police officers to stand trial.

THISDAY observed that journalists were threatened and denied access to cover the proceedings inside the court.

Following Dagogo counsel’s absence in court as at the time he was brought in by the security operatives, the trial Judge, Justice Chinwendu Nwogu, adjourned the matter till Monday, May 16, 2022 and ordered that he be remanded in the correctional centre.

Earlier, counsel for Farah Dagogo Innocent Ekwu, had threatened to issue a contempt of court on the police.

He faulted the police for not granting the orders of a federal High Court to release Farah Dagogo, describing them as enemies of democracy.

“This is tyranny, this is an abuse of the law, this is arrogating to themselves authority that does not lie within them. We are calling on all relevant authorities in this country, especially the Inspector General of Police to prevail on the Commissioner of Police in the state to release him immediately.

“It is our decision that if by 2p.m. today not produce him before the federal High Court and release him we shall file a contempt proceeding against the Commissioner of Police and all the persons named, we shall ask the court to commit them to prison so that they will go and test the very prison and they will meet themselves in the prison,” he said.