Court Remands IYC V/Chairman Over Illegal Possession Of Firearms

The Vice Chairman, Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Central Zone, Mr Amiebi Turner was on Friday dragged before justice Eradiri of the Bayelsa High Court for alleged illegal possession of firearm.

However, the defendant, who was accused of attacking Mr Tare Porri, Chairman of the zone, with a gun, pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution said that the incident took place at Erepa, Yenagoa, leading to the theft of valuables.

Eradiri ordered that Mr Turner should be remanded in the Okaka Federal Prisons, pending the argument on his bail application on the 11th of October, 2019.