On the
directive of the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike has withdrawn and
discontinued the two separate charges against Caverton Helicopters pilots.
The charges
were contained in charge sheet numbers PMC/532C/2020 and
PMC/533C/2020,
preferred against the two pilots of Caverton Helicopters Ltd and the 10
passengers on board before the Port Harcourt Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Paulinus
Nsirim, Commissioner for Information and Communications, in a statement, said
that consequently upon withdrawal of the charges, the presiding Chief
Magistrate, D. D. Ihua-Maduenyi Esq; has struck out the two charges and
discharged all the defendants.
The saga of
Caverton helicopters started on Tuesday, April 7, when Wike, in the company of
immediate past Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Dandaura and other service
Commanders arrested two Caverton Helicopters’ pilots and the passengers for
flying into the State during Coronavirus lockdown.
The two
pilots, Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, were remanded at the Port Harcourt
Correctional Centre but later kept at the Delta Hotel Port Harcourt on Tuesday,
April 8.
Management of
the Helicopters wrote to the Federal Government to rescue its pilots from Wike
who arrested and prosecuted them in court for doing a legal duty.
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