The state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has remanded 12 suspects, including a groom, at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre over alleged killing of a female Police Inspector, Christiana Erekere.
The suspects and the groom identified as Efeoghene Uwheraka were arraigned by the police on 13 count of conspiracy to murder, among others.
They were accused of killing the police officer who tried to search them along Taabaa community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State on their way to Akwa Ibom State for a wedding ceremony.
The suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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The trial judge, Justice Augusta Chukwu, denied them bail and ordered that they be remanded in prison custody.
Justice Chukwu then adjourned the matter to October 8 for accelerated hearing.
The lead prosecution lawyer, Mercy Nweke, who spoke outside the court, said they were denied bail because it was a capital offence.
“They applied for bail but the court refused bail. You know it is a capital offence and the matter has been adjourned for accelerated hearing.
“It is a case of murder. They murdered a police woman inside the police station,” the prosecutor said.