Chief Perekeme Richard Kpodo, a former
Security Adviser to Ex-Gov. Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday collapsed while being rearranged
for alleged rape at State High Court 7 in Yenagoa..
It would
be recalled that Kpodo was on Friday
arraigned before a Magistrate court in Yenagoa for the same offence and was remanded
in prison custody till August 10 for ruling on his bail application.
Kpodo was
charged on a two counts of unlawful detention and rape of one Teke Blessing on
June 20, 2018.
Kpodoh
collapsed in the dock after pleading not guilty to the charge causing confusion
amongst prison, court officials and other litigants as the court proceedings
was temporarily suspended.
It took
the combined efforts f prison officials and other litigants in court to assist
and revive and stabilse the former
security Adviser
When the
proceedings resumed, after twenty minutes interval Counsel to the accused
Julius Iyekoroghe made an oral bail
application, highlighting the fragile health
condition of his client. .
“Yesterday
I visited him in the prison as a result of his failing health, he was diagnosed
and his blood pressure shot up drastically out of range to about 200 systolic
150 diastolic we ask that we take a bill
application or a short adjournment.
“We pray
the court to direct that he should be granted access to his doctors at the
Federal Medical Center Yenagoa or a private medical facility of his choice
because he has been on a very long management of his health.
“He has a
history of liver and kidney issues in addition to being hypertensive he had once travelled to India for kidney and
lungs related issues and we document to
show,” Iyekoroghe said.
However, the
trial judge, Justice E Eradiri, ruled that the Prison officials should take the accused to any government health facility of his
choice.
He urged the defence counsel to file a signed
bail of application and adjourned the case to August 3, for ruling on the bail application.
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