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Police Arrest 8 Suspects, Recover Arms, Ammunition In Bayelsa
This is contrary to the distorted narrative in the news making the rounds that the community was attacked
Operatives of Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested 8 suspected gunmen who are terrorizing members of Nembe Bassambiri Community in the State.
In a statement released on Monday, August 14, 2023, by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said that the Police Strike Force were deployed to the area for a combing operation to rid the community of the activities of armed hoodlums.
According to him, “Consequently, the operatives swung into action and raided the camps of the hoodlums in and around the Nembe Bassambiri Community on the eve of Saturday 12th August, 2023.
“The operation led to the arrest of Eight (8) suspects including Gift Vanman, Daniel Solomon, Ishmael Teknikio aka Moore, Rufus Itario, Joel Jubilee, Sylvanus Alatari, Sounpre Solomon, and Ayebanate Talbot (POS). Items recovered include 3 AK-47 Rifles, 2 pump action guns, 1 LAR rifle, 1 jack-knife, 1 dagger, magazines, 104 rounds of live ammunition of various calibres, 2 POS machines, 10 ATM Cards, and 1 rechargeable bulb.
“The Police wish to state in clear terms that the operation was carried out by a combined team of police operatives to sanitize the community, and the officers were professional, neutral, and proactive in the mission to liberate members of the community from the terror instilled by the nefarious activities of the armed hoodlums as the Force will not allow lawlessness or gross violations of the laws in any part of the country. This is contrary to the distorted narrative in the news making the rounds that the community was attacked by hoodlums dressed in police uniforms. The distorted news is clearly the handiwork of mischief makers and they are hereby warned against such calculated attempts to destabilize the country,’ he added.
He further explained that police will leave no stone unturned in the bid to rid our societies of hooliganism, terrorism, and gross violation of extant laws.
However, the Nigeria Police Force reassures Nigerians of the unwavering commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to attend to security issues affecting them by acting promptly on intelligence to curb such acts in any part of the country.
He said suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
