… CP Orders Detectives to Fish out Culprits Operatives of Bayelsa State Police Command have recovered a mutilated female body at School to Land Project, Edepie, Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State. The unidentified female corpse was found on March 4, 2021 at about 0830 hours. According to Police sources preliminary investigation …
Read More »SWAT Operatives Arrest More Armed Robbery Syndicate Members
It will be recalled that on 25 February, 2021 two suspects namely, Headman Eniyi and Ebi Tonbofa, masquerading as members of the State Environmental Task Force, were arrested for suspected armed robbery and kidnapping. “Today, 28 February 2021, at about 0315 hours, these suspects led SWAT Operatives to their hideout …
Read More »Police Arrest Man for Slapping Girlfriend, 17, to Death
Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Police has arrested a 26 years old male, Promise Olive, for allegedly slapping his 17 years old girlfriend, Esther Uko, to death over a minor quarrel. Briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Yenagoa, commissioner of Police, Mr. Mike Okoli, said that Esther slumped …
Read More »Police Decorate 140 Officers in Bayelsa, Task them on Service Delivery
The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa Command, CP Mike Okoli, has decorated 140 newly promoted officers, charging them on service delivery to the country. Okoli, gave the charge on Monday in Yenagoa during the decoration ceremony of the officers. According to him, 16 DSPs were promoted to SPs, while 31 ASPs …
Read More »Again, Unknown Gunmen Invade Ogila-ama, another Bayelsa Community
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Friday as unknown gunmen invaded Ogila-ama community in Opuama Kingdom in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The incident which occurred at about 5 am and lingered on to 7 am, saw the yet-to-be identified gunmen setting some buildings in …
Read More »#EndSARS: Bayelsa Judicial Panel Commences Sitting, Assures ‘Fair Hearing’
The Bayelsa State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and related extra judicial killings headed by Justice Young Emmanuel Ogola (rtd) has commenced sitting in Yenagoa, the state capital, with an assurance that it will adopt the principle of rule of law by giving fair hearing to all sides …
Read More »Bayelsa West, Central: Police Assure of Hitch-free Election, Deploy 5000 Personnel
The Bayelsa State commissioner of Police, CP Mike Okoli, has assured residents of peaceful and hitch-free Bayelsa West and Central senatorial elections on Saturday, commending the IGP on the deployment of 5000 personnel. This includes units of mobile policemen, to check hoodlums against violence and electoral malpractice. This assurance was …
Read More »Yenagoa Shooting: CP Calls for Calm as Patrol Team ‘Taken Into Custody’
Following the recent shooting of three women in Bayelsa State, the state Police Command has identified and taken into custody the patrol team allegedly responsible for the unprovoked attack on innocent women at the Tombia-Etegwe roundabout, Yenagoa. According to the PPRO of Bayelsa State Police command, SP Asinim Butswat, the unfortunate …
Read More »Bayelsa Police to Partner with Hoteliers in Fighting Crime
By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The commissioner of Police Bayelsa State Command, CP Mike Okoli, has met with the members of the Hoteliers Association Bayelsa State Chapter towards forming a partnership in the fight against crime. The CP called for active collaboration of hoteliers in sourcing for actionable Intelligence on criminal …
Read More »Police Sets up Squad to Mop-Up Illegal Firearms in Bayelsa
… Seeks Collaboration with Vigilante Groups By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa Against the backdrop of insecurity in parts of the country, the commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State command, CP Mike Okoli, has set up a special squad to mop-up illegal firearms in Bayelsa State. This, according to a statement by the …
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