The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Police Command CP, Alonyenu Idu has deployed Police Operatives to lead the arrest of six suspects following the disturbing violence and threats to oil and gas production in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
It was gathered that the six suspects whose names were given as Mr Tari Daniel ‘m’, ‘Mr’ Experience Pere ‘m’, Mr Tari Okido Jacob ‘m’, Chief Augustine Okorodo ‘m’, Chief Ogiori Maclean ‘m’ and Chief Moses Okoriwei ‘m’, were also accused of promoting native warfare, criminal intimidation, economic sabotage, terrorist financing and conduct likely to cause the breach of the peace in Ogbonbiri community and its environs.
The suspects are undergoing interrogation and detectives are working assiduously to uncover the links to a terrorist cell formation, threats to oil and gas production, promoting native warfare, economic sabotage, and financial terrorism amongst others.
The CP reiterated the commitment of the Command to protect the lives and properties of citizens and called for the report of suspicious criminal activities to the nearest Police Station.