Police declares Bayelsa PDP Chairman Wanted

Barely 12 hours after the Bayelsa State

government said it has put the former Special

Adviser on Security Matters to former Governor

Timipre Sylva and the interim chairman of the

new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in the

state, Chief Richard Perekeme Kpodoh under

security watch, the State police command has

declared him wanted.

The government in a statement signed by the

Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State

Governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said

Parents Of Out Of School Children To Face Prosecution - Bayelsa State Government

     As one of the initiatives of the Bayelsa State Government's free education policy, a measure taken to reduce illiteracy, reduction of school dropouts, and an increase in pupil and student enrollment in the public schools.
     Speaking with journalists in Yenagoa on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Education issued a threat to prosecute parents and guardians of children of school-age whose children or ward are out of school.
     Adimikumo said that in view of the free and compulsory education policy of the state, parents and guardians have no reason not to send their children to school. " in line with this, contracts were awarded for the construction of infrastructure, provision of books and furniture.

Tribunal Invalidates Census In Bayelsa State

The Census Tribunal on Thursday invalidated the 2006 enumeration figures in 43 areas in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, as declared by the National

Virus,17 Others Wanted Over Killing Of Cops

The Bayelsa State Police Commandhas declared wanted leader of the renegade militant group, simply called Virus and 17 others involved in the April gruesome killing of11policemen along the waterways of Lobia community in Southern Ijaw Local GovernmentArea of the state. The police command, according to a statement, yesterday, by its spokesman, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, said

Bayelsa Traditional Ruler, 3 Others Arrested Over Crude Oil Theft

A community chief whose name was not released and three other persons have been arrested for the theft of 2,000 metric tons of crude oil on the Akassa waterways in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. They were arrested yesterday over alleged involvement in the ownership of an unlicenced vessel. The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta code named Operation Pulo Shield arrested the chief, who is from Twon Brass, after the crew apprehended on the seized vessel claimed he was their sponsor.

Dickson Alleges Plot To Distabilize Bayelsa

Bayelsa State governor, Mr Seriake Dickson, has raised alarm over alleged plot by some persons to destabilise the state. Already, security agencies, it was learnt, havebeen put on red alert in the coastal hinterland of the state, which are not accessible by road. Citing intelligence report at government disposal, the governor said part of the plan was to threaten the unity of Peoples Democratic Party

Five Expertriates Kidnapped Off Bayelsa Coastline Gains Freedom

Five foreigners kidnapped aboard a German ship off the Niger Delta region coast in Bayelsa have regained their freedom. Some yet to be identified gunmen abducted the five expatriates aboard an oil support vessel along Sagana waterways in Brass LocalGovernment Area of Bayelsa on April 26 2013. Kidnappings and killings carried out by pirates, and former militants have increased dramatically in the area until recent times. The deployment of 20 gunboats recently acquired by Bayelsa government by the security forces has failed to reign in the rampaging pirates even as Gov. Seriake Dickson rarely stays in the state to address the worsening insecurity in his domain, oftentraveling to Abuja the nation's capital to see President Goodluck Jonathan. The Chief Press Secretary to Bayelsa Governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, assured that recent upsurge in kidnap of oil workers would soon be contained, assuring law-abiding residents in the coastal areas of their safety. Iworiso-Markson, reportedly said that the Seriake Dickson administration had a zero-tolerance policy for kidnapping in Bayelsa. Two persons arrested over two previous kidnapping are reportedly being prosecuted in the state. Joint Task Force (JTF) spokesperson, Lt.Colonel Oyenma Nwachukwu states further that the JTF was on the trail of the armed kidnappers who engaged troops in a shoot at Adagbarasa/Itagbene area recently SAHARA REPORTERS

Motion To Probe Killing Of 13 Police Officers Thrown out Of The House Of Reps

In a curious twist, the House of Representatives yesterday rejected a motion seeking to probe the alleged killing of 13 police officers by suspected militants in Bayelsa State, saying the matter was already being investigated by the police.

The motion to probe the killings was brought by Hon. Henry Ofongo (PDP, Bayelsa), on the first day of business after the House resumed from its two-weeks Easter break, who called for an inquest into the killings by the relevant committees of the House

Jonathan, Service Chiefs Meets On Amnesty Committee Report

President Goodluck Jonathan

Barely 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan met with traditional rulers from the north on the possibility of granting amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect, another meeting between him and the service chiefs was held Tuesday to consider the report of the Amnesty Security Committee set up two weeks ago.

The committee, which was set up by Jonathan following the agitation by northern leaders, who had met with him on the precarious security situation in the region, was mandated to consider the feasibility of granting pardon to Boko Haram adherents, among other terms of reference.

Three Arrested Over Murder Of 12 Policemen In Bayelsa State

Following the killing of 12 policemen by aggrieved militants in the creeks and waterways of Bayelsa State, the police in conjunction with operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Wednesday arrested three members of the group who allegedly carried out the killing.

The policemen, who were among a 50-man contingent deployed in Azuzama to provide security at the   burial of the mother of a repentant Niger Delta warlord, Kile Selky Torughedi, alias General Young Shall Grow, were killed in an ambush in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.