The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), in charge of Zone 16 headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Paul Omata, has taken action in response to the alleged petition to arrest Igbo traders in the Ultra-Modern Swali market in the state.
AIG Omata, who received the leadership of the Igbo traders in his office also gave an order to stop any further arrest of Igbo traders and assured the traders that he will investigate the matter and put a stop to it.
It was observed that the Igbo traders in Swali market were being arrested as a result of a petition written against the chairman and the entire Igbo traders in the market by the market mistress, one Mrs Mildred Egele, alleging that they protested against her.
The chairman of the Igbo traders in Swali Ultra-Modern market, Mr Jude Osigwe, told LEADERSHIP Sunday that he was abducted on March 17, 2024, by masked police officers from Zone 16 with a tinted Hilux vehicle, armed without police uniform and no warrant of arrest when he…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
