Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Governor Seriake Dicksonof Bayelsa State
As part of efforts geared towards tackling kidnapping, sea piracy and other criminal activities in Bayelsa, the state government is to enforce the registration of engine boats with a speed capacity of 200-horsepower and above, plying the waterways of the state to make them available for registration.
Addressing Government House Correspondents, shortly after the 32nd State Security Council meeting in Yenagoa on Thursday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Okafor, noted that, intelligence gathering at the disposal of security agencies reveals that, in recent times, kidnappers have been carrying out their operations in the state, with high-speed capacity boats.
Okafor, who restated the determination of the state police command and other security agencies to combating crime and criminality with a renewed vigour, especially as the state governorship elections approach, expressed optimism that, registering such boats for easy identification will help to check the menace.
Declaring the meeting open, Governor Seriake Dickson had vowed not to allow perpetrators of crime and violence to use the state as a launch path to truncate the prevailing peace and stability in the Niger Delta region.
Governor Dickson, who expressed displeasure at the resurgence of kidnapping in the state, warned those who are engaged in the unwholesome practice and other criminal activities to desist forthwith or face the wrath of the government.
To maintain national security, he said his administration would continue to work cooperatively with the Federal Government to crack down on unrepentant criminals, who are hellbent on truncating the existing peace in the state.
Reaffirming the present administration’s commitment to the maintenance of peace, law and order, the governor commended security agencies and people of the state for working with his administration to record its current level of achievements in the security sub-sector.
According to him, ” I want to appreciate our security …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
