By Seyi Babalola
The Nigeria Police Force has verified the arrest of at least eight criminals terrorizing areas of Bayelsa State’s Nembe Bassambiri village.
ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force’s Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement on Monday.
He stated that the arrest was made in response to a petition from a legal firm over the actions of certain hoodlums equipped with firearms and other hazardous weapons who were continually harassing inhabitants of the Nembe neighbourhood.
The statement said operatives of the Police Strike Force were, upon credible intelligence, deployed to the area for a combing operation to rid the community of the activities of armed hoodlums.
“Consequently, the operatives swung into action and raided the camps of the hoodlums in and around the Nembe Bassambiri Community on the eve of Saturday, August 12, 2023.
“The operation led to the arrest of Eight (8) suspects including Gift Vanman, Daniel Solomon, Ishmael Teknikio aka Moore, Rufus Itario, Joel Jubilee, Sylvanus Alatari, Sounpre Solomon, and Ayebanate Talbot (POS). Items recovered include 3 AK-47 Rifles, 2 pump action guns, 1 LAR rifle, 1 jack-knife, 1 dagger, magazines, 104 rounds of live ammunition of various calibres, 2 POS machines, 10 ATM Cards, and 1 rechargeable bulb”.
