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February 21, 2021
The allegation of marginalisation against Governor Udom Emmanuel by the Oro Think Tank is unfair and has no basis in objectivity, the Akwa Ibom State branch of the Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, has declared.
In a release signed by its Chairman, Otuekong Franklyn Isong, the CLO said the statement signed by a former Commissioner for Information, Prince Chris Abasi Eyo, on behalf of the socio-cultural organisation, where they took up issues with the recent board appointments and accused Mr Udom Emmanuel, Governor of Akwa Ibom State of marginalising Oron Federal Constituency in the composition of the boards is not justified.
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By Emem Idio, Yenagoa
Operatives of the Bayelsa Police Command has intercepted a truckload of mattresses suspected to be stolen “Covid-19 palliatives”, in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The suspects identified as Shehu Yola, 42 years and Sunday Emmanuel, aged 28, were arrested as they have were arrested in the state capital with the “stolen palliatives” as they were about exiting the state capital.
According to police source, the arrests of the suspects followed a tip off, which prompted peratives of Bayelsa State Police Command to swing into action.
Confirming the arrests of the suspects, a statement by state Police Spokesman Asinim SP Butswat, stated: “Following a tip off, Operatives of Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested one Shehu Yola ‘m’ 42 years and one Sunday Emmanuel ‘m’ 28 years, at Okaka, Yenagoa.
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By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa
The police in Bayelsa State have arrested two suspects with a truckload of mattresses allegedly meant for flood victims.
The mattresses, it was learned, were warehoused in an undisclosed location in Yenagoa the state capital when the suspect’s break-in and stole the mattresses.
Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) in the state had raised alarm over the stolen mattresses which prompted the police to react.
Confirming the incident, Spokesman of the command, Mr Asinim Bustwat said in a statement “Following a tip-off, Operatives of Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested one Shehu Yola ‘m’ 42 years and one Sunday Emmanuel ‘m’ 28 years, at Okaka, Yenagoa.