Tag Archives: Bayelsa

The people of Peremabiri community had lamented the adverse impact of the spill and alleged insensitivity, neglect by SPDC. They said the delayed response to the spill by SPDC had led to damage to the land and marine environment and impacted a wider area. SPDC in a reactive statement by …

Nigerian musician, Asikpi Tombra a.k.a. Payper Corleone has lamented over the killing of his cousin by mob in Bayelsa State.    The rapper, who disclosed this on Thursday, August 25, said his cousin identified as Tammy was burnt to death over a crime he didn’t commit.   The incident happened at Tombia …

Angry youths have set a suspected thief ablaze in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital.   Details of the incident are sketchy at the time of filling this report but it was gathered that the suspect was allegedly caught stealing and set ablaze along Imiringi Road on Wednesday morning, August 24.    …

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Security Outfit have apprehended a notorious thief, Dinikpeke Orufa, who specialised in invading farmlands and illegally harvest produce for sale.   The 23-year-old suspect, who is a native of Polaku community in Yenagoa Local Government area of the State, was apprehended in the popular Tombia …

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Volunteers Security Outfit have arrested a notorious criminal and a suspected cultist identified as Godsent Oruouna Brian who hails from Amassoma community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the State.   The suspect had been on the wanted list of the agency after receiving …

Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping unit, Bayelsa State Command have arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Keme Azorobor.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Asimin Butswat, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, July 24, said the suspect is on the wanted list of the command for various armed robbery cases in …

A suspected thief was flogged by members of the Bayelsa State Vigilante Services for allegedly stealing an old Itel phone in Yenagoa.    According to an eyewitness, MC Tootalk, the suspect was caught at the popular Swali market on Wednesday morning, July 20, 2022, after he allegedly snatched the phone from a …

A man was caught and beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing a mobile phone in Azikoro community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.    One Igwe Yenevie, who disclosed this on Friday, July 15, said the suspect allegedly stole a phone from his mother’s shop at Agbura community and was …

A young man was stripped naked and paraded in Bayelsa state after he was allegedly caught stealing female pants.    It was gathered that the incident happened at Akenfa community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Friday, July 15.    In a video posted by …

An official of an indigenous pipeline surveillance firm identified as Mr Indukakpo Ogede has been killed by gunmen in Bayelsa State.   Ogede’s assailants reportedly shot him twice in a hotel around Tamic Road in Okutukutu area of Yenagoa on Sunday July 10.    Punch reported that the gunmen entered …