By: Odieh Ramon, Yenagoa.
Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command have announced the dismissal of Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede over his alleged involvement in the recent abduction of a State High Court Judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro.
Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede is an Indigene of the Foutorugbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the State.
The Police Command, through the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu, also declared Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede a deserter under Section 398(1) of the Police Act and Regulations 2020 over Abscondment from duty for over 30 days.
Although the combined team of the Department of the State Security and the Operation Puff Adder of the State Police Command has arrested eight of the alleged suspects involved in the abduction of the State Chief Judge, the dismissed Sargent is still at large.
It was gathered that the Police investigating officers attached to the Operation Puff Adder led by CSP Chris Nwaogbo had stormed the home of one of the suspects, Emizibo Clement alias Obonor, located at Edepie, and recovered the Motorcycle used by the dismissed Sargent to supply logistics to the kidnappers.
Obonor, who is in police custody, is a house owner at Edepie, and the tenants were shocked to discover his alleged involvement in the case of kidnapping of the State High Court Judge.
Sources at the State Police headquarters revealed that official signals have been sent to all State Commands and 17 AIG zones to apprehend Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede and also directed the IPPIS and Police Budget to stop the payment of his salaries.
It was gathered that the affected Sargent receives his salary from the Enugu State Police Command and that he should be ejected from the Police barracks.
Recall that the Bayelsa State High Court Judge, RT. Hon. Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, who was kidnapped in June regained freedom after 13 days in captivity.
Though he was released from the kidnappers’ den without payment of ransom, his abductors had last Saturday demanded N300 million in foreign currency for his release.
Eight suspects, including six males and two females, were, however, paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Francis Idu, for their various degrees of involvement in the case.
