Thieves break into Bayelsa governor’s office, over N.8b missing
COMMENCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON DEFAULTERS OF GROUND RENT PAYMENTS, LAND USE CONVERSION FEE, C-OF-O BILLS In The Federal Capital Territory
COMMENCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON DEFAULTERS OF GROUND RENT PAYMENTS, LAND USE CONVERSION FEE, C-OF-O BILLS In The Federal Capital Territory
Seven Policemen attached to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government House, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown have been arrest over their alleged involvement in the theft of N800million from the office.
COMMENCEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON DEFAULTERS OF GROUND RENT PAYMENTS, LAND USE CONVERSION FEE, C-OF-O BILLS In The Federal Capital Territory
The alleged theft, which occurred on Wednesday night, was discovered on Thursday morning and the safe where the cash was kept was reportedly vandalised.
Sources close to the office of the Deputy Chief of staff, confirmed that the office where the money was kept ,which had two entrances, was burgled.
It was gathered that the two entrances were guarded by policemen and many wondered how the buglers had access to the cash.
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It was gathered that the order for the arrest of the policemen on duty at the time of the theft, was sanctioned by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Uche Anozia.
Already, detectives from the department of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the State Police Command are investigating the incident.
A Government House source said that the theft of such huge amount was shocking to the Deputy Chief of Staff and other officials of the state Government.
Attempts to get confirmation from the officials of the State Government proved abortive as they kept mum over the incident. An official that spoke on the incident under anonymity, told our correspondent that ‘only the policemen have been arrested because they were on duty at the time of the theft.’
The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government House, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown ,when contacted on phone ,declined to respond to text message.
(NaijaliveTV)
