The NUJ called on the Inspector General of Police,IGP, Ibrahim Idris, to deploy all necessary resources at his disposal to apprehend the killers of the journalist and bring them to justice.
The protesting journalists charged the State government to ensure security of lives and property in the state, while urging the police to fish out the killers of their colleague.
The NUJ president of Radio Bayelsa, Tonye Yemoleigha thas said that he has instructed his lawyers to commence an assault and defamation action against the General Manager of the station, John Idumange.
The Bayelsa State Government has expressed its support for the federal government’s proposed liberalisation of modular refineries in the Niger Delta as part of efforts to restore peace to the volatile region.
The Niger Delta Youth Coalition for Peace and Progress, NDYCPP, has condemned the protest against the decision of the Bayelsa State government to allocate lands for the creation of grazing areas and ranches for herdsmen in the state.
Acting President Yemi Osinbanjo is presently in Bayelsa State, in continuation of his tour of the Niger Delta region as part of efforts at restoring peace in the volatile region
