The Bayelsa State Command has remanded two suspects connected to the invasion of Bayelsa High Court 3 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital at the Okaka Medium Prison.
Over 30 suspected political thugs had invaded the court when Justice Nayai Aganaba was about to deliver a ruling over the disputed ward, local government and state congresses of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The hoodlums had stoned Justice Aganaba with a plastic bottle and injured court officials while the claimant one Ebi Blankson and his brother Osom were beaten up.
The two suspects Azibabin Adiki and Promise Ogologi were arrested and arraigned before a Magistrate on suspected armed robbery and murder shortly after the incident on April 13 2022.
Spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat disclosed that the Command has intensified efforts to arrest other fleeing suspects.
According to him the Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa Police Command, CP Ben Nebolisa Okolo has directed that all fleeing suspects should be arrested and warned that the command is poised to deal decisively with any group of persons hiding under any guise to disrupt the existing peace in the state.
The Command assured the public and the judiciary that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure safety and sanctity of the courtroom to forestall future occurrence.
Meanwhile, the National Association of Seadogs (Pyratres Confraternity), Ox- Bow Marino Deck(Bayelsa Chapter) has condemned the invasion of the courtroom
NAS in a statement titled ‘The Brazen invasion of Bayelsa High Court unacceptable’ signed by the deck Capoon, Mr Amaebi Clarkson said the shameful desecration of a court in session and the physical attack on the presiding judge reflects the abyss “our society has descended into”.
Clarkson who recalled that this is not the first state the Court would be invaded by political thugs noted that “the failure of security agents to apprehend the culprits at that time and make them face the full wrath of the law may have unwittingly given impetus to a repeat of this shameful act.”