Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police command has confirmed the arrest of Four personnel Nigerian Civil Defence and Security Corps (NCDSC) and a civilian over the alleged theft of N3.5million from the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Mrs. Ebizi Brown-Odiomu.
According to the Police, the incident occurred on the 5th December, 2019, at about 0850 hours,’ the Command received a report of Burglary and Stealing in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Yenagoa. ‘
According to the statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Command, Asinim Butswat, ‘It was reported that the main entrance door to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff was broken and the Safe inside the office were destroyed.’
‘The crime scene was visited by Policemen and it was further revealed that the sum of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira was stolen.’
‘Three Policemen, four personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and one maintenance staff on guard duty at the Governor’s office were arrested and are being interrogated at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, Yenagoa.’
It was gathered that the alleged theft, which occured on Wednesday night, was discovered on Thursday morning with the safe where the cash was kept 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 buggled.
It was gathered that the two entrances was guarded by policemen and many wondered how the bugglers had access to the cash.
It was gathered that the order for the arrest of the policemen on duty at the time of the theft, was order 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 is investigating the incident.
A Government House source told NAIJA LIVE TV 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 anonimity, told leadership that ‘only the security 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 ,declines to respond to text message.
Another Credible source from the Bayelsa State Government house Spoke to NAIJA LIVE TV on telephone stated that no money was missing at the Governor’s office.
“No money is missing in government house. It is an attempt to tarnish the image of the governor. I am in Government house as I speak to you. Nothing of such happen”. The source told NAIJA LIVE TV.
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