Rising Anger in Bayelsa over herdsmen attack on Police Sergeant on duty

There is rising anger in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital over the allege attack on a Police Seargent, Charles Biweribo along the Flyover area of Azikoro road in the State capital.

The Police Seargent, who is an indigene of Toru-Ebeni community in Bayelsa State, was attacked at his duty post at the uncompleted Tower Five-star hotel area, close to the flyover at Azikoro Road axis of the State capital.

NAIJA LIVE TV reports that the injured police officer at about 5am on Monday had noticed some herdsmen with their herds of cow trooping into the Five-Star Hotel premises to graze.

The officer, after drawing the attention of the herdsmen to the fact that the Hotel premises was a “NO-Gazing” area, ordered them to leave the premises but the herdsmen refused.

It was gathered that the incident resulted into an open altercation with noticeable language barrier. “As the altercation was ongoing, one of the herdsmen dived Sgt Charles and started dragging his service rifle.”

“Thank God for the intervention of other of his colleagues, the life of Sgt Charles Biweribo was spared, but with stab injury to the leg.One of the herdsmen was arrested”.

The spokesman to the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the incident, said two of the herdmen were arrested and being interrogated over the incident,”On 10/03/2020 at about 0700 hours one Dautra Abakara and one Agonto Gimta amongst others, entered the premises of a leading construction company’s yard at the uncompleted Basket Tower Hotel, Azikoro, with cows for grazing”.

“The Policemen on duty and civilian guards asked them to leave the premises, the herders refused to leave. In an attempt to arrest them, one of the herdsmen tried to disarm a Policeman, the officer’s cocked rifle exploded and the bullet pierced his right foot”.

“The suspects One Dautra Abakara and Agonto Gimta were arrested and detained for further Investigation”.

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