There is palpable tension in the oil-rich city of Bayelsa ahead of today’s governorship election. Over the years, the state has recorded cases of armed thugs perpetrating violence during elections, especially in Nembe Local Government Area and to a lesser extent, in Brass, Ekeremor, and Southern Ijaw areas of the state.
The heavy security presence in the state is indescribable. Bayelsa is like a state under siege, with gun-toting security operatives everywhere you turn. This has generated fear and apprehension among the people. Public affairs analysts are of the view that the heavy presence of security operatives could be counterproductive, as it could scare away voters on election day. There are also recent developments that can heighten apprehension among the people of the state.
gathered that the thugs threw explosives, believed to be dynamite, into the compound around 1:00 a.m. Parts of the house were destroyed, but fortunately, no one was injured. In another development, two persons were said to have sustained gunshot wounds around the Opolo axis of Yenagoa. On Thursday, November 9, 2023, hundreds of protesting women clad in all-black stormed the state police command, calling for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tolani Alausa.
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