Bayelsa Police Command Dismiss Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede Over His Involvement Of The Kidnap State High Court Judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, Arrest Eight Suspects
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Kelly Gilor
August 6, 2025
Bayelsa Police Dismiss Sgt. Ebiarede Over Involvement In Kidnap Justice Omukoro, Arrest 8 Suspects
The Authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command has announced the dismissal of Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede over his alleged involvement in the recent abduction of a State High Court Judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro.
Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede is an Indigene of Foutorugbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government area of the State.
The Police Command, through the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu also declared Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede a deserter under the section 398(1) of the Police Act and Regulations 2020 over Abscondment from duty for over 30 days, although the combined team of the Department of the State Security and the Operation Puff Adder of the State Police Command have arrested eight of the suspects involved in the abduction of the State Chief Judge, the dismissed Sergeant is still at large.
Our correspondent gathered that the Police investigating officers attached to the Operation Puff Adder led by CSP Chris Nwaogbo had stormed the home of one of the suspects, Emizibo Clement alias Obonor, located at Edepie and recovered the motorcycle used by the dismissed sergeant to supply logistics to the kidnappers.
Sources at the State Police headquarters revealed that official signals have been sent to all State Commands and 17 AIG zones to apprehend Sergeant Obrientele Ebiarede and also directed the IPPIS and Police Budget to stop the payment of his salaries.
Recall that the Bayelsa State High Court Judge, RT. Hon. Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, who was kidnapped in June regained freedom after 13 days in captivity, though he was released from the kidnappers’ den without payment of ransom, his abductors had last Saturday demanded N300 million in foreign currency for his release.
Eight suspects, including six males and two females, were however paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Francis Idu for their various degree of involvement in the case.
Culled from Ijaw Voice Newspaper
