Ex-militant leader and twenty policemen in three escort gunboats faced attack on Saturday when unidentified youths engaged them in a shoot-out on the creeks of Bayelsa.
It was gathered that the policemen were escorting an ex-militant leader, Mr Eris Paul, to Peremabiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Paul, popularly called Ogunboss, said the attack was carried out by community youths involved in oil theft and illegal oil bunkering. “These are boys that I included their names in my amnesty list and prevailed not to go back to crime.
“My continual attempt to stop them from the noticeable acts of oil theft led to the attack,” Ogunboss said.
Ogunboss had denied the allegation that he was involved in the community development committee politics in the community.
It was learnt that the ex-militant leader had led three police gunboats in Saturday’s attack that lasted for an hour. The attack was reportedly resisted by community youths until a naval unit stationed in an oil installation within the community intervened and brought the situation under control.
It was reported that the naval team and the police gunboats and security officials returned to Yenagoa where the security agencies are now reviewing the incident.
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