(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Gov-Dickson-of-Bayelsa-State-300x225.jpg) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Gov-Dickson-of-Bayelsa-State.jpg)The governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson The governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson has vowed to collaborate with security agencies in the state to fast track the arrest and prosecution of the killers of 12 policemen at Azuzuama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area over the weekend.
In a statement released to the press Mr Dickson said Government will do everything humanly possible to bring the culprits to book, emphasizing that steps are already being taken to comb the nooks and crannies of the state to apprehend them.
He said the Government cannot fold its arms and watch people take the law into their hands for whatever reasons stressing that Government will not relent until acts of criminality and lawlessness are completely eliminated in the state.
"For the umpteenth time, Government is warning our Youths and their collaborators, who take delight in kidnapping, maiming and taking the lives of innocent and law abiding citizens to turn a new leaf or have themselves to blame, because nobody will be spared," the governor said.
The Bayelsa state Chief Executive also renewed his call on parents and guardians to prevail on their children and wards to desist from acts that could jeopardize Government's efforts at achieving enduring peace and accelerated development of every sector of the state's economy.
He noted that, Government's tough stance and zero tolerance for acts of criminality and lawlessness were still in force, stressing that every offender will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
According to Mr Dickson, the appointment of a Special Prosecutor for violent crimes and other related offences in the State is to further underline Government's commitment to end all forms of crime as well as ensure that criminals are prosecuted and punished according to the laws of the land.
Via: ChannelsTV
The pepetrators must be brought to book as soon as possible. That has to happen cos it would be a good sign of development.