The Government of Bayelsa State received the news of the kidnap of the mother of the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly with rude shock and has therefore taken prompt action to arrest the perpetrators of the criminal act.
While condemning the action of the kidnappers, the Bayelsa State Government wishes to seize this opportunity to sound a clearnote of warning to all persons with criminal tendencies to keep a far distance from the state because the law will catch up with them sooner than later.
We have said it time and time again that our government will ensure zero tolerance for crime and all forms of criminality and it is clear to all in Bayelsa State that we mean business.
The huge strides undertaken by this administration in the last one year to address the once deplorable security situation in the state can be attested to by all.
The dizzying pace with which this administration was able to turn around Bayelsa State from a haven of cultism and violence and criminality to a situation now where the state is clearly adjudged as one of the most peaceful and secured states in Nigeria will not be toiled with in anyway.
That is why the kidnapping of the Speaker’s mother is most condemnable and will surely not stand. Not only will the kidnappers be arrested and made to face the wrath of the law, their kind and others with such criminal tendencies will be smoked out of the state.
We wish to enjoin all to go about their lawful businesses with the assurance that the state is safe and they can be rest assured that this government will at all times be there to guarantee their safety, the security of their lives and property.
