Men suspected to be thieves invaded the High Court of Bayelsa
State last night, TNL had learnt.
According to the information gathered by TNL, the thieves scaled
through the fence without the knowledge of the security operatives
and made away with some valuables.
Three court were said to have been invaded. A source who spoke
with TNL confirmed that Court one, presided by the Chief Justice of
Bayelsa State, Honourable Justice Kate Abiri, Court four presided
over by Justice Aganaba and Court six presided over by Justice E.
Adokeme were the courts invaded by the hoodlums.
The source also informed TNL that items such as Plasma T.V., and
Air Conditioner were stolen, and that some files were also believed
to have been taken away.
Some lawyers who spoke to TNL registered their disappointment
with the security officers, wondering how the thieves could
successfully break into the Court premises and effect their
criminal intention.
”This is bad. It doesn’t speak well of the security system of
the High Court premises. It took the criminals enough time to
effect their plan. For them to be able to successfully move items
like those show that the security agencies were either sleeping or
not at their security post. The government should look into this,”
a lawyer said.
Others who spoke also criticized the security structure in the
complex as no security officer was placed at the back gate to
secure the court.
As at the time of filing this report, TNL is yet to confirm the
extent of damage caused in the various courts involved.
Details later!!
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