The incident reportedly led to a clash between the indigenes and Igbo residents in the area.
A statement signed by the state commissioner for Information, Hon.
Jonathan Obuebite has called on residents of the state to remain calm
and avoid any further act that will disrupt the existing peace in the
state as security agents intensify hunt of the suspected murderer of the
teenager.
The commissioner warned residents against taking the laws into their
hands in the feat of rage. Obuebite says the government condemns the
dastardly act in very strong terms, adding that it is purely a criminal
act and the state security agencies are working tirelessly to unravel
the mystery behind the killings.
Also the information boss used the opportunity to dissuade the rumour
making the rounds that the deceased was mutilated, he says it is untrue
as the police commissioner has confirmed that the remains of the teenage
girl was found intact.
He advised residents in the area to remain peace abiding and not see it
as an ethnic or tribal issue as Bayelsa state is a home to all, he
craved their indulgence to allow the law enforcement agencies to carry
out their duties of unravelling the mystery surrounding the incident.
More so the state Police Commissioner has assured the Bayelsa State
Government that his men will stop at nothing to fish out the
perpetrator(s) of the dastardly act and bring them to book.
Obuebite says that the state government is committed to ensure that the
state is peaceful and assured the family of Miss Faith of the support of
the state government, security agents and the good people of the state.
He maintained that youths in the area should not use the incident to
disrupt the peace of the state, he also urged residents of the Biogbolo
area of Yenagoa to remain peaceful, law abiding and go about their
lawful duties without any fear of molestation or discrimination as
everything is being done to guarantee their safety.
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