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From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said the state will institute legal action against the killers of 31-year-old George Sibo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Brass Local Government Area.
Sibo was killed at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Brass collation centre during the collation of the November 2023 governorship election won by Governor Douye Diri.
Diri who spoke at the burial of Sibo in Twon-Brass on Thursday directed the state Attorney-General to commence legal action against Chief Sylva, a former governor of the state, and those who stormed the collation centre.
The Bayelsa governor who referred to Sibo as a hero of democracy expressed sadness over the dastardly killing of the young man and promised that the state government would bring the culprits to book.
He stated that as chief security officer of the state, he declined to use his powers in the face of provocation against the main opposition party candidate in the election, who prevented the PDP from campaigning in his community, Nembe-Bassambiri.
Diri emphasised that as governor he deliberately did not challenge the excesses of the APC candidate as it would have resulted in the loss of innocent lives.
“There are a lot of questions to answer. What was the candidate of the APC, Chief Timipre Sylva, doing at the collation centre in Twon-Brass a day after the election? Why did he go there with the large crowd that led to the killing of this young man?
“I am pained and that was why I directed that autopsy be carried out, which has been done. I have further directed the Attorney-General to institute a case against Timipre Sylva and all those that invaded the collation centre that led to the killing of George Sibo.
“The Attorney-General of Bayelsa State will institute the legal action to unravel his killers. The government of Bayelsa State is there to protect the lives of our people. I came here to mourn with you as we inter a promising young man of our state and Brass kingdom.”
The Brass PDP Caucus Chairman, Chief Sam Ateke on behalf of the people expressed gratitude to Diri over his resolve to unmask the killers of the party faithful through legal means and promised that the Brass people would cooperate with the government to get justice.
