NAIJA NEWS
A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced the state Commissioner of Police, to prison for failing to comply with a court order regarding a long-standing land dispute.
The order follows an earlier ruling on November 26, 2016 (Suit No. YHC/210/2014), which was upheld by the Court of Appeal in CA/PH/170/2018.
The dispute concerns a parcel of land in Asam, currently used as the operational base for the state-owned security outfit, Operation Doo-Akpo.
The land ownership was legally determined in favour of nine families from the Yenizue-gene Community, including the Fabiri, Ayoko, Aku, Ugbon, and Obediah families, as well as the Sampson and Boye families of Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.
At a press briefing, the lead Counsel for the Claimants, Ukunbiriowei Saiyou, confirmed that the court issued the imprisonment order against the Commissioner of Police following a ruling by Justice R. Ajuwa on December 27, 2024.
He said the claimants initiated…
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