Three policemen, four personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and one maintenance staff attached to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government House, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown were on Thursday arrest over alleged involvement in the theft of N 3.5 million from the office.

The alleged theft, which reportedly occurred on Wednesday night, was discovered on Thursday morning with the safe where the cash was kept reportedly vandalised.

Sources close to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff confirmed that the office where the money was kept, which had two entrances, was burgled.

It was gathered that the two entrances were guarded by policemen and many wondered how the bogglers had access to the cash.

It was gathered that the order for the arrest of the policemen on duty at the time of the theft, was ordered by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Uche Anozia.

Already, detectives from the department of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the State Police Command is investigating the incident.

A Government House source said that the theft of such a huge amount was shocking to the Deputy Chief of Staff and other officials of the State Government.

Attempts to get confirmation from the officials of the State Government proved abortive as they kept mum over the incident.

An official that spoke on the incident under anonymity, said that “only the policemen have been arrested because they were on duty at the time of the theft.”

Confirming the incident, SP Asinim Butswat

Police Public Relations Officer Bayelsa State Command, said: “On 5th December 2019, at about 0850 hours, the Command received a report of Burglary and Stealing in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House, Yenagoa.

“It was reported that the main entrance door to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff was broken and the Safe inside the office was destroyed.

“The crime scene was visited by policemen and it was further revealed that the sum of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira was stolen.

“Three Policemen, four personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and one maintenance staff on guard duty at the Governor’s office were arrested and are being interrogated at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, Yenagoa. An investigation is ongoing.”

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Dickson wants to spend some time with the DSS ........ Ask Kalu how far

...loading. what a failed country

Even if the money is not up to N3.5m, inflating the amounts is in Nigerians nature

Story 4 d gods

All that for 3.5million Haba re they that daft not to know they the security will b d first suspect.... nonsense

Which way Nigeria

Nigerians I hail thee

No where is truly safe in this country. get free gift cards here

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helinues:
N40m...??
That amounts can't be stolen but moved...lol

come na the page we I read you too read

Let the looting begins.

This time the snake took the burglary activity to the next level........blame it on the snake.....next place the snake needs to visit is CBN vaults.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDCdz82N25M&feature=emb_err_watch_on_yt

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Thief stole from a fellow thief's house. Why report the matter to the police? Where is the unity in fellowship? Dickson should better stick to the principle of "esprit de corps."

Police investigating police. I kno blame who thief d money after all na our money be that, d politicians has been stealing their own. Anybody that has d opportunity of stealing 4rm politicians should do so without hesitation. Thats y I so much like those soldiers that stole their commandant 400 million.

I bet you that money is more than #3.5m

Na dem.

Na part of the security vote?

It's their own farewell package. The bigger thieves are on huge looting spree, and the security men see them everyday, so they decided to participate without waiting for invitation. In few weeks time, new occupants will take over, so, old cash and properties must be stolen.

People who are to protect and guide the office are the ones robbing the office

crackhouse:
I bet you that money is more than #3.5m

or Less.....inflation is in most Nigerians

Marvieduke:
People who are to protect and guide the office are the ones robbing the office

It has not been confirmed that those people arrested were the thieves o. Don't jump into conclusion.

oriewanbe:

It has not been confirmed that those people arrested were the thieves o. Don't jump into conclusion.

Seem you are in charge of the case abi

Dem dey find Christmas money, everywhere hard

wolverine1987:
All that for 3.5million Haba re they that daft not to know they the security will b d first suspect.... nonsense

Ogbeni, are you sure that any money was stolen in the first place? Or if at all there was theft, that the money involved is up to 3.5 million?