The Bayelsa state caucus in the House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the recent invasion of a community in Nembe is thoroughly investigated in order to unravel those behind it.
The lawmakers said they were in doubt if the operation reportedly carried out by personnel of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Nigeria Police during which lives were lost, was authorised by the IGP.
Speaking on behalf of the caucus at a media briefing in Abuja Monday, Marie Enenimiete Ebikake, representing Brass/Nembe Federal Constituency of Bayelsa state said: “We want to in the strongest terms condemn the killing and maiming of innocent citizens in Opu-Nembe in Nembe local government area of Bayelsa state, acting on the behest of individuals bent on destroying the existing peace with the invasion of Opu-Nembe (Bassambiri) by men of the Nigerian Police Force (SWAT) in a gestapo fashion.
“What happened at Opu-Nembe community on the 12th of August, 2023, is politically motivated and targeted at destroying the peace that the prosperity administration led by Governor Douye Diri has brought to Bayelsa state.
“We want to use this opportunity to call on the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to as a matter of urgency empanel a high powered commission of inquiry on the immediate and remote causes including the role of the Nigeria Police, particularly the SWAT department, their source of funding and other individuals who played roles in the armed invasion.”