Bayelsa Police Arrest Father, Son With Four Single-Barrel Guns on Igbogene-Tombia Road By Chris Mark
Bayelsa Police Arrest Father, Son With Four Single-Barrel Guns on Igbogene-Tombia Road
By Chris Mark
The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son for alleged unlawful possession of four single-barrel firearms.
According to a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed, operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit made the arrest on Monday, July 6th, 2026, at about 10:30 a.m.
The suspects, identified as Tibi Friday, 68, and Oyabrade Tibi, 36, both from Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area, were intercepted in a tricycle during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Igbogene–Tombia Expressway, Yenagoa.
Police said a search of the tricycle revealed four single-barrel guns concealed inside a sack and covered with sticks. The suspects reportedly told operatives they were travelling to Abua in Rivers State at the time of the arrest.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yenagoa, for discreet investigation to ascertain the source of the firearms and identify any other persons connected with the offence,” DSP Mohammed stated.
The Command, under CP Iyamah Daniel Edebor, reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the proliferation of illegal firearms and other violent crimes in the state. It also urged residents to continue providing timely and credible information to aid security efforts.
