THE government in Bayelsa has dissociated itself from the nine suspected terrorists recently arrested in a building belonging to the state government in Ijora area of Lagos State.
According to Information Commissioner Markson Fefegha, the state government had no links with the suspects who used the abandoned building for their nefarious activities, saying that further investigation by security agencies was necessary.
“Our findings show that the abandoned building belongs to Bayelsa State.
“The governor has directed that the building be demolished and a more befitting house built and put to use,” Fefegha told newsmen on Wednesday.
“The government had dispatched a team of engineers to assess the state of the building.
“So we have to await the report of the team sent to assess the situation; no responsible government can habour terrorists.”
The commissioner said that the government had been in the vanguard of fighting against terrorism and other violent crimes.
He explained that government had prescribed death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state.
Fefegha expressed optimism that the suspects would be investigated, prosecuted and made to feel the full wrath of the law.