Monday, May 25, 2026 - The Bayelsa State Volunteer Security Outfit has apprehended and paraded one a suspect, Frank Ekewei in connection with a robbery incident at Glorified Ambassadors For Christ Assembly, located along NIT Road, Etegwe, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 23rd
May 2026.
Following a distress call from a concerned citizen regarding
the incident, operatives of the Bayelsa State Volunteer Security Outfit swiftly
activated the agency’s detective unit and immediately commenced investigation
into the matter.
At about 11:00 a.m. on the same day, the suspect, Mr. Frank
Ekewei, a 20-year-old indigene of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of
Bayelsa State, residing along Deeper Life Road, Okutukutu, Yenagoa, was
intercepted and arrested along the Etegwe Roundabout axis of Melford Okilo
Road, Yenagoa, with the stolen items in his possession.
The suspect was subsequently brought to the operational
headquarters of the Bayelsa State Volunteer Security Outfit for interrogation
and questioning.
During interrogation conducted by the Chairman of the
Bayelsa State Volunteer Security Outfit, Oyinkuro Lucky Asanakpo, the suspect
confessed to the crime and revealed how he was allegedly lured into the robbery
gang by one Mr. Miracle, said to be from Benin, Edo State, who is currently at
large.
Mr. Frank Ekewei further pledged to cooperate with security
operatives by providing useful information that would assist in the arrest of
the fleeing suspect.
According to the Overseer of the church, Bishop Patterson
Kikile, the two suspects reportedly arrived at the church premises around 3:30
a.m. on Saturday, 23rd May 2026, broke through the church’s back door, and
carted away the following items: 32-inch Hisense Television and 50-inch Hisense
Television.
In line with the operational procedures and ethical
standards of the agency, the suspect alongside the recovered items has been
handed over to Operation Doo Akpo for further investigation and possible
prosecution.
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