As parts of effort to tackle sea robbers within the Gulf of Guinea, the Rivers State government has reiterated it’s determination to totally terminate terror attacks on vessels within the coast line.
The state Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Banigo, stated this during a meeting with the Bille Kingdom Chiefs Council at the Government House in Port Harcourt at the weekend.
Banigo said Governor Nyesom Wike is assigning 10 new gun boats to the waterways in addition to the existing ones provided before as part of deliberate efforts to end these attacks once and for all.
“We have to deal with these young men. Wherever they are we must get a lasting solution.
“As community leaders we need your assistance, we need to get intelligence on their locations.
“Bring the information personally to me. You need to trust me and trust the Governor,” she stated.
She said, following the attacks in June the Governor deployed more logistics in terms of funds to the Army, JTF and the Navy along the water ways, including Bille, Bakana and Tombia to quell the attacks and the area became quiet before the unfortunate incidence in July.
