By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The Bayelsa State Police Command has tightened up security in Banks and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) points in across the state due to the scarcity of the new naira notes.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ben Nebolisa Okolo, has charged Divisional Police Officers, Tactical Commanders, and other operatives to closely monitor banks and ATM points to forestall any breach of the peace in the state.
The police spokesman in Bayelsa State, SP Asinim Butswat, stated this in a press statement he signed and issue to newsmen on Sunday .In the statement obtained by thegazellenews.com, Butswat said that the command understands the plights of the masses and is hopeful that the new measures introduced by the CBN will improve the circulation of the currency in the coming days.
The police image maker warned miscreants, under any guise, to desist from carrying out any unlawful assembly to unleash violence in the State, as the Command will not allow any person or group of persons to truncate the relative peace being enjoyed in the State.
Butswat appealed to members of the public to remain calm and go about their lawful and legitimate businesses as the command is poised to guarantee public safety and security.
