By Samuel Oyadongha
YENAGOA — Tension is mounting in the Biseni clan of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the arrest of several youths and a confrontation between protesting women and security personnel that reportedly left at least four people injured.
The crisis reportedly began after contractors working for Renaissance, formerly Shell, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, accusing some youths in the community of vandalism, arson, cultism and other offences.
The petition was subsequently referred to the Zone 16 Police Command, leading to the arrest of the suspects, who were later remanded at the Okaka Correctional Facility by a court order.
The arrests sparked outrage among families of the detained youths, prompting mothers and sisters of the suspects to stage a protest by blocking the only access road to the oil-producing community and demanding their release.
