Dickson tasks JTF on security challenges

Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has cautioned the new com­mander of the Federal Govern­ment security outfit in the Niger Delta, code named, “Operation Delta Safe” to be professional in addressing security challenges in the region.

A statement issued in Yena­goa by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said the governor issued the warning when he received the new Com­mander of the Joint Military Task Force, Rear Admiral Joseph Oko­jie.

He emphasised the need for the law enforcement agents to be neutral in dealing with criminal activities.

While commending the Fed­eral government for retaining the headquarters of the “Operation Delta Safe” in Bayelsa, Dickson said, the operations of the secu­rity outfit, especially its maritime component, has a crucial role to play, as the state is predominantly riverine in nature.

Governor Dickson, who ex­pressed confidence in the abil­ity of the officers and men of the new command, called for non-interference in their activities in the interest of national peace and stability, because of the strategic position the Niger Delta occupies in the country.