Governor of Bayelsa State , Senator Douye Diri , has narrated how a former Military Administrator of the state, Navy Captain Omoniyi Olubolade (rtd), avoided a bloody crisis during his time at the helm of affairs. Olubolade was the third military administrator of Bayelsa from June 27, 1997 – July 9, 1998 after the state was created by the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha , on October 1, 1996. Speaking during the funeral service in honour of the late Olubolade, who was also a former Minister of Special Duties and also Police Affairs, at the St. John Military Protestant Church , Bonny Cantonment , Victoria Island, Lagos , on Saturday, Governor Diri recalled an incident when youths stormed the Government House, Yenagoa , to release some of their colleagues held for an alleged crime. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Sunday, quoted the governor as saying that Olubolade was in a position to react brutally as a military administrator bu...
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