As part of efforts to curtail sea piracy, kidnapping, and other criminal activities, the Bayelsa State government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on its waterways as well as a ban on the use of 200- horsepower speed boats.
The directive which takes immediate effect came at the end of the State Security Council meeting presided over by Governor Douye Diri in the Government House, Yenagoa.
It is the 12th Security Council meeting under the present administration.
The meeting also has the newly posted Commissioner of Police to the state, Benjamin Okolo, who just resumed duty the same day.
Governor Diri expressed optimism that by his track records, the Police Chief will add value to the state by curbing crime and criminality.
The meeting thereafter went into a closed-door session.
The Special Adviser on Security Matters, Akpoebi Agberebi, at the end of the meeting, told reporters that the Council has taken some measures to address future conflicts that may arise between communities whose land had been acquired by the state government to avoid break down of law and order in the state.