Bayelsa to create 20,000 jobs

Bayelsa State Government says it has incorporated a commercial security outfit to police critical assets in the state.

With the new company, Izon-Ibe Security Company Limited, the government is targetting 20,000 jobs for its people, a statement on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said.

The government said the new outfit has former President of the Pan Ijaw socio-political organisation, the Ijaw National Congress, Chief Joshua Fumudoh as Chairman.

It said the company was expected to provide commercial security services as well as report all security related matters on a daily basis in communities across the state.