Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers, have invaded a private radio station, Rhythm 94.7fm in Yenagoa, carting away valuables, including mobile phones, recorders and operational gadgets belonging to staff on duty.
The gunmen broke into the station at Swali community in Yenagoa, the state capital on Saturday, and returned the next day.
Though no life was lost during the operation, the leadership of the Bayelsa state council of the Nigerian union of Journalists (NUJ), Tonye Yemo-Leigha, has condemned the attack.
Tonye says the attack is an affront on the entire media family in Bayelsa state, and an attack on press freedom in the entire country.