Two officers working in the Bayelsa State Police command have been arrested for mounting roadblocks against the directive of the Force Headquarters.

Commissioner of Police, Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, ordered the arrest of the unidentified indicted officers following an investigation.

Ogunjemilusi, who confirmed the arrest said it would send strong message to other officers and men of the police in the command.

He reiterated that roadblocks had been cancelled across the country including Bayelsa by the Inspector-General of Police, saying the arrested officers would be sanctioned adding that they could be demoted to serve as deterrent to others.

The Commissioner said the police were only allowed to adopt targeted or sporadic stop-and-search aimed at specific crime in policing the highways, saying he had passed an instruction that any person who stops a vehicle must write detailed reports about his discoveries.