Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken Friday said there is no link between the deadly explosion at a gas station last month and the attacks that occurred earlier this year at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and a GPL sub-station.
‘Based on our investigation, there is no motive that would point us to the collaboration of the others but to be sure that this happened and we have ramped up, as a jointed services, we have ramped up all of the gaps that we have and so, now we have as a joint services, we are better able to protect our country,’ Commissioner Hicken said. Hicken, who spoke to the media at the launch of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Christmas Policing Plan, he could not provide a motive for the second attack that resulted in the death of six-year-old Sorya Bourne and injury to three others
The October 26 bombing, took place months after two other explosions occurred at a GPL substation, and at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost. The motives behind the attacks remain unknown, Hicken declined to disclose what led to the deadly attack in October.
‘That cannot be said at this time, you know the matter is before the Court,’ Hicken said when pressed for answers.
Currently, seven of the suspects at the centre of the bombing are facing terrorism charges in the Courts.
The Guyana Police Force, in a statement, have named them as 44 year-old Wayne Corriea, 51-year-old Ramesh Pramdeo; and 33-year-old Krystal LaCruz of Guyana and the four Venezuelans – 33-year-old Daniel Alexander Ramirez Podeomo, 33-year-old Jennifer Rodriguez, 27-year-old Johnny Boodram, and 44-year-old Alexander Bettancourt .
Podeomo was captured on CCTV camera, and was arrested two days later, following a nationwide manhunt.
He along with the other accused are currently on remand.