The police said several participants who sustained injuries in the stampede have been transferred to the hospital.
The closure of two strategic markets — under coronavirus concerns — has aggravated suffering of families across the oil-rich state.
Olubunmi Irefin reportedly died on Wednesday night after contracting the deadly virus.
The police say the officer involved in the fatal shooting has been taken into custody.
The suit is seeking to restrain federal government from issuing new oil mining licenses.
The statement comes a day after Peoples Gazette exposed a deep-laid plot to forcibly promote Moses Jitoboh as deputy inspector-general.
The former Bayelsa governor polled 115,257 votes to defeat his closest APC rival who polled 17,500 votes.
The soldiers were providing security for Eroton, an oil exploration and production company in Alakiri.
Christian Universal Church International run by Nlemanya Wike was attacked with explosives on Saturday.
Chibuike ‘Sleek’ Ikeagwuchi was shot dead in his neighbourhood by police officers on September 20.
