The police said another DPO, who was shot in the attack, is now stable.
All Roar and No Bite: Exposing Nigeria’s Paper Tiger Election LawsRivers of crises, By Dakuku PetersideAll Roar and No Bite: Exposing Nigeria’s Paper Tiger Election LawsRivers of crises, By Dakuku PetersideThe police spokesperson in Delta, Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria incident happened on Monday in Agbarho Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police, said the slain DPO, in the company of the DPO for Orerokpe Division, Paul Obaware, and other police operatives, went for an operation in Agbarho Community when suspected kidnappers ambushed the police team and opened fire on them, killing the DPO. “I feel very pained about this development,” Mr Joe said. “This was the same DPO I spoke with on Sunday about the conduct of his men, and he resolved the situation immediately.The rights activist expressed his condolences to the commissioner of police in Delta State, the police authorities in Nigeria, and the family of the slain officer.
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