Tension has mounted in Oghior community, Udu local government area of Delta State as suspected oil bunkerers and security operatives drafted from Ovwian
“They were armed with sophisticated weapons during the gun duel and one of the suspected bunkerers was shot on his two legs before he was taken away by the police,”one of the sources said.
“On our way, the boys armed with dangerous weapons engaged the police in a shootout and in the process, the arrested suspect who was in handcuffs escaped with the help of the hoodlums in the community. “After their previous shootout with the military, they returned to the bush and continued their illegal bunkering activities before another shootout encounter with the police.
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