From Ameachi Prosper (The New Diplomat’s Delta State Correspondent)
Gunmen have reportedly attacked security operatives of ‘Operation Delta Safe’ killing two personnel.
This latest attack on the operatives occured along the failed portion of Ugbolu-Illah road in Oshimili North LGA, with the hoodlums carting away the service rifles of the deceased officers.
Sources said some of operatives in the patrol team sustained severe bullet injuries during the exchange of gun fire.
Local sources lamented that the road has been a safe haven for armed robbers to operate on a regular basis particularly at night.
According to a source, no fewer than 10 policemen have lost their lives on that road to armed robbery attacks in the last four years.
The source who claimed that he was directly behind the vehicle used by the hoodlums for the operation, alleged that on getting to the check point which is just by the failed portion the suspected armed robbers opened fire on the policemen who returned fire, adding that some of the policemen ran into the bush.
He said the two police officers were found dead when the dust settled, adding that “the armed robbers asked us to reverse and go back that they were for the policemen.
“So many passengers including me also ran into the bush for safety. Police patrol hilux and sienna buses later came to the spot.
Though the state police public relations officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya could not be reached as calls to her phone rang out unanswered, a senior police officer at the command headquarters in Asaba who craved for anonymity confirmed the incident.
