Hoodlums kill, injure policemen in Delta
A policeman was reportedly killed in Delta State on Monday evening by four armed hoodlums operating on a motorcycle, while another officer was injured.
The officers were at a road block in the community when they were attacked. The hoodlums reportedly unleashed several gunshots upon entering the community, before they swooped on the policemen who were on patrol duty after the heavy rainfall.
Delta state Police Commissioner, Mustafa Muhammad, confirmed the killing of the policeman in Asaba.
“The policeman is sergeant, who was on patrol duty with his colleague who was shot but survived. He is currently being treated at the Federal Medical Center (FMC, Asaba).
“The hoodlums came in motorcycle, and unknown to the policemen they were armed, the hoodlums unleashed their terror on them on sight, four of the policemen escaped, one injured, one killed, we are investigating the incident. We will bring the hoodlums to book,” Muhammad said.
