BY AUSTIN OGWUDA
ASABA —DELTA State Police Public Relations, PPRO, Mr. Lucky Uyabeme, said yesterday that investigation was in top gear to ascertain the involvement of 19 persons so far arrested in connection with the mob attack on Ashaka police station, last week.
It was not clear whether the mob stole arms and ammunition from the station during the attack as the PPRO kept sealed lips on that.
He, however, told Vanguard in Asaba that “we are interrogating those arrested. So far, I think we have 19 of them. A thorough screening is on to ascertain their involvement, we will not hesitate to arraign them in court as soon as possible.”
A mob numbering over 200 had, last Wednesday, sacked the Ashaka Police Station in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state in protest against the death of a young man who got drowned in the river as police raided some hemp joints.
The incident took place when a combined team of policemen and anti-cult group from the community carried out an early morning raid at some hideouts where cannabis are sold.
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Mob sacks police station, damage patrol vehicles in Delta
By Austin Ogwuda, Asaba
Mob numbering over 200 have sacked a police station at Ashaka in Ndokwa east local government area of Delta State in protest of the death of a young man who drowned in the river as police raided some hideouts.
Vanguard gathered that a combined team of policemen and anti-cult group from the community carried out an early morning raid at some hideouts where cannabis are sold.
And in course of the raid some persons running away from being arrested jumped into the Ase creek where no one person as at the press time was confirmed drowned.
Angered by the death of the young man the mob marched to the police station and damaging anytime at site.
State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Lucky Uyabeme told reporters yesterday that “mob numbering over 200 persons attacked and destroyed the police station windows, charge room including two patrol vehicles parked in the station”.
He further stated that “one Emeka and other principal suspects have been arrested and we (police) are warning fleeing suspects to surrender themselves to security agents”.
Mob numbering over 200 have sacked a police station at Ashaka in Ndokwa east local government area of Delta State in protest of the death of a young man who drowned in the river as police raided some hideouts.
Vanguard gathered that a combined team of policemen and anti-cult group from the community carried out an early morning raid at some hideouts where cannabis are sold.
And in course of the raid some persons running away from being arrested jumped into the Ase creek where no one person as at the press time was confirmed drowned.
Angered by the death of the young man the mob marched to the police station and damaging anytime at site.
State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Lucky Uyabeme told reporters yesterday that “mob numbering over 200 persons attacked and destroyed the police station windows, charge room including two patrol vehicles parked in the station”.
He further stated that “one Emeka and other principal suspects have been arrested and we (police) are warning fleeing suspects to surrender themselves to security agents”.
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