The acting Police PRO in Delta, SP Charles Muka, who confirmed this in a statement, added that the police recorded two casualties. He said five others lost their lives when MASSOB confronted the soldiers who were deployed to maintain the peace after the protesters pushed two policemen into the river.
The military arrested and took eight members of MASOB to police and "are now in custody in Asaba."
According to him, the protesters turned violent and attacked the policemen deployed to monitor the protest, they killed two officers on duty and injured two others. “We had to deploy our officers to ensure that the protest was peaceful but we were surprised that the people turned violent.
“To our surprise, they started attacking our men and at Okwe Junction in Abraka area of Asaba, the group killed a police corporal and took his AK47 riffle.
“Also along the Dennis Osadeby Way in Asaba, they wounded a police officer and took his anti-riot gun. This group also attacked and wounded two policemen, suspected to be marine police, and threw them into the River Niger at Cable Point in Asaba and in the process one died and one was rescued.
“This brings the casualty number to two with two others injured on the side of the police.
According to him, the protesters turned violent and attacked the policemen deployed to monitor the protest, they killed two officers on duty and injured two others. “We had to deploy our officers to ensure that the protest was peaceful but we were surprised that the people turned violent.
“To our surprise, they started attacking our men and at Okwe Junction in Abraka area of Asaba, the group killed a police corporal and took his AK47 riffle.
“Also along the Dennis Osadeby Way in Asaba, they wounded a police officer and took his anti-riot gun. This group also attacked and wounded two policemen, suspected to be marine police, and threw them into the River Niger at Cable Point in Asaba and in the process one died and one was rescued.
“This brings the casualty number to two with two others injured on the side of the police.
“The protesters also attacked military vehicles along the Asaba-Onitsha Expressway which left four members of the group dead and eight others arrested and brought to the police headquarters.”
The statement added that a pregnant lady was hit by a stray bullet during the fracas, she is receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba. Security has been deployed to deal with the miscreants.
The statement added that a pregnant lady was hit by a stray bullet during the fracas, she is receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba. Security has been deployed to deal with the miscreants.
This massob again?
ReplyDeleteI still can't undstd d reason y some pple like making Violent? Dey claimed dey were celebrating late Ikemba,,,na him u dey celebrate with anoda flag in a sovereign state? Life have no duplicate,,,Youth be warned.
ReplyDeleteWhat is wrong with this people nah??? For crying out loud
ReplyDeleteDia pple are getting worst as d day goes, if dey are not quickly checked, dey will turn dis country upside down
ReplyDeleteWhat is pregnant woman doing in such environment, people should lean to do things in a right way.
ReplyDeleteAmerica forecasted 2014 for Nigeria break up, we scaled through that year but this recent incessant agitation here & there seems making it a reality imminent.
ReplyDeleteShey dat is wat dey wnt, the killing of innocent people dis lots are looking for another civil war god won't allow it to happen
ReplyDeleteThis is too bad.
ReplyDeleteThese forces are too merciful on protesters
ReplyDeleteThis is madness , they need to be address or else...
ReplyDeleteWho violence epp?? Y are dey raising dust, its lik d current situation in d country isn't hitting dem hard, if it was dey wouldn't indulge in ds berserk act..
ReplyDeleteYou people are trying to create another Biafra war this doesn't make any sense. As you can see there is no other country in the world that are supporting you I urge you people to quit this mess
ReplyDeleteCol Ojukwu was only spirited biafran. All these people running around in East are biafraud
ReplyDeletewetin carry pregnant woman near mob action?
ReplyDeleteI hope they rot in jail for the rest of their lives.
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ReplyDeleteWe pray for divine intervention in Nigeria, this hullaballoo here & there is getting worse day by day.
ReplyDeleteHa,dis people case ar getting out of hand oo
ReplyDeleteuna go jst kill yourself finish. Nigeria is One! Nd will remain as one!
ReplyDelete#Olu,can you see?
They should let this people go abeg enough of their wahala
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