By Austin Ogwuda
… arrests attackers of Police team at Akwukwu-Igbo road
Newly posted Commissioner of Police in Delta State, CP Aina Adesola is talking tough.
He has vowed that on no account the State Police Command would allow any violent or sessessionist group to run riot under his watch.
He gave the warning just as he announced the arrest of some persons who attacked a police patrol team, weekend.
A five-man team of Policemen from the Akukwu-Igbo Police Division, led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was said to have been ambushed by assailants wielding machetes.
During the attack, one of the officers was fatally wounded with severe matchete cuts.
He was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Asaba for treatment and recovery state yet to be ascertained as at the time of this report.
The warning was contained in a press release signed by the Command’s Spokesman, Bright Edafe, a Superintendent of Police on Sunday.
It reads in part:
“Following the attack on Police officers of the command at boundary between Akukwu-igbo and Ugbolu communities in oshimili North LGA, the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Aina Adesola, directed the immediate deployment of operatives to address the situation, restore order and public confidence.
“Following prompt police deployment, operative in a sting operation have arrested some suspects connected to the incident. They are currently in custody and have provided useful information in the ongoing investigations.
“The CP in a tough statement noted that unprovoked attacks on Police officers will not be tolerated under is leadership. He also issued a firm warning that no extremist, secessionist, or violent groups will be allowed to operate within Delta State as the command will deal decisively with any person or group that threatens public peace or attacks law enforcement officers”, the release stated.
