Black Wednesday: Again, Gunmen Kill Police Officer, Cart Away AK-47 In Ughelli North

A police officer with Dragon 19, attached to Ughelli Area Command, simply identified as Jude Ukpaka has been shot dead and his Ak-47 stolen by suspected gunmen in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was gathered, the officer and two of his other colleagues were at a check point along Ogor-Evwreni axis of the East West road before the unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday at about 5-6pm.
According to unconfirmed report, there was an attack on travellers at the early morning of same day before the killing in the evening at almost at same spot of the incident.
It would be recalled that, barely two months ago, two police officers, PC Ujeyah Matthew and Sergeant Ijebu attached to Ofuoma division were killed and their guns stolen at Ekredjebor community in Ughelli North.
Efforts to contact the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe was not successful as his mobile line was not connecting as at the time of this report.
But a senior security source from Delta State Police Command who confirmed the incident on anonymous condition, disclosed that the other officers escaped into the swamp.
“They ran into swamp until they were rescued by a team from Ughelli Area Command, while the remains of deceased officer has been deposited at the mortuary”

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