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#EndSARS: 14 suspects arrested over killing of policeman in Delta

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Oct 09, 2020

Fourteen suspects linked to Thursday's Police and #EndSARS protesters clash in Ughelli, Delta, which left a policeman dead have been arrested.

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The Delta Police Command confirmed the development to The Nation on Friday evening.

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It was gathered policemen in vans drove around the Ughelli metropolis, in the early parts of Friday, combing flashpoints for the "killer protesters.ÔÇØ

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The development reportedly caused tension across the town as residents were said to have scampered for safety.

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The action was based on a directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) that the killers of Corporal Stanley Etaga, be fished out.

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#ENDSARS protest turned bloody in Ughelli after a shoot-out reportedly broke out between policemen and protesters, resulting in the death of the Police corporal and hoodlums carting away his arm, AK-47, and ammunition.

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A yet-to-be-identified protester also reportedly died in the clash, while a young boy is said to have sustained a bullet wound on the leg.

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Sources claim that no fewer than five cars belonging to the suspects were impounded during the operation.

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Delta Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the arrests, added that "they have been charged to courtÔÇØ.

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