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Delta Police confirm gunmen attack on patrol team, Customs vehicle set ablaze

Last updated: March 31, 2022 1:47 pm
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The Delta State Police Command has confirmed attack on a Police patrol team by unknown gunmen at Issele-Azagba in Aniocha-North Local Government Area of Delta State.

The Command spokesperson, Bright Edafe who made the disclosure in a phone call to ait.live says the unknown gunmen attacked the patrol team at 8pm Wednesday, along the highway axis of Issele-Azagba and shot heavily at them but no casualty was recorded.

Also Read: 9 persons die in Delta State road accident

DSP Bright Edafe while describing some social media reports of Police officers killed in the attack as falsehood, confirmed that the unknown gunmen set ablaze a patrol vehicle belonging to the Nigerian Customs Service.

The motive behind the Wednesday night attack is yet to be ascertained.

In the meantime, normalcy has returned to the Issele-Azagba axis of Aniocha-North Council Area of Delta State.

Editor: Ena Agbanoma

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