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.
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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
