EndSARS protest by agitating youths in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State has claimed the life a policeman stationed to prevent the protest from being carried out.
The protesters were reported to have taken to the streets in the mid-day, yesterday in support of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Idris directive to ban FSARS. The protest however turned bloody at Otovwodo junction when the protesters were resisted by a mobile police team.
It was gathered that many youths and policemen sustained various degrees of injuries and a policeman was reportedly shot dead by an unidentified youth. The incident also led to the destruction of several cars as commuters along the East-West road axis of Otovwodo junction scampered for safety following the series of gunshots.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya, said there was a report of a confrontation between the protesters and the police but the case was still being investigated at the time of filing this report.
However, another police source confirmed under the condition of anonymity that
“Several cars were damaged following the pandemonium that ensued as the protesters opened fire on the police team leading to the death of a police corporal.”
