Ughelli: The police in Delta State are investigating the murder of the Ughelli Area Commander, ACP, Usman Ndanbaba, by unidentified persons, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim, has confirmed.
Ibrahim spoke to newsmen in reaction to the news of the killing of Ndanbaba on Sunday night.
He said that the command was investigating the attack and would ensure that the culprits were brought to book.
The Delta State Command of Nigeria Police was on Tuesday thrown into mourning over the death of Ndanbaba, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka said.
Aniamaka said “the whole command is saddened by the news and there is nothing we can do about it now.”
The late police officer was allegedly shot by unidentified persons on Sunday night while he was returning from an outing at about 8pm in his car.
A source said the officer was trailed by his attackers and shot at the roundabout opposite the palace of Ovie of Ughelli on Isoko Road. He was allegedly shot twice at close range, following which he was rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he died.
Meanwhile, police officers from Abraka Police Division were on Tuesday, during a routine patrol in along the railway line in Abraka, ambushed by suspected Fulani herdsmen who killed a Police Inspector, while three others sustained various degrees of injuries.
The officers, who were allegedly attacked by suspected herdsmen in the evening were said to be on their patrol van carrying out their routine patrol in the area when the herdsmen opened fired on them, leading to the death of the Inspector of Police.
It was learnt that the officers were taken unawares and as such before they could recuperate to fend off the attack, the damage had already been done as one of the officers died on the spot, while others escaped the siege with bullet wounds and are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
Contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Our men were ambushed around the Railway Line in Abraka and they opened fire on them, and it was so spontaneous that our men did not have the time to stave off the attack.
“We lost an Inspector of Police and some others were injured and are currently receiving treatment in the hospital. That is the situation of things; we are still on the trail of those who committed the dastardly act.
