Security

Guber Polls: Army, Police Assures Delta Residents of Safety

By Web News 531

By Oghenero Eghweree

The 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Delta State Police Command have stressed their commitment to ensure a peaceful environment during the forthcoming Governorship and State Assembly election on March 18.

They made the pledge in a joint statement in Asaba, signed by the Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Major Yahaya Nasir-Kabara, and the Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Bright Edafe.

The statement stresses the right of the people to exercise their franchise without intimidation, while assuring that the police, the army and other security agencies will guarantee their safety prior to, during and after the polls.

It also urges residents of the state to visit the nearest police or army formations to report suspicious persons or activities for immediate deployment of troops.

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Crime

Lives Lost, Many Injured in Rivalry Group Clash

By Web News 811

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of two persons as rival youth groups clashed in Ekpan community, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state during the Yuletide celebration.

But local sources claimed that the casualty figure could not be fewer than five in a gory incident which reportedly occurred in the community on Christmas eve.

According to the sources, many victims sustained varying degrees of injuries in the clash and were rushed unconscious to the Central Hospital, Warri, for treatment.

One of the sources who pleaded anonymity said, “The clash between the rival youth groups claimed five lives in the Ekpan area late in the night on Saturday, December 24, 2022.

“The cause of the clash was not immediately known. But it was gathered that both groups belonged to two different youth leadership in Ekpan community. 

“Reports have it that five residents lost their lives in the shootout. One of the victims is a petty trader who sold wares to the youths who were celebrating Christmas eve at an all-night party”.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident.

The PPRO told journalists on Sunday night that only two persons were confirmed dead in the incident.

Culled / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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Crime

3 Dead, 18 Injured in Delta Building Collapse

By Web News 675

Efforts are still ongoing to clear the site of a building collapse at Okpanam, in the outskirts of Asaba, the Delta state capital.

Present at the site of the incident were men of the State Emergency Management Agency, fire service, the police and community support groups.

Oghenero Eghweree who is covering the events for Radio Nigeria, reports that Delta State Police Command had just released a statement on the disaster, where it posits that the incident has so far led to the demise of a woman and two female children.

The police report signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, also notes that eighteen persons have been rescued and eleven are still receiving treatment, while four of the victims have been discharged.

The one-story building prior to the disaster houses a religious centre and private offices.

Oghenero Eghweree