By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily – A policeman has died after an attack on a routine police patrol team by unknown gunmen in Delta State.
The gunmen also burnt down the patrol vehicle and carted away rifles after the other officers fled.
According to a Facebook page, Wong Box, the Wednesday,May 26, 2021 incident occurred along Otulu Junction, Akwukwu-Igbo, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.
The post read, “Unknown Gunmen (UGM) attacked policemen on duty along Otulu AKWUKWU IGBO road this morning.
“A policeman has been confirmed dead, police vehicle also burnt.”
This is coming barely 10 days after some gunmen attacked Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state, killing three officers and a suspect.
The Southeast has been under heightened tension following repeated attacks on key governmental institutions in the Southeast, Southwest and Southsouth.