The entire Ashaka community in Ndokwe East Local Government Area of the state was thrown into mourning following the havoc wreaked on lives and property by some daredevil criminals.
The hoodlums were said to have stormed the community in the early hours of yesterday, killing a police Inspector simply named Musa, burnt a police patrol van and carted away the Ak-47 service rifle of the slain cop.
It was gathered that trouble started as early as 4.30 am when three policemen of Ashaka Division were at their routine checkpoint in front of Matar-Dei Grammar School gate when the hoodlums said to be numbering three on a motorbike attacked the unsuspecting police team with daggers and battle-axes.
In the course of the attack, the police patrol team leader, Inspector Musa was reportedly killed on the spot while the other two sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Sources said that the policemen staged a resistance against the hoodlums but it was puny as they were overwhelmed by the criminals.
A witness who preferred anonymity told journalists that though he could not go too close to the scene, he heard from afar voices of the policemen shouting for help during the struggle with the attackers.
Another source from Ashaka vigilante group described the attackers as criminals targeting police rifles.
There were no official reports yet from the Ashaka Divisional Police Officer and the Acting Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe as of the time of filing this report.
