Three mobile policemen attached to PMF 51, Oghara, have reportedly been abducted by unidentified assailants suspected to be herdsmen in the Ohoror community of the East-West Road in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
A police source revealed that the officers were taken while responding to a distress call.
According to the report from the source, the kidnappers made off with the service AK47 rifles and ammunition belonging to the policemen, who were subsequently led into the nearby bush.
The source indicate that the abducted officers were part of a team of six mobile policemen deployed to the Ughelli-Patani Road nipping point.
“While they were at the tipping point, a young man simply identified as Moses Progress, 22, from the Uwheru community came to inform the team that he was robbed of his OPPO phone and money by suspected herdsmen under a nearby bridge close to their point while performing rituals to the god of the river.
“Consequently, the leader of the patrol team reportedly detailed the three inspectors to follow the complainant to the scene, armed with their AK-47 rifles.
“While waiting for the return of the three inspectors, the team later saw the complainant on a speeding motorcycle without our men,” the source said.
“He was stopped to inquire about the three mobile police officers who went with him. It was at that juncture that he told them that, when they got to the scene, they were attacked at the bush by six herdsmen and he had to escape while the policemen ran in different directions.
“When he told our men that he did not know the whereabouts of the police officers who went with him, there was no option than to arrest him after they called for backup,” the source added.
The incident which sparked tension within the community, has the residents expressing concern over the safety of law enforcement personnel.
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