Posted by By EMMANUEL OGOIGBE, Warri and BUCHY ENYINNAYA, Asaba on
Dare-devil robbers on Thursday engaged the advanced security team of Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, in a gun duel, leaving a police driver identified simply as John killed and two others injured.
•Kill 1, injure 2
Dare-devil robbers on Thursday engaged the advanced security team of Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, in a gun duel, leaving a police driver identified simply as John killed and two others injured.
The security team was heading for Warri from Asaba, the state capital for the scheduled testimonial match organized in honour of football star and former Super Eagles skipper, Austin Jay Jay Okocha.
The security men, according to the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Uduaghan, encountered the armed robbers operating at Pamol Estate, Oghara at about 2.30 p.m.
According to the statement, the governor was not affected by the incident and he had proceeded to the Warri Stadium for the football match.
'The governor regrets the incident and wishes to assure the general public that everything is being done to ensure their security, he also praised the gallantry of the security team that dislodged the armed robbers," the statement added. The injured victims of the gun attack are receiving treatment in the hospital.