Community protests, accuses Police, hunters of kidnapping
Allegation completely false, mischievous, misleading — Police COMMERCIAL activities and vehicular movement were, yesterday, grounded for hours as protesters from Ekiugbo community barricaded roads within Ughelli metropolis, over alleged misconducta of Police and local security agents in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. But the state Police Command has said the protest by Ekiugbo community was a sham, aimed to mislead the public and detract from pursuit of justice by criminal minded individuals. The protesters armed with placards bearing inscriptions such as ‘Police brutality is getting too much,’ ‘Police in Ughelli are fighting the innocents instead of criminals,’ ‘Too much of police illegal activities in the land,’ ‘Ughelli Police should allow our people free movement,’ among others. They accused a section of the police and hunters attached to the Ughelli Area command of alleged kidnapping. Addressing newsmen, the President General of Ekiugbo commun...