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There was pandemonium in Ughelli North Local Government Area, one of the coronavirus [COVID-19] ravaged LGAs in Delta State on Monday after COVID-19 task force team and some police officials were allegedly attacked by suspected youths from Otor-Ihwreko the host community to Ughelli main market in the local government area.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Ughelli North is one of the six LGAs identified as COVID-19 hotbeds in Delta. Others and their confirmed COVID-19 cases are; Oshimili South which comprises Asaba, Okwe and Oko area with 351 cases, Warri South has 161 cases, Uwvie has 145, Ughelli North has 122, Oshimili North 107 while Sapele has 100 cases in the state.
According to reports, the hoodlums in their hundreds attacked the policemen and officials of COVID-19 task force while carrying out sensitization campaign on the uses of nose masks, hand sanitizers and social distancing precautions at recommended by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to the market women.
Eyewitness account said the youths emerged from the community’s shrine on sighting the officials of the COVID-19 task force and policemen from ‘A’ Division, Ughelli with dangerous weapons and heavily attacked the policemen and officials of COVID-19 Task Force of the council area.
Two women sergeant from ‘A’ Division Ughelli were beaten to stupor and their uniforms were torn and half naked while alighting from the council’s NUGLE bus.
According to an eyewitness, an attempt to set the council bus ablaze was averted as the DPO ‘A’ Division, Ughelli, CSP Kevin Zuokumor sent police officers to rescue the police officers and officials of COVID-19 task force locked up in the market stalls.
The youths in their warring song said the community will no longer fold their hands looking at government of Delta State killing their people with hunger, any attempt by the state government or anybody to impose stringent condition on their people will be resisted.
“From henceforth, any attempt by Delta state government to further impose stringent conditions on our people will be highly resisted by superior power”.
When contacted, the council boss, Hon. Goodwin Adode condemned the attack on the officials of the council and Nigeria policemen from ‘A’ Division Ughelli who are carrying out their lawful duty.
Adode vowed that the perpetrators will not go unpunished adding that they will be arrested and made to face the law.
“We will not condone it from anybody, the youths of Otor-Ihwreko that attacked policemen and officials of COVID-19 task force will face the law and brought to book” he threatened.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) ‘A’ Division Ughelli, CSP Kevin Zoukumor has assured the council boss of getting the hoodlums arrested and prosecuted