Gunmen Shoot Dead Army Major, Police, Others In Delta

A Major of the Nigerian Army and an officer of the Nigerian Police Force have been reportedly shot dead by some unknown gunmen in Delta State.

Reports obtained by Naija News on Friday revealed that some gun-wielding criminals raided Ase-Omuku, a community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday and beheaded one of their victims, Chief Okwudili Obi.

Another 13-year-old boy was reportedly killed during the attack as the assailants hunted around for their target.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Youth President of Ase-Omuku Community, Victor Enebeli, younger brother to one of the deceased, said: “At 11 am on Wednesday, 08/02/2023, the gunmen went to the house of one of our leaders at Umutu because he was their prime target.

“They could not get him because he was not at home; at about 3 am, some dissident community members led the gunmen into the community and started shooting for almost one hour, killing a community Chief Okwudili Obi and cutting off his head. They also killed one other young man, a stray bullet hit a young boy of 13 years killing the boy while his mother is in the hospital.”

Naija News learnt that some military officers at Sterling Energy Exploration and Production Company (SEEPCO) countered the gunmen, and they reportedly fled the community.

Enebeli, however, explained that as the gunmen were running out of the community, they shot a policeman dead at Ashaka and also shot two soldiers and a Major in Kwale.

“Three other injured persons whom the gunmen shot thinking they were dead are in the hospital. The gunmen actually went to Breman Hospital by Kwale roundabout to kill the injured people who were receiving treatment there to remove all witnesses, unknown to them there was a soldier checkpoint there, and they shot the Major and another soldier.

“The Major has been confirmed dead. The gunmen’s vehicle developed a fault at Ashaka and they abandoned it,” Daily Post quoted Enebeli saying.

The middle-aged man described the incident as barbaric and inhuman, saying irrespective of differences among the indigenes of the Ase Umoku community, it should not lead to the killing of fellow indigenes.

He further disclosed that operatives of the Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army arrived in the community shortly to contain the situation,

Another resident who reportedly spoke to the news platform urged the Delta State Government and the security outfit, Operation Delta Hawk to commence a thorough investigation into the incident and arrest persons involved in the senseless killing and beading of Chief Okwudili Obi.