{"id":3677,"date":"2019-02-01T16:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=3677"},"modified":"2019-02-01T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:15:08","slug":"herdsmen-attack-delta-community-kill-police-asp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/herdsmen-attack-delta-community-kill-police-asp","title":{"rendered":"Herdsmen attack Delta community, kill police ASP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, has been shot dead by suspected herdsmen, at Umuachi-Afor community, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\"><\/div>\n<p>According to Vanguard, until his death, the ASP was attached to the Ashaka police divisional headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>He was said to have led a team of police officers in search of the herdsmen who had been terrorizing the area with kidnapping activities when he was killed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\"><\/div>\n<p>The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cWe had a situation where someone was abducted and that took our men into the bush in search of the hoodlums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn their way, they were ambushed by the armed herdsmen who, in fact, opened fire on the police rescue team. In the process, the ASP was hit by bullets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\"><\/div>\n<p>The PPRO, however, did not disclose the identity of the deceased police officer, saying, \u201cHis family is not yet aware of the development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThere is reinforcement into the bush and we are getting support from the local vigilante team.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-20\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, has been shot dead by suspected herdsmen, at Umuachi-Afor community, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State. According to Vanguard, until his death, the ASP was attached to the Ashaka police divisional headquarters. 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