Three officers of Mobile Police Force (MOPOL) have been shot dead by gunmen in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta.
According to Vanguard report, the incident occurred at a fast-food spot located along the East-West road on Sunday night.
It was gathered that the hoodlums took the slain policemen unawares, shot them at close range and made away with their rifles.
The development comes just as the spate of insecurity in the area has continued to deteriorate.
The recent attack on the MOPOL officers comes a few days after a new Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Mr Benjamin Igometi took over the leadership of the Ughelli ‘A’ Division. As part of his job description, he was tasked with curbing the increasing insecurity in the area.
However, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onowakpoyeya is yet to confirm the incident to the media.
Similarly, attack on the MOPOL officers also comes after gunmen, on Friday night, attacked a police station in Ebonyi State, killing three police officers.