Police boss shot in Delta

The Area Commander of the Ughelli Area Command of the Delta State Police Command, ACP Usman Ndanbabo, was shot twice at close range by yet-to-ascertained assailants.

The incident, marking the height of increased criminal activities in Ughelli axis of the state, happened on Sunday night reportedly attack at Ughelli.

ACP Ndanbabo was said to be returning from a function when he realized that he was being trailed by some assailants.

Narrating how it happened, a police source said: “He was returning from an outing at about 8:00p.m in his Nissan SUV when he noticed that a Toyota car had been trailing him.

He tried fleeing from his car when he got to the roundabout opposite the palace of the Ovie of Ughelli, along Isoko Road.

But his assailants opened fire on him, shot him in the back and his stomach and left him.

“He was immediately rushed to a private clinic at Ughelli for medical attention, but was referred to another private clinic in Warri for treatment owing to the gravity of the gunshot wounds,” the source, who’s a senior police officer disclosed.

Meanwhile, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Zanna Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident, could adduce any reason for the attack.

He told journalists that reasons for the attack were still unknown and that Ndanbabo was already receiving medical attention from his gunshot wounds.

According to him, details of the attack would be available as soon as the victim regains more of his strength.

He added that the command was already investigating the incident and would ensure that the assailants face the music when apprehended.

“I’ve just visited him in the hospital and he’s stabilising.

No arrest has been made yet, that will depend on what he tells us about what happened and we cannot extract anything from him for now because he’s in the intensive care unit.

“Though we spoke to him, we wouldn’t want to stress him with so many questions for now, but by the time he’s out of the ICU, we will be able to know exactly what happened because he was alone in the vehicle; he was driving alone.

Only him can tell us what happened,” he explained.

It will be recalled that crime rate within Ughelli town and its environs has been on the increase and a source of worry in the past couple of weeks with records of kidnappings and killings.

As a result, security operatives, particularly the police, have embarked on regular patrols as well as stop-and-search operations in the area.