Friday, August 29, 2025 - Facts have emerged on how a police officer attached to the chairman of Bomadi Local Government Council, Inspector O. O. Ojonogba of PMF 51, was killed by gunmen.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday when the
attackers stormed the council chairman’s residence.
The officer, popularly known as “Ade,” was shot in the neck
in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, by
yet-to-be-identified gunmen while on duty.
At the time of the attack, the chairman was said to have
travelled to Asaba, the state capital, on official engagement, leaving behind
his wife and children with the late officer.
Inspector Ojonogba, who was on duty, was reportedly asleep
in his lounge when the assailants shot him. On the fateful day, the chairman
had travelled with three other security men, leaving behind the late police
officer.
The Special Assistant on Security to the chairman, Mr
Obasanjo Zokumor, confirmed: “At about 3 to 4 am, armed robbers entered the
council chairman’s compound after breaking through the generator powerhouse
while it was on.
“Immediately after gaining entrance, they went to the room
of the security personnel who was sleeping and shot him in the neck in his
sleep.
“After which they went through the back of the main house,
destroyed one of the burglary protectors, entered through the dining section
and went straight to the children’s room.
“At the children’s room, they demanded their father’s money
and jewellery from their mother with gun shots at the POP ceiling and the wall
of the room.
“They took all their phones, two iPads and a laptop. They
returned to search for more gadgets, but they did not find any.”
The armed men reportedly fled the scene afterwards, leaving
residents in shock.
When contacted, the Delta State Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Edafe Bright, said the command was combing everywhere to arrest the
criminals while still trying to get confirmation.
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