Residents of Ughelli in Delta State have stormed the street in their numbers to protest against police brutality and extortion from Nigerian youths.
This was disclosed in a video shared by an X user identified as Kome Nice on Wednesday, with the caption, “Heavy protest ongoing in Ughelli against police brutality which has become rampant!!”
Responding to the tweet, the Police Public Relations Officer, Delta State Command, Bright Edafe, explained the reasons behind the ongoing protest.
Edafe wrote, “Regarding the ongoing protest in Ughelli, the command wishes to inform members of the public that yesterday, 13th February 2024, policemen from Ughelli Area Command intercepted an unregistered Benz GLK without a plate number in Ekuigbo community, the men confronted the four boys who could not establish ownership of the car.
“In an attempt to arrest them, some of the youth attacked the police, destroyed their vehicle, and broke the head of one of the officers. Nine of the suspects were arrested and will be charged to court.
“Youths are advised to stay off any protest because it won’t deter us from doing our job.”
Source: Vanguard
