Tensions flared in Kokori, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, as an unidentified man launched a violent attack on a police officer and a group of environmental law enforcement agents attempting to carry out an arrest.
Eyewitness footage obtained by SaharaReporters captured the dramatic moment when the suspect, dressed in a blue shirt, slapped an environmental officer while simultaneously restraining a police officer, preventing him from retaliating as another individual assaulted him.
According to local sources, the incident unfolded on Thursday when the officials arrived in the community to execute a bench warrant against the suspect. However, the situation escalated as the suspect, accompanied by his accomplices, confronted and attacked the officers.
“They were attacked by the defendant and his thugs,” a source familiar with the matter disclosed.
Further video evidence showed the suspect approaching a police officer seated in a Sienna vehicle and striking him, while other assailants targeted an environmental official who had challenged their leader. Despite the violent confrontation, the ringleader reportedly remained defiant.
When the assaulted police officer questioned him about his torn uniform, the suspect allegedly dismissed the concern, boasting that there would be no consequences.
Confirming the attack, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, stated, “We are on the trail of the attackers.”
Meanwhile, in a separate development, hundreds of residents of Egbo-Kokori community in Ughelli North Local Government Area took to the streets on Tuesday in a protest against escalating violence, rape incidents, and farmland destruction allegedly carried out by suspected armed herdsmen.
Chanting anti-herdsmen slogans, the protesters—comprising elderly women, men, and youths—marched to the Police Area Command in Ughelli, demanding urgent government intervention.
“We don’t want killer herdsmen in our community anymore,” they cried, voicing their frustration over their inability to access their farmlands due to fear of attacks.
Elderly women in the community expressed deep concerns, stating that they could only visit their farms in groups for safety.
“Anyone who goes alone risks being assaulted,” lamented Mama Patricia, one of the protesters.
Another community member, Philo Utuedor, recalled past agreements where herdsmen had promised to leave but later returned. “They signed an undertaking last year to vacate, yet they are back, accusing us of harming their cattle. Now they chase us away from our own farms and keep us trapped in our homes.”
The protesters called on security agencies and the Delta State government to take immediate action to restore peace and ensure the safety of their community.
Watch video below..
WATCH: Tension In Delta Community As Resident Assaults Policeman, Environmental Officers, Tears Police Uniform pic.twitter.com/xq4rMtKeHF
— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) February 8, 2025
| Posted: at | |
TRENDING GISTS 
More Unfolds As Asake's Father & Family Demand N50m House & DNA Test For 11yr Old Daughter
Suspect Arraigned For Killing His Boss in Ondo, Strips Himself Nak3d to Feign Insanity in Court
Seminarian Dies in Kidnappers Den, While Priest Abducted With Him Regains Freedom in Edo
2yr Old Gift Kelly Osaho Killed in Cold Blood as Revenue Enforcers Clash With Driver in Edo (VID)
Manchester City v Brighton: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats
Actress, Chika Flaunts Her Post Baby Body Few Weeks After Welcoming First Child
Actor, Williams Uchemba Recounts Experience Living In A ‘Demon-Possessed’ House
Middle-Aged Woman Dies After Jumping Off Third Mainland Bridge In Lagos in Sheer Su!cide