Hoodlums Attack Police Station, Beat Officer To Coma, Cart Away Ammunition

There was anxiety on Sunday at Orogun community, Ughelli North L.G.A in Delta state when some marauding hoodlums sacked a police station in the area.

According to the Nation, the hoodlums beat the only officer who was present during the invasion to coma and carted away an AK-47 rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition.

EkoHotBlog gathered thay the police have initiated a house-to-house search in the community for weapons stolen by the hoodlums.

Trouble began when the police had earlier attempted to arrest a suspect whose mother perfected his escape.

Subsequently, the mother was arrested and detained at the station, her son then mobilised to the station threatening to deal with the officers, The Nation quoted a source who’s privy to the development to have said.

A police source said: “The constable and inspector had gone to arrest a suspect but the suspect’s mother locked up her son who later escaped arrest.

“The mother was arrested and taken to the police station. The other children mobilised to the station and threatened to deal with the police for arrest their mother.”

Continuing, the source said: “In the night, the constable was alone in the station sleeping after the inspector and criminal record officer had gone home when the hoodlums pounced and carted away his weapon after beating him to stupor”.