Gunmen kill vigilante leader in Delta

Gunmen on Friday killed the leader of a vigilante group in Jeddo community, Okpe local government area of Delta State, Jude Akiru.

Residents of the community told journalists that the incident happened at about 2:00 a.m. on Friday.

Akiru, who received a distress call from an unknown caller that some criminal elements were operating in the oil field junction area, drove to the area immediately in a bid to address the situation.

“On reaching there, the gunmen instructed Akiru to off his torchlight which he allegedly refused to do. This prompted them to shoot him several times.

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“The incident drew the attention of security personnel who raced to the scene to restore calm,” a resident said.

The acting spokesman of the state police command, Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident.

He, however, refused to speak further on the attack.

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