In the early hours of Saturday, October 10, some unidentified gunmen ambushed a team of mobile policemen killing one sergeant while several others sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries during an ambush on them at Eku, Ethiope East local government area of Delta State.
The team according to security sources were drafted from the 51 Police Mobile Force, PMF, Oghara in Ethiope West local government area of the state to Ughelli, Ughelli North local government area following the violence that occurred during the End SARS Protest in the town.
A civilian was also reported to have been killed during the incident.