DELTA COMMUNITY ATTACK POLICE

A team of policemen attached to the Oleh Police Station, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State narrowly escaped death last week when Aviara community youths and indigenes allegedly attacked the team with assorted weapons, resulting to the severe damage of the Police vehicle's front windscreen. Trouble was said to have started when the crack team invaded a long time dreaded popular den of Indian hemp in the community to effect the arrest of the operators of the den which sources alleged had for some time been kept secret by the community. Reports have it that on their (police) arrival to the dreaded den, the youths and indigenes allegedly trooped out having sensed that the team was in for arrest and suddenly, the angry youths and the indigenes had already lunched the unexpected attack on them, leaving their patrol vehicle windscreen severely damaged and fled to the bush.It was also alleged that the youth's effort to snatch guns from the team proved abortive, and when it dawned on the youths that it might result to an unpleasant circumstances they fled. Meanwhile, a huge amount of money was alleged to have been paid to the police by the community to replace their patrol vehicle windscreen allegedly destroyed by the youths and indigenes. A visit to the community revealed that the matter was being tackled in the Ovie's Palace by the community monarch, President General, Community leaders and the police representative in attendance where according to a source, the huge sum of money was paid to the police for the replacement of the windscreen. However, before he left the palace, the police representative (names withheld) warned some of the persons present not to disclose to any one about the settlement reached so far but vowed that those involved will face the wrath of the law accordingly.In a related development, crisis may be brewing at Aviara community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State over the alleged chaining and locking up of an indigene by the community's president-general, one Mr. Idume, for over 24 hours in a self-made private cell alleged to be operating by him. Community sources who condemned the president general's action in its entirety described it as unlawful and inhuman. It was reliably learnt that a boy, who was having a problem with a fellow indigene who bought for him a motor bike for commercial purposes was brought to the community in a bid to settle the issue and at that point, he was alleged to have been chained and locked up in a self-made private cell by the president-general when he was brought before him in the midnight of that fateful day. Investigations revealed that the following day when the president-general got to his private cell to see the boy, the boy had, however, been rescued by his relations. When contacted for comments, the president-general declined, but the community monarch, HRH Emaviwe I, who spoke through one of the community leaders, told our reporter in his palace that the matter was before a court of law.