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...For a better society... Tuesday, August 24 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Features Politics Columnists Sports Business Money/Market Industry Insurance Energy Foreign News Rampaging robbers kill 3 cops CAJETAN MMUTA, Asaba HAZARD of duty took a heavy toll on Delta State police command last week with three of its officers including an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) falling to the rapid fire of dare-devil armed robbers. The period appeared to mark an upsurge in robbery and especially pre-meditated killing of policemen. Like the ASP, an inspector and a constable who were also murdered during the past week had their identities shielded from the public until procedural requirements are satisfied. State Police Commissioner, Mr. Charles Akaya, who spoke yesterday at the command headquarters in Asaba on the killings, said the ASP was shot dead by a gang of unidentified gunmen who swooped on police officers on duty about 4.45 a.m. at Ovie Palace Road, Efurum near Warri on Friday, August 13. The same gang, he said, was believed to have struck earlier at Efurum where it stormed and seized an Asaba-bound commercial bus. A police constable who was among the passengers was singled out and killed. As if synchronised, another group of bandits attacked a police patrol vehicle at Otovwode on Port Harcourt-Warri expressway junction, Ughelli, killed an Inspector on duty and torched the patrol vehicle. In spite of the losses, the commissioner declared the resolve of the command to intensify the ongoing onslaught on robbers and other criminal elements in the state, saying there will not be a safe haven for criminals in his domain. Mr. Akaya urged the public to volunteer information on criminals, assuring that strict confidentiality will be accorded such tips. He warned, however, that those who are shielding armed robbers would suffer the same fate when caught. "These unwarranted attacks will no more be tolerated and we therefore, call on those who harbour these criminals to beware because they shall suffer the same fate with the criminals. For the avoidance of doubt we shall now return fire-for-fire," he added. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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