Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori
By Our Reporter
A seizable number of thugs said to be armed with sofisticated rifles on Monday, invaded the old secretariat in Asaba, Delta State.
NATIONAL WAVES gathered that the thugs destroyed properties and carted away motorcycles and generators.
The civil servants who were at work when the incident happened scampered for safety.
It would be recalled that a protest by commercial tricycle and motorcycle riders over union membership in Asaba and Okpanam in Oshimili South and Oshimili North local government areas of Delta State claimed four lives on Tuesday
The chairman of Building Materials Market, Okpanam, and one of the motorcycle riders, were allegedly hit by a Police stray bullet during the protest on Monday reportedly died on Tuesday.
The riders, during their protest on Monday had said they were protesting the untimely death of their colleagues on Sunday night when members of the State Taskforce were enforcing the ban on late-hour operations of commercial tricycles and motorcycles in the State’s capital city, leading to the death of two of their members.
The news of their death had sparked another round of protest by the traders at the building materials market, who were protesting the death of their chairman while the riders also joined to protest the death of their colleague.
During the protest, commercial activities were grounded, shops closed, roads deserted while some tricycles and motorcycles seen working were seized and set ablaze until the anti-riot policemen took control of the entire Okpanam town.
No one could confirm whether the invasion of the old secretariat had to do with the protest.
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