Police officers who shot a vigilante leader in Idjerhe kingdom, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state has been detained.
The Delta State Police Command in a statement by its spokesman, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Saturday.
The command condemned the act by the officers, assuring that the incident will be investigated and justice would be served.
He said, “The command is aware of a publication making rounds in some sections of the media of an alleged shooting by policemen at Idjerhe kingdom in Ethiope West LGA.
“The CP wishes to reiterate that it’s not in the character of the command to trample on the rights of citizens, assault, or use their rifles without recourse to Force Order 237.”
