Air force, Police clash in Delta community

Operatives of the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the police and personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) engaged each other in a gun duel over an alleged assault on the daughter of an officer yesterday at Jeddo in Okpe local government area of Delta state.

This led to pandemonium in the area. The gun battle, which lasted for several hours forced residents to escape into the bush as there is only one route to the community.

Several people, it was gathered, sustained various degrees of injuries as they struggled to escape.

Sources said that the incident, which occurred on Monday night, started when an argument ensued between a CTU operative and a lady which resulted in the policeman slapping her.
Unknown to the policeman, the lady is a daughter of an Air force personnel. She went back home and reported the incident to her father.

Daily Times gathered that the Air force officer mobilised his colleagues and stormed the scene where the policeman, realising later that the girl is a daughter of an officer, also reinforced his men for a counter attack.