A peppersoup seller has slumped and died after police stormed a joint near the deceased restaurant shooting sporadically in the air.
A peppersoup seller has slumped and died at the sound of gunshots in Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, Tuesday night, causing confusion and fear among the villagers.
It was reported that the 50-year-old pepper soup seller died as the police stormed a joint close to the deceased's restaurant to arrest someone. The policemen immediately started shooting sporadically in the air.
The unidentified peppersoup seller allegedly slumped and died after trembling in shock during the gunshots from men of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad of Delta State Police Command, who stormed the area to arrest the National President of Ndokwa Youths Alive Progressive Forum, NYAPF, Mr. Ozegbe Adoh.
Vanguard reports that Adoh was apprehended on allegations of involvement in the vandalism of the Independent Power Plant at Okpai in Ndokwa East Local Government Area last year.
Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Celestina Kalu, said Adoh was a fleeing prime suspect in the vandalism of the power plant and was arrested after a petition by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company on November 19, 2015.