A state of chaos has been reported at Okpanam Road axis, Midwifery, in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, as seen in videos circulating on social media.
The videos depict scenes of policemen firing into the air and a group of individuals blocking the road with motorcycles.
Responding to inquiries about the situation in Asaba, the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, clarified on X that the police officers were deployed to manage a protest against a state task force.
Edafe stated, “They are policemen deployed to quell an ongoing protest against one of the State taskforce in Asaba pls.” The cause of the protest remains undisclosed.
