JUST IN: Five captured over assault on police in Delta

Five adolescents among a few other people who assaulted a police squad of 'Activity Safe Delta' have been captured by the Delta State Police Command.

The episode which happened on Monday at the Amukpe zone of Sapele, left some police officers harmed and two Toyota Sienna vehicles harmed.

The squad was said to be on a stop-and-search obligation.

As per reports, the young people were halted for a stop and search schedule, when one got away and assembled others to release commotion on the watch group, trying to free their companions who were being held by the police.

"They accompanied different items to accomplish their central goal. In the process a few officials continued wounds, while the two watch vehicles which were as of late secured to reinforce the group were harmed.

"As we talk now, some police officers are in the medical clinic in light of the wounds continued during the assault.

"The cops were prudent in managing the circumstance if not a portion of the suspects would have been shot," a police source unveiled.

When reached, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Onome Onowakpoyeya, affirmed the advancement.

The PPRO stated, "it is valid. A few young people assaulted our police officers, Safe Delta, similar to you properly said. They solicited one from the vehicles to leave for stop and search. At that point someone leaped out and got away.

"They became suspicious that for someone to have leaped out, there might be more to it. While they were there, the individual who got away went to call another arrangement of individuals and that is the manner by which they were assaulted. They (young people) proposed consuming one of them."

The harmed officials were said to be as yet getting treatment as at the hour of recording this report.