Porest: Police arrest five as suspected thugs attack, injure two lawyers in Delta

Suspected thugs have reportedly brutalised and wounded two lawyers, Barristers Omes Ogedegbe and Dafe Avwunufe, during the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance.

The incident occurred at the DSC roundabout in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.

DAILY POST gathered that it was the intervention of military personnel that saved the lawyers from being killed.

The lawyers, who are members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Effurun branch, are currently at the Ekpan General Hospital receiving treatment for serious injuries sustained due to the brutalization.

The police have arrested five suspected thugs in connection with the attack and brutalisation of the lawyers.

The suspects are currently detained at the Ekpan Police Station.

The Vice Chairman of the NBA Effurun branch, who confirmed the attack, said, “The Chairman of the Uvwie Local Government Area, on whose behalf the thugs claimed to be acting, came to the police station to release them, promising to cover the medical bills.

According to him, “We resisted that. We will rely on you to get involved with any of our national leaders to ensure that the thugs are not released.”