Suspected hoodlums on Thursday shot dead a police corporal simply identified as Stanley who was attached to the Ughelli Police Area Command, Ughelli, Delta State during the #EndSARS protest.
The suspects reportedly hijacked the protest which began peacefully in Otuvwodo area of the town.
PUNCH reports that the incident also caused gridlock and the destruction of several vehicles as commuters on the East-West Road area of Otovwodo junction ran helter-skelter following gunshots that followed the melee.
The corpse of the policeman was taken away by his colleagues after they fired shots in the air to disperse the people.
Hundreds of youths had earlier taken to major streets of Ughelli in a solidarity protest to call for the scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force.
It was gathered that some of the protesters met a team of policemen at Otovwodo junction, where the protest walk was supposed to end, and a clash ensued leading to sporadic gunfire between them and the police.
One of the leaders of the protesters simply named Ochuko said they organised the march in solidarity with other protesters and victims of SARS brutality across the country.
The newspaper could not reach Delta police spokesperson Onome Onovwakpoyeya for comments.
