Delta Vigilante Kills Three at Sapele Hotel, Flees Scene

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that a vigilante on duty at a hotel in Sapele fatally shot three people before escaping. The incident happened around dawn on Monday, December 1, at a hotel in Ibada-Elume Community. Police spokesperson SP Bright Edafe stated that the shooter is currently at large.

Trouble reportedly began after a power outage caused some young guests to step outside due to heat. The vigilante on duty ordered them back to their rooms and threatened to shoot when they refused. He eventually opened fire, killing one person who later died at the hospital. In retaliation, the youths returned to the hotel, but the vigilante and his group shot two more people dead.

The youths later regrouped and returned for a reprisal attack, but the suspect had already fled. They proceeded to burn down the hotel. The case is now being handled by the Sapele Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force.

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