Angry mob have set ablaze a police van belonging to the Ebrumede police division in Uvwie local government area of Delta state for allegedly hitting a mother and her child while chasing internet fraudsters otherwise known as yahoo boys, which eventually led to their death.
The incident which happened along the PTI road in Effurun saw youths in the area mobilized to the scene before chasing the policemen away and set the van ablaze.
Confirming the incident to Galaxy news, the Delta police spokesperson Onome Onowakpoyeya said the incident that led to the killing of the mother and child is still sketchy as she awaits the report from the DPO.
The police Area commander in Warri who stormed the scene denied that the police vehicle hit the mother and child as he promised to brief the police commissioner for the next line of action.
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