Delta State Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Anthonia Ashiedu, yesterday, denied witnessing the clash between soldiers and policemen on the sidelines of the recent empowerment programme organised by her ministry in Warri.
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However, the policeman, who was beaten to pulp by soldiers for allegedly blaring siren arbitrarily admitted, yesterday, that he did not know that the place he parked was close to a military base.
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He spoke on phone with this reporter, who identified himself as a sympathiser from Warri North Local Government Area, saying that he apologised to the soldiers, who came to him when they insisted he was within military vicinity.
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Ashiedu, who spoke to Vanguard on phone, also rebuffed insinuations that the empowerment programme organised by her ministry gave out cash to the beneficiaries.
All this fight must just end once and for all cos it really makes no sense whatsoever. They are meant to be our SECURITY!