A policeman has been reported dead and another seriously wounded during a stop and search scuffle with a suspected internet fraudster in Delta State.

According to Daily Post, the policeman was crushed to death while he was struggling with the steering with the “yahoo” boy’s driver in a bid to stop him from driving off.

The deceased policeman from Ugborikoko Police Divisional Headquarters who was on routine stop-and-search at about 9 pm on Thursday flagged down the unidentified  “yahoo boy” and his driver.

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The policeman, in a bid to arrest the suspected fraudster, dragged the steering with his (yahoo boy’s) driver who was already on high speed.

Unfortunately, he was crushed to death and his partner was also seriously injured.

Confirming the sad incident, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Mustafa, said that, one policeman died and the other police were receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

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