Some youths in Mosogar in Ethiope West council area of Delta State on Tuesday attacked the local council chair Oghenedoro Owoso.
They injured a policeman attached to Owoso and took away his rifle and another one belonging to a second security aide.
The Nation reports that the youths were protesting an eight-year blackout in the community when the council chair tried to pacify them on the advice of the local divisional police officer, one source said.
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Two officials of the state were reportedly abducted by the mob.
The chairman called for dialogue, saying that violence is counter-productive.
He said some suspects have been arrested over the missing rifles.
