DAILY GIST has obtained a video showing the moment troops of Nigerian Soldiers and Police officers engaging in serious fight in public over alleged violation of traffic rules.
It was gathered that the soldiers who drove a motorcycle against traffic were stopped by a female police officer.
However, the army personnel reportedly insisted on being allowed to pass despite taking their wrong-way driving (contraflow driving), leading to an argument between the policewoman and the soldiers.
The verbal confrontation however degenerated into a fisticuff, and the female officer called for backup.
A video circulating online shows some armed policemen beating an unarmed soldier for allegedly assaulting the policewoman and tearing her uniform.
Sunday Abutu, Ekiti police spokesperson confirmed the incident.
He added that the two soldiers involved had been arrested and were undergoing investigation.
“Meanwhile, it’s a case of violation of traffic order and serious assault on a policewoman who was performing her lawful duty at the traffic by the two soldiers,” Abutu said.
“The two military private officers who were on motorcycle were cautioned by the policewoman after they reluctantly passed through one-way traffic.
The caution provoked them and they decided to pounce on the policewoman and assaulted her, got her injured and tore her uniform.”
“It took the effort of some civilians around to stop the soldiers from escaping before the police reinforcement arrived.”
Clashes between police officers and soldiers are often occur repeatedly in Nigeria.
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