The Lagos State police command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, has broken silence over a viral video capturing the moment an officer of the Nigerian Army engaged in a fight with an officer of the Police Force in Lagos.
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According to Hundeyin, the soldier seen fighting a policeman on Wednesday was a passenger on a bus driving against traffic.
Recall that a video of a policeman and soldier fighting on a Lagos road had gone viral on Wednesday.
Watch video below:
https://twitter.com/calabarfatboy/status/1615708172638887936?s=21&t=WauheYuV3BrpihdY-YUr5A
Giving an update on the incident on Wednesday, Hundeyin said the soldier had been angry that the bus moving against traffic had been stopped and got into a scuffle with an armed policeman.
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Hundeyin said, “The soldier, who was a passenger, directed the driver to drive against traffic. The policemen stopped the vehicle and the soldier took offence that the vehicle he boarded was stopped.
“He, therefore, decided to attack the armed policeman. The Army have been informed.”