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Truck driver beats, dispossesses greedy police officer of his rifle (Video)
The Social media has been awash with a video of a lone police officer who was overpowered by a truck driver and two other men for reasons yet-to-be ascertained.
The incident which occurred at an unknown location saw the unidentified police officer being manhandled and his rifle snatched from him by the angry men who immediately made to conceal the weapon after taking it forcefully from the policeman.
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Though it is unclear what sparked the scuffle, background voices could be heard in the video saying in Yoruba that it serves the policeman right for being greedy.
Not deterred by their action, the police officer was captured in the video mounting the truck as he occupied the drivers seat in a bid to stop the truck driver from driving away from the scene of the incident.
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JOHNSON PETER
December 22, 2016 at 1:49 pm
Police officers are looking for money to celebrate Xmas and nothing more than that.
seyi jelili
December 22, 2016 at 4:31 pm
don’t they receive salary? sincerely there are so many policemen that needed to be wiped off from the Nigerian police. there are good ones but the bad ones are many.
chichi emerue
December 23, 2016 at 2:29 am
Is that what you think.That means you yourself will go hungry and never you ask help from anyone until your salary is being paid.because you talk like a foolish person.let me ask you how much is the salary.can it go anywhere in the family of the police
yanju omotodun
December 22, 2016 at 4:29 pm
what a shame and disgrace to Nigerian police. so with all the training , a driver can disarm a policeman without gun in his hand.
Emmanuel Alayegbami
December 22, 2016 at 4:35 pm
so ridiculous. but all same that driver should be jailed for 10 years for such act. he has no whatever right to have touched a uniform man talk more of fighting him.
Margret Dickson
December 22, 2016 at 5:03 pm
I wonder if policemen do undergo any training before giving them uniforms to become an officer in the police… just saying
Johnson Amadi
December 22, 2016 at 5:04 pm
The police need to be scrutinised, they’ve disgraced us enough. Just imagine this rubbish that happened all because of money.
Joy Madu
December 23, 2016 at 2:20 am
Why should they scrutinised when they are the one safe guarding the country you are into.we all know that sometimes police can be foolish and sometimes are active in their work. So what ever they did is because of money to feed there family
Animashaun Ayodeji
December 22, 2016 at 5:05 pm
So, everyone will be blaming the police when they are supposed to be blaming the government for not paying them well.
Roland Uchendu Pele
December 22, 2016 at 6:03 pm
No one is being paid well. Contentment is the key. Everyone, including uniform men, should learn to live patiently within their monthly packages!