Policeman Dares Soldiers, Threatens To Shoot

A policeman threatened to shoot at two soldiers
of the Nigerian Army yesterday after they
severely battered a middle-aged man to coma
along the popular NEPA Roundabout in Kaduna
metropolis.
According to eyewitness report, the soldiers who were
driving in a private car, with a Lagos State vehicle
plate number BZ288 KTU, came down from their car
and beat up the civilian for allegedly driving wrongly.
One Malam Garba, who was at the scene, told
journalist that “the civilian was just riding his
motorcycle when the soldiers stopped their car in the
middle of the road, went straight to the man and
started beating him. They accused the man of wrong
riding.”
The civilian who was riding on a motorcycle was
beaten into a pulp by the soldiers and this attracted a
number of onlookers.
The soldiers were said to have tried driving away,
leaving the man severely battered but a police officer
who had witnessed the incident, stopped them.
After the assault, the soldiers were said to have tried
to drive away but were stopped by a police officer
who had witnessed the severe beating.
It was gathered that the policeman threatened to fire
his rifle at the soldiers if they tried to move.
This further attracted the attention of other security
agents who came to the aid of the motorcyclist.
The quick intervention of soldiers from the 1 Division
of the Nigeria Army brought the situation under
control. The soldiers later took the assault victim to
the 44 Army Reference Hospital for medical attention.