Apparently, Nigerians are not accepting the ‘police is your friend’ anthem!
A commercial vehicle driver and his conductor pelted policemen with their faeces yesterday at the ever busy Control Post, close to Maria Assumpta Catholic Cathedral, Owerri.
Explaining how the incident happened, an eyewitness who spoke to Vanguard newspaper disclosed that a policeman flagged down the commercial driver for allegedly driving in a reckless manner.
“Not long after, a serious war of words ensued between the driver and the policeman, who eventually gave the driver a dirty slap on his face, irked by the inexplicable action of the policeman, the driver retaliated immediately”, the man recounted.
The drama attracted the attention of the other policemen on the beat and they quickly pounced on the driver and his conductor, who could not withstand watching helplessly as his driver was being pummeled by the security men.
“The drama took a different shape when the duo pulled what remained of their torn trousers, defecated instantly, scooped the faeces with their hands and splashed the mess on the faces of some of the policemen” the eyewitness further said.
Continuing, the man said that the strange act forced every person around the scene, including the policemen, to scamper into safety, while the almost battered driver and his conductor were seen scavenging for more faeces or smelly things to further pelt their attackers.
“Amidst the confusion created at the scene, the driver and his conductor quickly jumped into their vehicle and disappeared before other security teams arrived”, the man said.