Police officers invaded the command office of NSCDC at Railway
Junction, Dugbe in Ibadan on Friday morning, February 5, following a
fracas one of their officers had with an official of the NSCDC.
According to Tribune, a policeman dressed in mufti resisted attempts
by officials of the FRSC and NSCDC to arrest him for violating traffic
laws by making calls while driving.
An argument however ensued following an attempt by FRSC officials to flag the police officer down.
According to an eye witness account, the policeman was said to have
thrown a canister of tear gas at the FRSC officials in a bid to escape.
He was later accosted by NSCDC officers on patrol who arrived the scene.
But the erring office called for back up, which upon arrival, beat up the NSCDC officers on ground, and seized their vehicle.
The police officers than invaded the command office of NSCDC at Railway Junction causing chaos in the process.
Meanwhile, the bloodbath that ensued between the Nigerian army and
members of the Islamic Movement in Zaria, on December 2015, which left
hundreds of Shi’ite members dead, has continued to spark criticism from
various concerned groups.
Reports Afrique has it that a Coalition of Human Rights and
Pro-Democracy Based Civil Society Organizations have issued a stern
warning to the Iranian government for interfering in matters that
concerns Nigeria’s internal security.
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