Police React to Video of Officer Fighting with Soldier in Lagos

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Police authorities have explained the cause of the fight between an armed policeman and a soldier in Lagos today.

A trending video has shown a soldier and a policeman getting into a fight on a major road in an unidentified area of the state.

The video shows some of their colleagues trying to resolve the fight before someone fired a tear gas.

Reacting to the development, spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the soldier was a passenger in a commuter bus that was accosted by policemen for driving on the wrong lane.

He said it was in the process of apprehending the erring driver that the soldier assaulted one of the policemen.

He added that a report of incident had been filed with military authorities in the state.

His words, “The soldier, who was a passenger, directed the driver to drive against traffic. The policemen stopped the vehicle and the soldier took offense that the vehicle he boarded was stopped.

“He, therefore, decided to attack the armed policeman.

“The Army have been informed.”

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