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Residents allegedly attack 4 FRSC officials for stopping traffic offender

Four Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officials have been allegedly attacked and injured for doing their jobs.

Traffic official flagging approaching car

According to PUNCH Metro, one of the officers had tried to stop a motorist in Arepo, Obafemi Owode LGA of Ogun State, for violating a traffic rule.

However, the motorist refused to stop, things quickly escalated to residents attacking and injuring FRSC officers.

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An eyewitness described the incident with this statement:

“The motorist was towing a vehicle, whose rim was scratching the road. The FRSC officers flagged him down, but he refused. When he got to the Arepo U-turn, he slowed down and the head of the patrol team asked one of the FRSC men to enter the vehicle and force him to stop.  Instead, he drove away with the officer. The action alarmed the other members of the team, who then followed him.”

The eyewitness says the driver tried to beat up the officer with a horsewhip, after the officer refused to hand over his phone, which had been used to take photos of the vehicle.

“The driver said he was a legionnaire. He flogged the officer with a horsewhip and after the officer collected it from him, he wanted to give him a headbutt, but he ended up injuring himself.

When other residents, saw the blood on his head, they attacked the FRSC officers. One of the officers then quickly called OP MESA officers who were passing by. The military men intervened and dispersed everybody,” he added.

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A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Adejobi, has confirmed the incident, adding that two of the suspects have been arrested.

“They beat up the FRSC officers while on their official duty in their official uniform.

We believe cases like this ought to be diligently prosecuted because it is an insult to all security operatives. Such is not allowed in Ogun State and we will use this to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.

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