Why Police, Army Clashed In Anambra
Tragedy was averted in Anambra on July 17, 2014, Thursday, following a fight between policemen and military officers.
Trouble started when some policemen, who were posted to control traffic at the popular Aroma junction in Awka, started demanding N1,000 from motorcyclists who failed to wear their helmet, the Nation reported.
Apparently unknown to them, one of the motorcyclists, who they stopped and told to park well was a military officer. Thinking he wanted to flee, one policeman hit him.
The military officer (names withheld), however after parking his motorcycle told them he is a military man, though, not in uniform, the policeman slapped him, and he retaliated, then the police men out numbered him.
They told him to kneel down, but the military man refused not without contacting his superiors.
The first policeman who slapped him sensing trouble ran away before the reinforcement from the military arrived.
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The leader of the Police Squad stationed at Aroma, Laz Ebehe, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) molested and assaulted reporters who trooped out to witness the scenario.
All the motorcycle operators stormed the arena in protest of the fee being demanded by the policemen at Aroma who they claim, harass and intimidate them with their guns.
When the state police Public Relations Officer, Emeka Chukwuemeka was contacted on the incident, he quickly told the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), in charge of operations Olafimihen Adoye, who immediately contacted the divisional police Officer in charge of B Division Maikudi Shehu (CSP).
Source: Legit.ng
