Traffic offender assaults police officer who was honoured by Sanwo-Olu [VIDEO]

The video of a Nigerian man assaulting a uniformed police officer, ASP Sunday Erhabor in Victoria Island, Lagos, after he and his friend were stopped for driving against traffic, has surfaced online.

In the brutal video, two men are seen confronting a police officer – one verbally and the other physically. The one physically assaulting the officer, pushed him multiple times and also held him by the collar of his uniform.

The other friend is heard saying: “You Don already scatter our car, on top of wetin? On top of money we you want collect?

“Wetin dey happen? Una want start una rubbish again? You wan shoot me?

“You go lose your job oh. Because of one-way na im you wan kill us?”

However the Police officer, who was armed with his official AK 47 rifle, displayed a high level of professionalism despite the fierce provocations.

The man who physically assaulted police,  Victor Ebhomenyen, has reportedly been arrested for reckless driving and assaulting a policeman. His friend who verbally assaulted the police is wanted by the police.

Watch the video here:

To set the record straight, on 17/4/21, at about 10:30am, one ASP Erhator Sunday, m, and team attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Command, who were on a convoy movement to drop off policemen at their various beats across the state, blocked and stopped a white Hyundai SUV, MUS 251 EH facing the convoy on “one way”, driven by the suspect, Victor, at Four Point Hotel, Oniru, Victoria Island, LagosState.

When the police stopped the vehicle, the occupants, one Victor Ebhomenye and Etinosa Obaywana, angrily came down, confronted and violently assaulted ASP Erhator Sunday, inflicting severe bodily injuries on him.

The Officer, who was armed with his official Ak 47 riffle, displayed a high level of professionalism amidst fierce provocations by resisting the temptation of using his rifle on the suspect. The prime suspect, Victor, is in the police custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department Panti, for investigation and prosecution as and when due, while effort is on to arrest his fleeing accomplice, Etinosa, who has been identified.

According to the provisions of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018, the vehicle has been impounded and taken to the Lagos State Taskforce Office, Oshodi, for appropriate penalty.