Outrage as police, soldiers exchange blows, gunshot over arrest attempt in Jos

There was pandemonium at a popular Mall on Ahmadu Bello Way in Jos, the Plateau State Capital where Nigeria police personnel and soldiers of the Nigerian Army engaged in a fight.

The recent incident began with an altercation that led to a free for all occurred when a policeman prevented a soldier from arresting a roadside phone dealer who was said to have damaged his mobile phone that he gave to him for repair.

Angry soldier invited colleagues who stormed the scene in a Hilux van, and allegedly pounced on the police officer, and seized his rifle as punishment for preventing them from carrying out their lawful duties, according to witness, Bello Lukman who detailer the event on Facebook that was earlier captured by Gistlover online.

In response to the now trending video in the internet, Lukman wrote: “A policeman was beaten and disarmed yesterday at the GSM centre in Hamaz area of Jos, the Plateau State Capital.

“They beat up the police, wounded him and left with his gun. Police in the area were consequently withdrawn, with the traders making frantic effort to engage other security agents to help secure the area. A bloodbath was therefore averted as the policeman also corked his gun”, he said.

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Command in Plateau State, SP Alabo Alfred, confirmed the incident in a statement where he revealed that the personnel from both agencies have been sanctioned accordingly.

The statement assured the public that the agencies have resolved the matter: “The misunderstanding between personnel of the two responsible security agencies has been properly addressed, and measures have been put in place to prevent a recurrence. The Plateau State Police Command wishes to assure the public that the situation is under control”.

TheNewspad reports that the incident has kept netizens on social media, demanding end to future clashes between security personnel at slight provocation towards preventing extra judicial killings, talking on social media space.