Nigerians raise #500,000 for armed Lagos policeman assaulted by traffic offenders

Nigerians have garnered over N500,000 to compensate an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Sunday Erhator for remaining calm while been assaulted by a traffic offender in the Oniru area of Lagos State.

However, the incident which occurred on Saturday has generated heavy sympathy from Nigeria who thanked the policeman for remaining calm despite armed.

The Lagos police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement said Ebhomenyen, 33, has been arrested and was in the police custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department Panti, for investigation and prosecution.

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Moreso, in a viral video trending online, the offender was seen pushing the chest of the policeman and spewing expletives after the policeman and his colleagues attached to the Rapid Response Squad of the state command stopped a white Hyundai SUV, MUS 251 EH facing their convoy on one-way.

“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,” Adejobi said in a statement.