Cruel! See what traffic wardens, airmen did to motorists for taking pictures

Another incident of arbitrary use of power by uniformed men was reported as a motorist, Marvelous Chukwuma recounted how he was beaten by traffic wardens and men of the Nigerian Airforce on Orji Road, Owerri in Imo State.

Chukwuma was reportedly beaten with cables which left marks on his back for taking pictures of an alleged traffic offence he was accused of.

It was gathered that Chukwuma was headed for Rockview Hotel on Wednesday around 2.45pm when four traffic wardens stopped his car at a junction leading to the hotel and accused him of not putting on the indicator to show he wanted to navigate through the junction.

Chukwuma told PUNCH that he picked his phone to take pictures of his car position, his action however did not sit well with one of the officers, who forcefully seized his phone and initiated the assault.

The 29-year-old man explained further that the traffic wardens held him and invited some airmen who came in a van with the inscription, “Quick Response Squad, 112, Airforce.”

He said the six military men beat him with cables and zoomed off afterwards, leaving him in pains.

NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, denied the involvement of any Air force official in the assault.

He said, “I have got in touch with our unit in Owerri and there is no such a report. It is extremely spurious. Why would Air force officials beat somebody for traffic officials? It does not make any sense whatsoever.”

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