A yet-to-be-identified lawless police officer has assaulted an activist, Ella John Elaigwu for allegedly not allowing a police vehicle to overtake him on a highway.

The incident happened around Goshen city, Living Faith Church along Keffi-Abuja Expressway on Thursday.

In a video posted on his Facebook page, Elaigwu said his inability to immediately give way for the police vehicle with plate number, PF 1813 – SPY angered the officer leading to the assault.

 

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He accused the officer of damaging his car and phone.

“My ordeal with an unprofessional police officer on my way back to Abuja from Benue state,” he posted on Facebook.

“The hilux try (sic) to over take me blowing sirens it was tight for me to give him way and immediately there was space I break (sic) for him to overtake the next thing I know is the driver tried to push me off the road hitting my bumper and tried to escape, it would have been a fatal accident but God came through, I step (sic) on it and catch (sic) up with him around Goshen city Keffi Abuja express way.

“I walk to him for an explanation why he drove that way and trying (sic) to cause us accident the man pull out the gun crack it and point it at me, and begin to harass me. He broke my phone and when he realized I captured his face he took off.”

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