Soldiers on Monday assaulted a motorist, Joy Agboghide, for allegedly obstructing traffic on Forestry Lane, Benin, Edo State.
It was learnt that the incident occurred at about 4pm in front of the headquarters of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company. It was learnt that an officer, a Major, was said to have emerged from the premises of the company and instructed the woman to reverse her vehicle in order to ease traffic on the narrow road.
Sources said Agboghide, a mother of six, however, explained that she had initially allowed about five vehicles to go due to the indiscriminate parking of vehicles on the road.
An argument was said to have ensued between the soldier and the 51-year-old woman, after the army officer insisted that she must reverse her vehicle. The major, who was said to have been angered by the development, returned to the BEDC premises.
The source said he later returned with some soldiers said to be attached to the BEDC and allegedly ordered them to beat the woman up. She was said to have been rushed to the Central Hospital in Benin where was receiving treatment as of the time of filing this report.
Agboghide alleged that she was also assaulted by a woman said to the wife of the officer. She said, “As the man jumped inside his vehicle and tried to drive off, I hit his windscreen. He came down and damaged my windscreen and the rear screen. “Suddenly, he came out with a whip and beat me. The lady inside the vehicle also sprayed tear gas into my eyes.”
Spokesman for the 4 Brigade Command of the Nigerian Army, Captain Jonah Unuakhalu, told Punch correspondent that the officer involved was not in the Army.“He is a Nigerian Air Force officer. But we are investigating,” Unuakhalu said.”
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Posted: at 22-03-2016 06:34 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Only in this part of the world will a man beat a woman and go free. If u touch a woman in civilised country(even if she was the first to touch u) u are going to prison straight
Posted: at 22-03-2016 09:14 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
samdove28 at 22-03-2016 10:22 AM (9 years ago) (m)
Hmmmmmmm... I don't knw say solider no get mercy for woman to ooooo... Se how they deal with this woman... This is crazy, you guy should take it easy oooooo...
Posted: at 22-03-2016 10:22 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Some of dis over zealous officers are using their position a d uniform to misbehave. Wen they retire and curses are following them, then they will looking solution every where.
Posted: at 22-03-2016 12:44 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Eazyatumeyi at 22-03-2016 01:47 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Quote from: EDWIN GRACE on 22-03-2016 12:44 PM
Some of dis over zealous officers are using their position a d uniform to misbehave. Wen they retire and curses are following them, then they will looking solution every where.
babe you no lie at all, na only God fit punish them for us o.
Posted: at 22-03-2016 01:47 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
Eazyatumeyi at 22-03-2016 01:49 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Quote from: sam dove on 22-03-2016 10:22 AM
Hmmmmmmm... I don't knw say solider no get mercy for woman to ooooo... Se how they deal with this woman... This is crazy, you guy should take it easy oooooo...
soldiers get o but this wan own pass be carful o.
Posted: at 22-03-2016 01:49 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
ngfineface at 22-03-2016 01:56 PM (9 years ago) (f)
Lets stop being sentimental and emotional. Both of them were wrong. Where in the world is it written that a woman must display sarcasm, be strong headed, stubborn and fight back by hitting a car? I am a woman and I know how some of us behave on wheels. I'm guilty of this sometimes. The officer on the other hand has no right or whatsoever to hit her. Its even an offense to fight or display mad attitude while in uniform and that is what most people don't know. Its a sack-able offense. All these would have been avoided if the woman has worked on her patient and allow him to pass afterall she had allowed five to do same. Sometimes, you allow the devil to just go with his evil just for peace to reign and not because you are weak. Ok see now, both of them will have cases to answer at the station. Work, business and family will suffer a set back......its not worth it at all.
Posted: at 22-03-2016 01:56 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
Fran6ixfox at 22-03-2016 02:15 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Quote from: ngfineface on 22-03-2016 01:56 PM
Lets stop being sentimental and emotional. Both of them were wrong. Where in the world is it written that a woman must display sarcasm, be strong headed, stubborn and fight back by hitting a car? I am a woman and I know how some of us behave on wheels. I'm guilty of this sometimes. The officer on the other hand has no right or whatsoever to hit her. Its even an offense to fight or display mad attitude while in uniform and that is what most people don't know. Its a sack-able offense. All these would have been avoided if the woman has worked on her patient and allow him to pass afterall she had allowed five to do same. Sometimes, you allow the devil to just go with his evil just for peace to reign and not because you are weak. Ok see now, both of them will have cases to answer at the station. Work, business and family will suffer a set back......its not worth it at all.
true talk
Posted: at 22-03-2016 02:15 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac