Fake Soldier Beat Up A Police Woman In Lagos.

A 34-year-old man, Lucky Onofua, has been arrested in the
Egbeda area of Lagos State after he allegedly posed as a
Squadron Leader of the Nigerian Air Force and beat up a
policewoman, who was controlling traffic.
Our correspondent gathered that Onofua allegedly beat up
the female sergeant, whose name had yet to be known, for
stopping his Sport Utility Vehicle at an intersection in Egbeda
on Monday.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the fake air force officer got out
of his vehicle and allegedly flogged the policewoman.
It was gathered that in the commotion that ensued, the
sergeant held onto the clothes of the fake officer.
An eyewitness said Onofua’s vehicle slightly hit the
policewoman, who sprawled on the road and refused to get
up.
It was learnt that the sergeant was rescued by some passersby
who also put a distress call to the Shasha Police Division.
When the policemen got to the scene, Onofua, who hails
from Irrua-Central Local Government Area of Edo State, was
asked to identify himself, but he allegedly insisted that he was
an air force officer.
He was said to have been taken to the police station where a
call was put across to the authorities of the Nigerian Air
Force in Ikeja, to ascertain his claim.
Two Wing Commanders of the Nigerian Air Force were said
to have gone to the division to verify Onofua’s identity. The
two officers said Onofua was an impostor.
A witness, who gave his name only as Emmanuel, said Onofua
battered the police sergeant for daring to stop a “military
officer’s vehicle.”
He said, “The traffic light is around a commercial bank on
Egbeda Road. The area was busy. The policewoman asked the
SUV to stop so that vehicles on the other side could pass. The
man refused.
“The sergeant too became angry and stood in front of the
vehicle. The man came down and began to flog her with a
horsewhip. She held his clothes and began to tear them.
“Other motorists were afraid that it could lead to a free-for-
all between security operatives and they alerted the Shasha
division. That was how the man and the sergeant were invited
to the station.”
A police source told PUNCH Metro that policemen at the
division had invited Onofua, who was believed to be a
Nigerian Air Force officer, to settle the matter amicably, only
to find out he was a fake officer.
He said, “The Divisional Police Officer asked the suspect to
come in so that they could talk like gentlemen. The DPO
asked him to identify himself and he said he had forgotten his
ID card at home. The DPO then secretly called an Air
Commodore to verify the man’s claim. Two Wing
Commanders from the Air Force base at PWD were thereafter
sent to the division. That was how Onofua’s bubble burst and
he was arrested.”
Our correspondent gathered that the suspect thereafter told
the policemen that he had wanted to become an Air Force
officer and that he had some friends in the force.
Policemen from the division on Tuesday reportedly went to
the suspect’s apartment to check if he had guns or military
uniforms in his possession.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo
Badmos, confirmed Onofua’s arrest, adding that investigation
was ongoing on the matter.
She said, “The suspect will be charged to court for serious
assault and impersonation. He allegedly hit the sergeant with
his vehicle, and came down to whip the policewoman all over.
“The Nigerian Air Force authorities were invited and we
discovered that the man was an impostor. We are currently
investigating the matter.”