The Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has arrested a motorist identified as Lucky Omomeyen, for allegedly driving away with an officer who arrested him for traffic rules violation.
It was gathered that the operative flagged down a Toyota Camry while on road patrol but instead of stopping for the officer, he attempted to hit him with his car and in the process the FRSC personnel jumped and hanged on the car burnet.
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The driver was alleged to have driven away with the officer hanging on his burnet, but he was able to jump down when traffic slowdown the vehicle.
The driver was said to have maneuvered his vehicle and escaped arrest but was later arrested several days after the incident.
The State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Paul Okpe, who confirmed the incident, said the driver committed the offence on April 19 but was arrested six days after committing the offence .
“The officer was on patrol at Ramat Park carrying out his normal duties when a motorist driving a Toyota Camry was flagged down. In the process, he nearly hit the operative and he had to jump on the burnet to avoid being hit”.