Three of the Air Force officers were arrested by the police.
The police in Niger State said three men of the Nigeria Air Force had been arrested in connection with a fracas at Tudun Wada Police Station in Minna.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, Richard Oguche, made this known to journalists in Minna on Saturday.
He said, “This afternoon, six Air Force men went to Tudun Wada Police Station and attacked officers and men on duty with jack knives and belts. The Air Force men were mobilised from the Minna Air Force Base by a serving officer in Kano.”
Mr. Oguche said trouble started on Friday night when police officers on duty at Tudun Wada area apprehended the brother to an Air Force officer.
He said the brother was arrested and his motorcycle impounded for violating the law banning the use of motorcycles in Minna from 7p.m. to 7a.m.
He said the attack was checkmated by police officers and men on duty and three out of the six air force men were arrested.
“The three men arrested are still with us,” Mr. Oguche said.
The Officer-in- Charge of Minna Air Force Base, Sani Zakari, told journalists to come for briefing on Monday as he was away in Enugu.
Culled from The Premium Times
