A violent confrontation between police officers and Air Force personnel erupted this week in Delta State, drawing attention and sparking public outrage.
A video shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday showed security operatives from both agencies engaged in a fierce altercation. The footage captured them exchanging blows, wrestling, and even using the butts of their guns in the brawl, as onlookers cheered and filmed the chaotic scene.
The clash, which unfolded in broad daylight, has raised concerns about the conduct of security personnel and the potential implications for law and order in the region.
Witnesses were left stunned by the public display of aggression between the two groups, who are typically seen as allies in maintaining national security.
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The statement, shared through Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe, assured the public that an investigation into the events surrounding the clash was already underway.
The Police image maker said, “The command is aware of the embarrassing situation between policemen attached to the Quick Response Squad of the Command and some Air Force personnel attached to Air Force base Jeddo in Okpe Local government Area where the personnel of Nigeria Air Force without any provocation attacked the policemen who were performing their lawful duty.
“On 11/2/2025, at about 1700 hours, operatives of Quick Response Squad (QRS) while on crime prevention patrol flagged down a Toyota Corolla car with reg. no. AKD-73-FL, but the occupants of the vehicle on sighting the police took to their heels which prompted the policemen to go after them, and arrested one of the suspects identified as Ibohama Precious aged 25yrs and recovered some weed suspected to be Indian hemp, Canadian loud and other hard drugs.
“While the policemen were on their way to the station alongside the suspect and exhibit, upon getting to the Air Force checkpoint at Jeddo, they were stopped by the Air Force personnel and were told that they wouldn’t be allowed to proceed until they released the suspects they were carrying which the policemen vehemently resisted and subsequently, the Air Force personnel attacked the Policemen without justification.
“The Delta State Police command under the leadership of CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, the Nigeria Air Force, Navy, Army and other security agencies in the state have a cordial working relationship worthy of emulation and the incident is indeed an embarrassing one.
“The Commissioner of Police Delta State CP Olufemi Abaniwonda and Airforce authorities are looking into the ugly incident and putting all modalities in place to forestall future occurrence of this embarrassing situation.”
