Police has arrested a certain Donatus, a commercial driver by profession, for stabbing two FRSC officers in Otukpo, after been pulled over for reckless driving, Dailypost reports.
Donatus, who was on his way from to Lafia in Nasarawa State from Enugu was stopped by FRSC officials, for reckless driving.
In a bid to escape, Donatus repeatedly stabbed the two officers who stopped him before drove off.He was however traced and arrested by members of a local vigilante group alongside some officers of FRSC Otukpo branch. .
“I was only trying to catch up and return to Okigwe as soon as possible because I am supposed to pay up a loan I took sometimes ago in order to avoid my car from being impounded.
It was what I used as collateral. I was only angry and trying to protect myself,” the driver claimed. It was gathered that the two officers are receiving treatment at undisclosed hospital in the area.