By Valentine Amanze
An officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Assistant superintendent of Corps, Victor Fayemi, attached to Federal Capital Territory escaped death when a Volkswagen Golf commercial driver escaping arrest ran over him along Gwarinpa-Kado road area of Abuja.
In a statement by Ekunola Gbenga, the media assistant to the Commandant General, the injured officer was quickly rushed to Maitama District Hospital, from where he was moved to a private hospital, where he is currently receiving further treatment.
The commercial driver, who hit Fayemi was evading arrest by the security officers on duty as he defied Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown measures put in place by the federal government.
Security agencies which comprises of Civil Defence Officers mounted road blocks in Gwarinpa/Kado road in an attempt to prevent the taxis from operating.
The erratic driver was later arrested by the Joint Task Team (JTF), both the driver and the vehicle were taken into custody of Nigeria Police for further investigation and prosecution.
Meanwhile, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, said that the behaviour of the driver was unacceptable in the eyes of law enforcement.
He advised people not to evade arrest under any circumstances, especially now that the world is battling Covid-19. He said that the government needed the support and cooperation of all stakeholders to win the war against Coronavirus.