Air force corporal beats inspector,breaks her car windscreen at filling station.....SEE PHOTO

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Firstclass newsline learnt that the lance corporal, who was in a truck
marked, Rotary Group 205, was identified as Friday Zadiel.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the incident happened last Wednesday.
Zadiel was said to be with another officer, who did not wear a name
tag.
It was learnt from an eyewitness that the victim had driven into a
branch of Forte Oil Filling Station on Airport Road to fill her fuel
tank and discovered that there was a queue, which she joined.
However, when it came to her turn, the station attendant saw that her
fuel tank was not directly facing the pump.
She was reportedly asked to turn her car for the tank to be in direct
contact with the nozzle.
It was learnt that as she tried to turn as the attendant advised,
Zadiel saw her and thought she was attempting to beat the queue.
He was said to have ordered her to go back to the end of the queue.
In the ensuing argument, Zadiel, who was in full military outfit,
allegedly slapped Florence.
He was also said to have used his hand to break the windscreen of the
policewoman's car.
A witness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Zadiel and
his colleague had earlier been given preferential treatment and
allowed to fill the tank of their vehicle because they claimed to be
on a special mission.
He said, "The woman was on the queue and was not putting on a uniform.
When it got to her turn, her fuel tank was at the other side of where
the nozzle was.
"She was asked to turn and as she moved forward, the person behind her
quickly filled the space and the attendant pleaded with the woman to
be patient.
"He attended to the person behind her and was about to attend to her
when the air force man came from the back and said the policewoman
would not buy the fuel. The air force man said he was on a special
assignment."
The manager of the station reportedly intervened and ordered that the
woman be served.
The witness added that Florence, however, said the officer and his
colleague should be attended to since they were on a special
assignment.
"After they were served, the air force man insisted that the woman
should go back to the end of the queue.
"He started banging on her car and the woman challenged him. So, he
told her, 'you are stupid' and the woman also replied him, 'you are
also stupid' and that was how he slapped her."
It was learnt that the assault resulted in a brawl.
Firstclass newsline crew was told that after the duo were separated,
the air force officer, with his fist, hit the victim's car windscreen
and smashed it.
Florence's husband, Mr. Justin Anih, said he had been humiliated by
the incident.
He said efforts to get the military authorities to punish Zadiel had
been abortive.
He said, "I saw the base commander, who said it was indiscipline in
the service and the man who beat my wife will be made to answer for
it.
"I also spoke with the unit commander, who said he had sent people to
investigate, but nothing has been done.
"I am bitter that my wife could be beaten and humiliated in public
without provocation.
"There is no law in the country that permits him to do that to my wife."
The Command Public Relations Officer, Logistics Command, Nigerian Air
Force, Joel Abioye, confirmed the incident.
He added that the matter had been resolved by the Divisional Police
Officer in charge of the woman division.
He said, "I have been informed that there was a minor altercation at
the filling station between the police inspector and one of our
officers.
"But the DPO, under whom the policewoman was working came and the
matter was resolved amicably."
The Commissioner of Police, Airport Command, Wahab Salau, did not pick
his calls and had yet to reply to a text message on the matter.
This is the second time a female police officer would be assaulted by
an air force officer on the Airport Road.
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