Why Police, Army Clashed In Anambra

Tragedy was averted in Anambra on Thursday following a fight between Policemen and the Military officers.
Trouble started when some policemen who were posted to control traffic at the popular Aroma junction in Awka started demanding N1,000 from motorcyclists who failed to wear their helmet, according to the Nation.
Apparently unknown to them, one of the motorcyclists, who they stopped and told to park well was a military officer. Thinking he wanted to flee, one policeman hit him.
The military officer (names withheld), however after parking his motorcycle told them he is a military man, though, not in uniform, the policeman slapped him, and he retaliated, then the police men out numbered him.
They told him to kneel down, but the military man refused not without contacting his superiors.
The first policeman who slapped him sensing trouble ran away before the reinforcement from the military arrived.