At a checkpoint in Agbadu Bunu village, Kaba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, soldiers engaged in a heated argument with policemen on Saturday. The disagreement ensued as the policemen, who were reportedly escorting a politician in a three-vehicle convoy during the election, were halted by the soldiers.
The convoy, consisting of three tinted Toyota Jeeps, was stopped alongside other vehicles. When the convoy came to a halt, the policemen disembarked to converse with the soldiers while their ‘principal’ remained at the rear of the Jeep. Despite the policemen’s attempts to appeal to the soldiers, their requests were rejected, with one of the soldiers loudly declaring, “You are not on election duty. Go back!”
The soldier queried, ” Are they (policemen) supposed to be moving around during election? They should tell their principal to come down and explain to our oga . Today is not for ‘big man’ to be moving around. Let all politicians stay in their house to go and vote.”
It took them over 30 minutes before the soldiers allowed the policemen to pass. At the scene , there were other scores of heavy trucks packed by the soldiers.
