The university town of Ekpoma in the Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State was thrown into panic as a team of policemen with their official vehicle ran over a handcuffed middle-aged man.
In a video that circulated online on Friday, the handcuffed man was seen lying down in front of the police van.
While some people engaged the policemen in a discussion, the driver of the police van drove away in a panic running over the man and dragging him along the road for a few metres.
The incident generated uproar from the crowd, but the angry crowd was quickly dispersed by gunshots from the policemen.
The spokesman of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, in a press statement, said the policemen have been arrested and the handcuffed man identified as one Success Ehimare was later taken to Irrua Specialist Hospital for treatment, and he is in good health condition.
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