The police officer in the photo above recovered large sums from robbers on Friday in Abuja after a spontaneous chase on his power bike in a rare display of exemplary policing.
The
robbers, riding on a lower engine motor-bike, snatched a money bag containing
N150,000 from the victim [pictured
in orange shirt] as he walked out of a bank in heart of the Area 3
part of town.
The
victim's calls for help drew the attention of the police officer, Abu Tanko, a
police motorcycle rider attached to the Force Headquarters Abuja.
Mr
Tanko swiftly chased the robbers as they fled off with the cash. After few
kilometers, at a point around the neighbouring Area 8, he caught with the
robbers. The the robbers flung the money bag and ran away as he slowed down to
pick up the bag.
Heroic
Mr. Tanko returned to the scene about 15 minutes later with the whole sum of
money intact and handed it in the bewildered owner before a cheering crowd.
Nigerian
police officers are notorious for corruption and instability around money,
forcing most Nigerians to rely on self-help or alternative security.
"It is an indication that there are still a few ones
out there,"
the force said in a Facebook post it made about the heroic officer. "All
hope is not yet lost!"
The
police advised distressed citizens to always call its officers because they
institutionally required responding to all distress calls.
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