Unease as angry driver chops off VIO operative’s ear in Delta

By Peters Monday, Abuja

Pandemonium as a Sienna car driver (name withheld) chops off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, (VIO), simply identified as Papu Papu over an ensuiing disagreement during patrol in Warri.

Congress gathered the incident happened in the early hours of Friday, along Eagle Roundabout, by Federal Government College, Warri, Delta State.

It was learned the angry motorist bites off the VIO officer’s ear and ran away when his vehicle was seized over alleged incorrect vehicle particulars.

The victim, Mr Prosper who narrated his ordeal said, “I am a Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO. We went for a patrol in Warri, Delta State, where we apprehended a driver whose car particulars have expired.

“In the process, my boss told me to follow him to our office in Warri to confirm whether his particulars are up to date or not.

“While following the man, he said he will kill me, that the VIO has done a lot. So he brought out a dagger and was trying to butcher me into pieces.

“I struggled to get out of the vehicle as it was on speed. In the process, I fought him, and he bit off my ear,” he narrated.

He further stated that the Sienna driver who spat out his ear, which fell on the ground, left his vehicle and ran away.

Prosper who appreciated God for saving him from being killed by the angry driver beseeched the government to help him get justice if the Sienna driver is caught.

“I give God all the glory for keeping me alive, and for the man, let the law do what has to be done,” he reposited.

He, however, said the seized Sienna vehicle is currently in the custody of the VIO.

Source: Vanguard