The incident is said to have taken place in Warri, where a Sienna driver, whose name has been withheld, chewed off the ear of a VIO officer identified as Papu Prosper during a heated argument while they were on patrol in Warri, Delta State.
Reports note that the incident happened during an exchange over expired particulars in the early hours of Friday, June 30, 2023, along Eagle Roundabout, by Federal Government College in Warri.
According to Prosper:
“I am a Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO. We went for a patrol in Warri, Delta State, where we apprehended a driver whose car particulars had 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 would kill me and that the VIO had 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,” the VIO said.
Speaking further, Prosper said the Sienna driver spat out his (Proper’s) ear, which fell on the ground, left his vehicle, and ran away.
While the Sienna is in the custody of VIO, Prosper thanks God for saving him as he beseeched the government to do justice if the Sienna driver is caught.
