Nigerian soldier allegedly beats up civilian for mistakenly touching him (photos)

A Nigerian army officer has been accused of allegedly beating up a man who mistakenly touched him at a night club.

It was gathered that the officer identified as, Ijimakinwa Olusegun, allegedly beat up a businessman simply identified as Lawson because he mistakenly hit him at a crowded club.

According to Facebook user Joseph Michael the military man and his friends beat up Lawson at a night club in Aba.

Michael claimed that the businessman was brutalized because he mistakenly touched the officer.


In the photos shared by Michael, the businessman’s face was swollen all over and one of his eyes was clotted with blood, indicating that he was mercilessly beaten.

The Facebook user expressed that Olusegun and his group have been taking laws into their hands by bullying people all over Abia state.


The brutality by Nigerian officers of the law has drastically increased and authorities have been called on several times to put a stop to it.