A heartwarming gesture by the Lagos State Police is making waves on X (formerly Twitter). The incident, shared via the handle @rrslagos767, details how officers came to the aid of a car lady who ran out of fuel.
According to the post, at about 4:00 a.m., a lady’s car broke down at Cement Bus Stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta highway due to a lack of fuel.
Fortunately, the police patrol team spotted her and provided 5 liters of fuel to help her continue her journey.
The post read: “Around 4:00 a.m. today, our team met a lady whose vehicle ran out of fuel at Cement Bus Stop, Lagos-Abk highway. The team assisted her with 5 liters of fuel to enable her to get to the nearest filling station. The team wished her a lovely day and a blessed week and continued its patrol.”
The story has garnered significant attention online, with many users taking to the comment section to commend the officers for their timely and kind intervention.
See some reactions below:
@AyodeleToyota: “This is laudable. God bless your team. More of this from you guys. Awesome!.”
@AdekunleOderind: “This is how to show police is your friend. People should not have reasons to be afraid of police than thief.”
@dammygtnet: “This is commendable! This should trend too. No be only when police do bad we go dey talk.”
@IamStillJoshnii: “Good gesture is worth commending & this is one.However,pls lets have a law in place to checkmate every road users driving on the high way without enough fuel & let a fine be attached to the offence.Kudos for this.”
@Ashipatwit: “We commend your team for this rare assistance because in local parlance, the popular perception is that police is always interested in receiving from you whether as your guest or host.”
@oseni_oyetunji: “This is commendable. It is an act if built on by the Nigerian Police Officers, Nigeria citizen’s confidence will be built and trust in the Police hands. I appreciate these officers. Well done officers.”
@betacuntri: “The team helps those with car and showcases it but somehow, arrest those with leg or waiting for cab off camera. Seems like hypocrisy to me.”
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