In the midst of unpleasant stories about the Nigerian Police Force, good deeds by members of the Police force sometimes go unnoticed, one of such is the help some members of the force recently rendered to Brand management expert Jide Alabi after his car broke down on the Third Mainland Bridge recently.
Rare Occurrence
In a LinkedIn post, Jide Alabi narrated his peculiar experience with members of the force. “The Nigerian police can sometimes be your fiend and not your friend. But not on the night of Sunday 14 September 2025. At around 8:30 pm, I had a flat tire on the Third Mainland Bridge—the worst place in the solar system to have a flat tire. 😁 I was driving alone and island-bound.
“I managed to get the car to the Adekunle junction, where I hoped to find police officers. Sure enough, they were there. It was a most comforting sight. Area boys won’t tell me to jump into the lagoon to swim home.
“The officers came to me and asked what the problem was. “I have a flat tyre,” I said.
“I wasn’t expecting anything other than security from them. That was all I needed. Security. Until I was able to sort out the issue.”
Police to The Rescue
The police officers however did not stop there as they proceeded to help with fixing the issue.
“The officers then asked if I had a spare tire. I did. Surprisingly, one of the officers proceeded to loosen the spare tire. Now, that’s a first: the police at the service of the masses!
“But the damned spare tire would not loosen! See, we have never had to use the spare tire. So it was stuck. The valiant officer did his best to pry the tire loose, but when your village people are after you… There was a towing vehicle a few meters behind me. I’m sure the guy was smacking his lips like a lecher.
“One of the officers had a simple idea: why don’t we try to fix the flat tire instead? You know, loosen it, get it down to Adekunle Bus Stop and fix it. There is a vulcaniser there, surely.
“So, the beaver officer asked me to bring out my jack and wheel spanner. And then went to work loosening the flat tire! That’s a second! They took me to Adekunle, where we found a vulcaniser. The guy fixed the tire. It’d picked up a sizeable sharp object. But it was easy work for the vulcaniser.
“Then the police took me back onto the bridge to my car. The officer then proceeded to put in the fixed tire. By now, it was around 10:00 pm. It was done. I was ready to go.”
According to the narrator, these police officers namely: Omidiji Ezekiel – Inspector, Taofeek Alabi – ASP and Ojo Ahmed – Spy Policehowever did not ask any financial compensation for their help which made it even more impressive and highly commendable.