An unidentified soldier in the picture above on Friday morning had helped commuters retrieve their valuables which were forcefully taken from them while driving on Eko Bridge in Lagos.
According to a viral video recorded by one of the robbery victims and shared by Instablog, other cars were passing by before the soldier arrived five minutes later on a motorcycle and came to their rescue.
The female victim according to Hybrid News Nigeria can be heard thanking the soldier while others also thanked him for saving the day.
Narrating the incident in the video, the victim said “I was robbed on Eko Bridge by two young men, the cars behind me were driving pass but this soldier driving by on a motorcycle about five minutes later stopped and shed what happened which we told him.
“He immediately went after the guys and he was able to retrieve our items, handbags and the wallets in the bags. Thank you very much sir.
“We will make sure this gets to the appropriate authorities. Thank you very much sir, this man was the only one that helped to recover our items. But then the car had been broken. Thank you very much.”