A soldier clashed with two traffic police officers on Tuesday, 13th June at a traffic check point located at Yundum in the Kombo North.

The tussle which was on the verge of leading to a physical confrontation, was averted by onlookers. The soldier was on board a Mini-Van which was stopped by a traffic police officer for more than twenty minutes.

The driver of the van was detained by the police who alleged that the driver's documents were invalid. The state guard personnel later asked the police to release the driver so that they would be transported to their various destinations.

The police officer responded by telling the state guard personnel that he should not tell him how to perform his job. This resulted in a confrontation between the two. The dispute exacerbated when a female traffic officer intervened and told the soldier that his concerns should have been channelled professionally.

The soldier vehemently condemned and rubbished the behaviour of certain traffic police officers at certain check points. The utterances of the security officers were over heard by this reporter, who witnessed the scene.