An elderly Nigerian man refused to be intimidated and fought it out with a police officer who allegedly assaulted him.

The man is seen clutching on to the police officer’s uniform and vowing to teach him a lesson while continuously questioning what gave him the right to smack him in a video that has gone viral.

Passersby intervened and begged the elderly man to let the officer go, but the embittered man turned deaf ears until other police officers intervened.

The policeman, on the other hand, said he’s not retaliating out of respect for the elderly man.

Watch video below,