Thousands of Nigerians have been
trapped for hours as drivers of articulated vehicles block both lanes of the
Abuja-Kaduna highway.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the road was blocked following the death of one of the drivers, who
was allegedly shot by a policeman for his refusal to give N2000 bribe.
Eyewitnesses said the deceased, a
J5 driver, was shot around midnight at a checkpoint near a floor mill company
in Kaduna.
The driver was allegedly
transporting smuggled rice to an unknown destination.
The drivers insisted that they
would not remove the barricades until the Kaduna state governor and the
commissioner of police in the state address them.
The action, however, angered most
motorists trapped at the scene, who condemned the unfortunate incident.
”They shouldn’t have taken this
measure considering the Eid-el-Kabir festival, which is just two days from
today,” a passenger, Musa Garba said.
Garba, who was heading to Sokoto
from Enugu, said they were trapped since 3:00am.
Other motorists, who condemned
both the police and truck drivers for their action, urged the state police
command to come to their rescue.
Effort by the few military and
other security personnel at the scene, to open the road failed as the aggrieved
drivers were not ready to cooperate.
However, Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna
State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said the state
government was working to resolve the problem.
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