Drivers Protest ‘Police Killing’ Block Abuja Kaduna Highway

Trailer drivers barricaded Abuja-Kaduna road as police allegedly shot one of them

Policemen on duty along the Abuja-Kaduna highway allegedly killed a commercial driver after he refused to give them N2,000 bribe, NAN quoted a witness as saying.

The yet-to-be-identified driver was shot by a policeman in the early hours of Friday while on his way to Kaduna state.

The highway has been locked down for hours, with most of the drivers refusing to give way.

NAN quoted the witness as saying one of the policemen stationed along the road shot the driver after he declined the request for a bribe.

Another witness identified the late driver’s car as Peugeot J5. He was said to be conveying rice.

The drivers insisted they would not give way nor remove the barricades until the Kaduna state governor and the state commissioner of police address them.

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