Thursday, June 5, 2025 - Truck drivers on Wednesday, June 4, blocked the Ganaja-lokoja-Ajaokuta expressway in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State over the alleged shooting of a truck driver and his assistant.
The incident happened when security operatives keeping vigil
on the highway allegedly shot the duo for refusing to stop for checking at
their roadblock when flagged down.
The victims were rushed to the hospital, where they are
being treated for gunshot wounds.
Angered, the truck drivers blocked the road from the
Ganaja-lokoja-Ajaokuta junction at the flyover bridge in solidarity with their
injured colleagues.
This resulted in a gridlock which prevented commuters,
motorists, and other road users, from going to their workplaces and
offices.
Many civil servants reportedly trekked for hours to access
their offices, even as many others were said to have returned home.
The truck drivers stood their ground, refusing to remove
their trucks from the highway, until men of the military were deployed to the
scene.
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