A protest towards rising meals costs that began early on Thursday reportedly turned violent after hoodlums allegedly hijacked a meals trailer alongside the Suleja-Kaduna highway.
Based on eyewitnesses, the protesters took management of the trailer, which was loaded with rice and different objects, after overpowering the motive force and began stealing from the truck.
One of many eyewitnesses mentioned: “I noticed the miscreants standing across the caravan singing protest songs that it’s their meals. Earlier than we knew what was taking place, the thugs had overpowered the motive force of the trailer, who needed to flee for his life, and began stealing from the trailer.
The witness added that safety operatives consisting of navy, police and civil protection personnel later stormed the protest web site and commenced firing tear gasoline to disperse the demonstrators.
“It took a while for safety officers to reach on the scene to shoot tear gasoline and attempt to make an arrest,” the supply added.
The state police spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.
Abiodun mentioned the Suleja Space Commander, ACS Sani Musa, mobilized patrol groups to the scene and dispersed the protesters earlier than clearing the freeway totally free circulation of site visitors.
“There was a protest alongside Kaduna highway, Suleja, this morning and the protest plan was not communicated to the police. It was later found that it had been hijacked by some miscreants who have been blocking the freeway.
“Space Commander Suleja, ACS Sani Musa mobilized patrol groups to the scene, dispersed the protesters and the freeway was cleared totally free circulation of site visitors, however surveillance continues,” Abidun mentioned.
The spokesperson couldn’t verify how lots of the thugs had been arrested on the time of submitting this report.
A wave of protest over the nation's hardships has unfold throughout the nation in current weeks.
It began with the protest in Kpakungu in Minna, the place girls are mentioned to have led the protest.
It later led to the arrest of about thirty folks, together with the ladies who led the protest.
