A demonstration against increasing food prices that began in the early hours of Thursday reportedly escalated into violence when hoodlums allegedly seized a trailer carrying food along the Suleja-Kaduna road.
According to eyewitnesses, the protesters took control of a trailer which was loaded with rice and other items after overpowering the driver and began to steal from the truck.
The source while speaking to PUNCH said, “I saw the miscreants surrounding the trailer and chanting protest songs that it is their food. Before we knew what was happening, the hoodlums had overpowered the driver of the trailer who had to run for dear life and they began to steal from the trailer.”
Confirming the incident was the state police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, said the Suleja Area Commander ACP Sani Musa mobilised patrol teams to the scene and dispersed the protesters before the highway was cleared for free flow of traffic.
“There was a protest this morning along Kaduna road, Suleja, and the protest plan was not communicated to the Police, it was later discovered to be hijacked by some miscreants who blocked the highway.
“Area Commander Suleja, ACP Sani Musa mobilised patrol teams to the scene, dispersed the protesters and the highway was cleared for free flow of traffic, however, monitoring continues,” Abidun said.
