Truck drivers protest alleged police harassment triggers gridlock on Lokoja/Abuja Highway

Traffic on Lokoja/Abuja highway was yesterday blocked for several hours when drivers of articulated vehicles protested alleged police harassment and maltreatment on the route. Eyewitnesses said the problem occurred for The post Truck drivers protest alleged police harassment triggers gridlock on Lokoja/Abuja Highway appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.


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