The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday said it had restored law and order on Nnamdi Azikiwe expressway after irate youths blocked the bypass over an alleged overnight kidnapping in Kaduna.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that at about 1:00 a.m., suspected gunmen stormed Rariya community near Kabala and allegedly kidnapped some people, leading to protests over the incident.The Command Public Relations Officer, Yakubu Sabo, confirmed the incident. Mr Sabo said when the incident was reported to the Divisional Police Officer, he led a team of personnel to the area for rescue.”Instead of the people to give police cooperation to see how to address the issue, they decided to protest and block the highway.
He explained that blocking a highway was wrong because “this highway is connecting many states of the federation.”“They went to the police station and protested and attempted to burn it. Mr Sabo said in spite of all measures to pacify them, to understand the civil obligation on them, they refused.“They decided to stone the security agencies, apart from lamentation and insults”.NAN gathered that the residents protested against alleged police delay and inaction while the incident was going on.
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