Crisis started when some NURTW touts
destroyed FRSC official
Civil defence officer shot a
policeman and killed a bystander in Jigawa. The incident happened during a
clash between NURTW officer and FRSC officials, An officer of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence in Dutse, Jigawa, State, has killed a man and
injured a police officer after firing several shots on Friday, July 14. The
incident reportedly happened when some officers of the Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC) called NSCDC official for reinforcement after a clash with
some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
NAIJ.com gathered that the crisis
that led to the death of a man and another one getting injured, started when
NURTW touts attacked FRSC officials and set their van ablaze for allegedly
impounding some vehicles belonging to NURTW members for failure to install
speed limiter.
The FRSC van was set ablaze and
burnt to the ground
An eye witness who spoke to journalist
afterwards said: "As soon as the civil defence officer arrived at the
scene, they began beating everybody around. One of them started shooting
despite the fact that the police asked him not to. He shot the bystander and a
police officer."
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