Tanker drivers shut down highway over alleged killing of colleague in Plateau

Truck and tanker drivers on Saturday morning blocked the Maraban Jama’a axis of the Jos-Abuja Road in Plateau State to protest the alleged killing of their colleague by policemen.

The incident caused a major traffic gridlock as the drivers used their vehicles to barricade both lanes of the road, demanding justice for their slain colleague.

According to Haruna Ahmed, one of the protesting drivers who spoke to DailyTrust, the incident occurred after the victim had paid the…