A violent protest which started at the Wuse Market Abuja has spread to other parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reports say
The protest arose after a taxi driver was allegedly killed this morning by a task force operating at the market. Angry protesters prevented people and motorists from gaining entrance into the market. Hundred of people are said to be left stranded.
The protest is said to have spread to Berger, a major transit point in FCT with thousands of motorists and commuters stranded.
Alechenu John, one of the protesting taxi drivers, said the victim was shot by a soldier attached to the task force.
“That is how the task force normally terrorise us,” Mr. Johnson told reporters.
Another protester said that “the driver was shot by a soldier. When he fell down, they (the task force) quickly carried him and dumped him in his vehicle. I saw blood gushing out from the victim at the time they sped off to escape mob attack,” another witness said.
Yet another driver added: “those task force are nothing short of evils. They harass us on daily basis, detain our cars and extort money from us without retiring it to the government.”
It is known whether what the exact condition of the shot driver is or whether he is alive or not.
One driver told a PREMIUM TIMES reporter that he was arrested about six times by officials of the Vehicle Inspection Office, VIO, and the task force.
“In each arrest I had to part away with amount from N6,000 naira, N7,000 naira up to even N15,000. I’m a pastor, I will not tell lies to you. They never gave me a single receipt.
Some armed police officers were seen around Wuse and Berger areas trying to calm the situation, while the market remains shut.
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