STEPHEN OJO
MINNA
The Niger State Police Command has dismissed reports in some social media that trucks with food items heading to the Southern part of the country have been stopped and diverted back at Jebba in Mokwa area of Niger state.
The command in a statement in Minna by DSP Wasiu Abiodun, PPRO, described the vedeo insinuating the blockage as total false explaining that it was shot over five years ago.
DSP Abiodun said, ” the command wishes to respond to a purported video circulating in some social media, insinuating that vehicles and trucks conveying foodstuffs and animals are being blocked from moving to the South at Kara-Jebba, Mokwa area of Niger State”.
He said, “the video was an old video of about five years ago, and that there was no stoppage or blockage of trucks conveying goods or animals from Minna to Kwara State and vice-versa”.
The PPRO said that it is however very important to state that yesterday 16/02/2024 at about 2100hrs, a Toyota Dyna mini truck with Reg. No. BDG 178 XF conveying cattle to Kwara State had a minor accident at the Quarantine checkpoint, Jebba North, adding that “it resulted in evacuating the animal to another vehicle, which caused a little gridlock for a while, and after the evacuation, there was free flow of traffic”.
According to him, “However, the Command hereby emphasized that there was no attempt or outright blockage by any individual or group of persons or agencies at the Kara-Jebba area of Mokwa as insinuated in the video”.
He therefore urged members of the public to disregard the video as it’s an old video, circulated by mischief makers to cause chaos in the State or the Nation adding that Nigerlites and residents are enjoined to continue their lawful businesses without any fear of molestation or chaos”.