Commercial drivers plying the Enugu-Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road, on Tuesday, protested against the rising rate of kidnapping operations on the road.
During the protest, the drivers were seen carrying placards with various inscriptions to express their grievances against the kidnapping episodes that have plunged families of people plying the road to navigate their destinations in the state into mourning.
Some of the inscriptions read: “Govt, secure and protect the lives of your citizens”, “Kidnappers operate under the watch of security operatives”, “Kidnappers have taken over Enugu State”, “Govt must take the bull by the horn and stop this grave incident”, “The Air Force should join hand by using helicopters to comb the bushes,” among others.
The drivers, while urging the state government and security agents to make the road safer, said the Enugu State Police Command was fond of denying kidnapping incidents along the road. Speaking during the protest, one of the drivers, Kingsley Omeje, said commercial drivers usually ply the axis in fear, adding that the government needed to take drastic measures to curb the situation.
He said, “We cannot continue plying this road in fear. Men, women and children are in the bush and the government is not doing anything about it. Criminals are increasing on this road and security operatives are reducing. The attention of the government is highly needed. It is either the government intervenes or nobody will ply this road again.”
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