“These checkpoints are useless because of atrocities committed by police officers on duty.” Nigeria KadunaState Security
The state government, in its claim to rout the criminal elements, and end the menace of kidnapping and banditry along highways, said there would no longer be authorised checkpoints on the three major highways in the state.
However, the move by the government to bar security checkpoints without revealing any alternative plans to secure the highways has left people speculating and guessing. Kaduna resident, Alhaji Tajudeen Tijani, said: “ There is no way the government can remove checkpoints without providing alternatives. The government must have concrete reasons for doing that. The objective could be to protect the life and property of people plying the routes.”
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