Restricted Foodstuff to South: Troops Restore Normalcy, Warns Perpetrators

Following the tension generated by a viral video shared on social media that trucks carrying foodstuff to the South from North were turned back, the Joint troops of the military and other security agencies have restored normalcy to the area.

It was gathered in a press release by Acting Director Defence Information, Onyema Nwachukwu on Friday, that troops were deployed to the Kaduna – Jebba road to clear the road.

The statement also gave a ‘stern warning to any unscrupulous group or persons who are aiming at disrupting legitimate economic and commercial activities by preventing free flow of traffic and movement of goods in a bid to generate clashes along ethnic divides to desist from such unpatriotic acts or face the wrath of the law.’

Read the full statement below;

The Defence Headquarters has been notified of a video trending on social media indicating that trucks and other similar vehicles conveying agricultural products from the North, heading towards the southern part of the country were being prevented and turned back along Kaduna – Jebba road by some unscrupulous elements.

The Defence Headquarters wishes to clarify that following the tension generated by the incident, joint troops comprising the military and other security agencies were deployed to clear the Jebba – Kaduna road and have since restored normalcy in the general area. There is currently free flow of traffic along the axis.

Members of the public, commuters and residents are please urged to go about their normal businesses. This is also to give a stern warning to any unscrupulous group or persons who are aiming at disrupting legitimate economic and commercial activities by preventing free flow of traffic and movement of goods in a bid to generate clashes along ethnic divides to desist from such unpatriotic acts or face the wrath of the law.

Members of the public are also urged to promptly report anyone found engaged in such atrocious activities to security operatives.

ONYEMA NWACHUKWU

Brigadier General

Acting Director Defence Information

Defence Headquarters

26 February 2021