The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday said it would arraign all the arrested transporters and other suspects who were involved in the Friday clash between two rival transport unions in Ibadan, the state capital. The peace in the city was tainted with violence on Friday, as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport […]
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ROAD TRANSPORT WORKERS IN GUN BATTLE IN IBADAN
The fragile peace currently being enjoyed in Oyo state was yesterday disrupted as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers of Nigeria (RTEAN) battled themselves over the daily fees charged by the drivers’ union. In the ensuing melee that paralysed activities in Agugu, Oremeji, Monatan, Iwo road areas of the state, dangerous weapons […]
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