Police Pay N310,000 to Resolve Protest by Truck Drivers Blocking Bauchi-Jos Highway
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 17/01/2026
The Bauchi State Police Command has successfully de-escalated a tense situation on the busy Bauchi–Jos highway after truck drivers blocked the road in protest over the alleged damage to a colleague's truck tyre by revenue enforcement agents.The incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Miri axis of Bauchi metropolis. According to the Bauchi State Police Command spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, the protest stemmed from an earlier encounter where a truck driver traveling from Jos to Bauchi failed to stop for revenue checks by officials of the Federal Government (…)
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