(PORT HARCOURT)
There was tension in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, as rampaging ex-militants, yesterday evening, attacked drivers and other road users along Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, snatching people’s belongings.
The angry ex-militants were said to have been armed with dangerous weapons and set fire at the centre of the road between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Secretariat down to Waterlines Junction.
The incident caused pandemonium, as drivers abandoned their vehicles and scampered for safety.
According to eyewitnesses, the boys chanted “pay us our money”, as they attacked road users.
It would be recalled that the former militants had always protested delayed payment of their Amnesty monthly stipends.
Also, they had accused their leaders of not paying them the exact amount earmarked for them.
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Muhammad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was quoted as saying normalcy has been restored around the area.
As at the time of filing the report, the incident had caused gridlock along the busy Aba Road.
(Tony John, SUN NEWS ONLINE)