Igwe Nnabuife, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Ebonyi Command, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Browsing: Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway
The Ebonyi Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anthony Okore, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki, the State capital that the accidents occurred at separate spots along the road.
Umahi gave the warning on Monday in Abakaliki while reacting to the group’s weekly order in protest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who had been in custody for alleged treason.
It was learnt that youths of the two communities went on rampage and barricaded the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway, leading to a serious traffic gridlock.
The State Commissioner of Police, Garba Aliyu, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with some journalists, said 10 other police officers sustained injuries.
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ebonyi has confirmed the death of a driver in a fatal crash between a Honda car and an articulated vehicle in Abakaliki.