The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has raised alarm over the persistent attacks on truck drivers transporting goods from the North to the South-East, allegedly carried out by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to the ACF, these assaults, which have resulted in the killing of drivers and destruction of their vehicles, pose a significant threat to national security and could lead to widespread disorder and anarchy.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, ACF National Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, lamented that heavy-duty truck drivers transporting goods through the South-East were still facing “vicious and unprovoked attacks”, leading to their deaths, vehicle burnings, and looting of goods.