The Police Public Relations Officer for the Kaduna State Command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, confirmed the incident but could not confirm the number of victims involved. When people abandon a road like the Kaduna-Abuja highway for security reasons, it needs no fortune telling to realise that the Nigerian state has effectively yielded that route to criminals. Truth be told, the Kaduna-Abuja road is a metaphor for a failed state. It speaks to the emptiness and incompetence of both the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government and the Nasir el-Rufai-led Kaduna State government. Enough of grandstanding on the challenges of security on the Kaduna-Abuja highway and other parts of the country.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 18, 2019 02:26 UTC