A resident explained that the officials were protesting the alleged killing of a bus driver and his conductor by policemen and officials from the Lagos State Taskforce office who they claimed had wreaked havoc on commercial drivers in the area.
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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ondo State engaged themselves in a free-for-all fight in Akure, the state capital, causing pandemonium as they used dangerous weapons to fight themselves.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning when some members of the factional group of the union invaded the Old Garage area of Akure and started shooting sporadically, killing a member of the union with two others injured.
The incident happened barely 48 hours after the factional group of the union clashed at Owode area of the state, injuring many people.
It was gathered that the drivers were fighting over management of parks even after the Ondo State government had ordered the suspension of driver’s unions activities in the state for two weeks.
NURTW in free-for-all fight, one person reportedly killed in Ondo NURTW in free-for-all fight, one person reportedly killed in Ondo
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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) engaged themselves in a free-for-all fight in Akure, Ondo State capital.
Many people were said to be injured and property destroyed as factional members of the union engaged themselves in a free-for-all fight.
There was also pandemonium as motorists and their passengers abandoned their vehicles and took to their heels as members of the NURTW freely used guns, charms and other dangerous weapons during the fight which started around 8 am.
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