Ondo timber dealers block highway, protest extortion
Punch Newspapers Sections Peter Dada, Akure Timber dealers, under the aegis of the Ondo State Filchers Association, on Monday, protested against alleged extortion, molestation and coercion by the Ogun State Revenue Service Agency. The protesters blocked the Benin-Ore-Ijebu Ode Expressway at the boundary between Ogun and Ondo states at Ajebamide community in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The protesters also disrupted the free flow of traffic for almost an hour singing various solidarity songs. They carried placards with various inscriptions such as: ‘Stop unlawful collectio...