The Nigerian military has warned against preventing movement of agricultural goods from the North to the South.
The military said its attention has been drawn to a video trending on Social Media indicating that trucks and other similar vehicles conveying agricultural products from the North, heading towards the southern part of the country were being prevented and turned back along Kaduna – Jebba road by some unscrupulous elements.
The Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, therefore, gave a warning in a statement on Friday, stating that it has generated tension in the area.
The spokesman said the Armed Forces would not condone any act disrupting legitimate economic and commercial activities.
The Defence Headquarters advised members of the public to report anyone found engaging in such activities to security operatives.
The statement said following the tension generated by the latest incident, personnel from the military and other security agencies were deployed to clear the Jebba-Kaduna road.
“There is currently free flow of traffic along the axis. Members of the public, commuters and residents are please urged to go about their normal businesses,” Nwachukwu said.
