The 2 Brigade Command of Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, said on Tuesday that it arrested 14 truck drivers for operating "at odd hours".The command's spokesman, Capt. Sunny Samuel, said in Port Harcourt that the drivers were arrested at Iriebe, Port Harcourt, between 12.15 a.m. and 5 a.m.
He said attempts by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to search and verify the genuineness of the products were resisted by the drivers.
Samuel said that other truck drivers in solidarity with their arrested colleagues parked and abandoned more than 50 trucks along the Port Harcourt -Aba expressway, causing heavy traffic.
``Most of the drivers are suspected to be carrying illegally refined diesel, they will need to present their documents for verification,'' Samuel said.
He called on truck drivers to respect standing orders and other laws of the land in the course of their duties.
The Port Harcourt-Abaroad was totally blocked by the trucks, thereby causing other road users to suffer.
Many workers and children who boarded public vehicles were forced to disembark and walk long distances to their destinations because of the blockage.
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