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Truck attacked by ‘revenue touts’ crashes into church’s fence in Abia Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/truck-attacked-by-revenue-touts-crashes-into-churchs-fence-in-abia/





By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia A truck on Thursday crashed into a church fence at Azikiwe Road, Umuahia, in Abia State as a revenue taskforce team struggled for control of the vehicle with the driver. Vanguard gathered that the “revenue touts” had continued to harass motorists despite the directive of the Abia state government banning revenue touting. Eyewitnesses told Vanguard that the Abia “revenue touts” who adorned the insignia of one of the local government areas may have trailed the driver from the Aba road end as he diverted into Azikiwe road. As soon as the truck crashed into the church fence, the revenue touts who were in an unmarked bus abandoned the truck and fled in different directions. ALSO READ: Pregnant woman, 2 children escape death as police attack keke operator in Abia A source said;  “The touts struggled for control of the truck with the driver. They jumped into the truck, beating the driver who continued to resist them until he was overpowered and the truck crashed into the fence of the church. “The government has banned these touts but they keep coming out daily, harassing, and extorting money from motorists. Sometimes, they beat up motorists, I blame the government because even with the ban, the thugs operate freely with no one checking their activities.” A police patrol team who was alerted to the incident arrested one of the revenue touts while others fled. However, this could not be confirmed as at the time of filing this report, as the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, did not respond to calls on his mobile number. Vanguard News Nigeria. Kindly Share This Story:FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPinterestShare Related Revenue touts on rampage May 18, 2017 Mine workers task govts on illegal highway revenue collectors PORT HARCOURT—Nigerian Union of Mine Workers, NUMW, has called on the governments of Rivers, Abia and Akwa Ibom states to stop youths, who pose as agents of the various state governments from harassing tipper and truck drivers on federal roads in the states. August 2, 2013 2 dead as revenue touts struggle steering with bus driver in Aba November 14, 2018 All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from VANGUARD NEWS. Download Vanguard News App.   Technical Feedback: whatsapp 08023469027   READ our Privacy-policy and cookie policy. READ ALSO: Mercy Aigbe, Ninolowo Bankole’s steamy romance scene sparks outrage Vanguard PROMOTED BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL POLL: Only Siasia can defeat ex-Gov Dickson - BWPF Earn $769 Per Day With Amazon Stocks, Invest Only $200, Get A Call Today! Invest Stocks FG releases N19.67bn for completion of East-West road Bill Gates: "This Will Change The Way People Earn Money In Nigeria" ProfitExperts A genius from Nigeria found a way to get rid of parasites forever! Read! Detox How Buhari tried to reconcile Oshiomhole, Obaseki — Femi Adesina Witness reveals Okorocha begged him to lie to EFCC RASHEED SOBOWALE View all posts by Rasheed Sobowale → PREVIOUS POST Coronavirus in South Africa: Restrictions ease as COVID-19 cases rise rapidly Disclaimer Comments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof.

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