Many passengers in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, were stranded today as commercial transporters refused to convey them and other residents.
Commercial drivers in Osun State went on strike on Monday, protesting the arrest and shooting of Nurudeen Iyanda, chairman of the Osun State Transport Management System (OSTMS), also known as Alowonle.
Iyanda is said to be currently on life support at the Intensive Care Unit of the Osun State Teaching Hospital.
Mukaila Popoola, the secretary of the OSTMS, released a statement ordering motor parks to suspend their activities.
A visit to motor parks across Osogbo reveals that travelers, students, and civil servants heading to their destinations were stranded by the roadside.
Commercial motorcyclists have also been forced to drop their passengers, leaving many to trek for hours to reach their destinations due to the strike action by the transport management system members.
As of the time of filing this report, security operatives, including officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force and Amotekun Corps, are stationed at strategic locations to maintain law and order.
The Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Nigeria Police had on Monday night arrested Alowonle over a petition written against him over alleged threat to life and attempted murder.
He was reportedly arrested alongside eight other suspects, with a police pistol and live ammunition recovered from his vehicle.
