Violence broke out today, Tuesday at
Dangote Cement Factory in Gboko, Benue
State. One of the worker was said to have
stolen a spare tyre and was caught by the
army. When his colleagues tried to get him
off the hook, an angry soldier shot the
young man and killed him instantly.
The incident has triggered a riot with
shelling of gun fire. An eye witness said he
saw two dead bodies and one seriously
injured victim.
The Cement Factory is now locked down
with staff are trapped inside the premises
stranded.
It will be recalled that there was a similar
incident last year that claimed thirteen lives
and over one hundred trucks.