Hungry Nigerians have cornered a truck conveying cartons of spaghetti and cart off hundreds of cartons in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The hungry Nigerians, pounced on the truck belonging to BUA group of companies today, March 1, at Dogarawa axis of Zaria-Kano expressway.
The truck was said to be heading for Abuja from Kaduna when the thugs blocked the road and made burn-fires on the highway.
An eyewitness account said that the incident occurred when the driver of the truck parked by the road side to observe prayer.
He said that immediately after the driver parked, the hungry people started carting away cartons of spaghetti.
An eyewitness described the incident as unfortunate and regrettable.
“Not a single carton of the spaghetti was left by the hoodlums on the truck.”
It was learnt that a police team deployed to the scene of the incident had arrested five suspects.
The incident occured barely one week after hungry Nigerians hijacked trailers loaded with foodstuffs in the Suleja area of Niger State, stealing bags of rice and other food items amidst widespread hardship in the country.
