One person was killed while two others were shot during the leadership tussle among factions of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ondo state.

The State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, had ordered the NURTW members to immediately vacate all motor parks across the state.

Odebowale stated the government decision was a sequel to the “unruly and uncultured behaviour of the union leaders which resulted in violent attacks on members and the innocent citizens.”

He, however noted that the indefinite suspension did not affect the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) who comported themselves in a peaceful manner.

Recall that the government had last week ordered the suspension of the activities of NURTW and RTEAN for two weeks over imminent power tussles among the union leaders.