Following the refusal to part with a N500 bribe demanded by the policemen at a roadblock in Taraba State, a trailer driver and his assistant have reportedly been killed by the policemen.

The roadblock was mounted on the Jalingo-Wukari Road and the incident occurred very close to Wukari.

Following the development, other trailer drivers are reported to have blocked the road, making it impassable.

Efforts by operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps to clear the road was said to have been met with stiff resistance by the trailer drivers on Monday.

Most of the trailer drivers are said to be heading towards South East to deliver cows to markets in the zone.

As at press time on Monday, the policemen were said to have disappeared from the scene, leaving a huge traffic on the road.