A ranar Asabar da safe, wani babban rukuni na mutane sanye da baƙar fata kuma sanye da abin rufe fuska sun toshe hanya a tashar jirgin ruwa ta Dover a Kent, wanda ya tilasta rufe hanyoyi biyu. ‘Yan sandan Kent sun ce suna wurin kuma suna tattaunawa da masu zanga-zangar, wanda tashar Dover ta bayyana a matsayin “lamarin rashin zaman lafiya.” Ba a kama kowa ba. Wata ƙungiyar da ke adawa da shige da fice da ke da alaƙa da masu tsattsauran ra’ayi ta bayyana cewa ita ce ta yi zanga-zangar.
Gwamnati ta yi Allah wadai da halayen masu zanga-zangar da kuma rushewar tafiye-tafiye da suka haifar. Motocin da ke kan hanyar A20, babbar hanyar shiga da fita daga tashar, an dakatar da su, wanda ya haifar da jinkiri har zuwa mintuna 30 da cunkoso na mil huɗu, a cewar National Highways.
Bidiyoyi da hotuna da aka raba a kan layi sun nuna babban rukuni na mutane masu rufe fuska a cikin baƙi suna tafiya a kan hanya, yayin da manyan motoci ke jira a cikin zirga-zirga kusa da motocin ‘yan sanda. Da tsakar ranar Asabar, masu zanga-zangar sun watse, kuma hanyoyin shiga tashar sun kasance “masu gudana cikin yardar rai,” a cewar tashar Dover. Kamfanonin jiragen ruwa sun ce za su sanya waɗanda jinkirin ya shafa a cikin jiragen ruwa na gaba da ke akwai.
Adadin mutanen da suka shiga ba a san shi ba. Wani mutum da ke watsa taron kai tsaye ya kiyasta cewa yana tafiya tare da ɗaruruwan mutane. Kamfanin dillancin labarai na Press Association ya ruwaito cewa mutane da yawa ne suka halarta, amma ‘yan sanda ba su ba da ƙididdiga a hukumance ba.
Bidiyoyi a kan kafofin sada zumunta sun nuna masu zanga-zangar suna haɗa hannu don toshe A20 suna ihun “dakatar da jiragen ruwa.” An kuma gan su suna tafiya a kan hanya, suna rera “Ingila har sai na mutu.”
Wata ƙungiya mai suna Patriot Platform, wadda ke bayyana kanta a matsayin “mai tsananin ƙauna ga ƙasarmu,” ta bayyana cewa ita ce ta yi katangar a kan kafofin sada zumunta. Mai fafutuka na tsattsauran ra’ayi Tommy Robinson, wanda ainihin sunansa Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, ya raba bidiyoyi da yawa na katangar kuma ya haskaka wani shiri na kai tsaye wanda ya jagoranci masu kallo zuwa Patriot Platform. A cikin rubuce-rubucensa, Robinson ya ƙarfafa ƙarin mutane su shiga, yana cewa “je ku can don ku tallafa musu.” Ya kuma rubuta: “A lokaci guda a wurare daban-daban a Dover masu kishin ƙasa sun tattara don rufe tashar. Akwai wurare 3 da ƙari waɗanda masu kishin ƙasa suka rufe har yanzu tare da ƙarin da yawa da aka shirya rufewa. Mutane sun so aiki ina tsammanin akwai dubban 100,000 na maza da suke shirye su cika takalminsu.”
Wanda ya kafa Patriot Platform, Danny Thomas, wanda kuma aka sani da Danny Tommo, ya wallafa a kan kafofin sada zumunta “live Dover wani abu [sic] yana faruwa” kuma ya raba wani shiri na kai tsaye. A cikin wani bidiyo daga 2 ga Satumba, ya gaya wa mabiyansa cewa yana saduwa da “babban rukuni [na] manyan masu kishin ƙasa na gaske” don shirya wani saƙo da ya shirya aika wa gwamnati. Ya ce: “Ba da daɗewa ba, za mu aika da saƙo wanda zai tabbatar da cewa sun fahimci cewa ba za mu faɗi ba tare da yaƙi ba. Ba za mu ƙyale al’ummarmu ta sha wahala kamar yadda take ba. Kuma idan kun gan shi kuma kuka ji shi, na ba da tabbacin cewa duk abin zai canza zuwa mafi kyau. Domin da zarar an aika saƙon sau ɗaya, ku yi tunanin yawan adadin da za a aika a saƙo na biyu, na uku, na huɗu.”
Ya ƙara da cewa: “Daga tuddai na Scotland zuwa filayen Wales zuwa titunan Ireland ta Arewa zuwa garuruwa da birane na Ingila, muna gina wani abu da ba a taɓa ginawa ba. Kuma idan kun kasance cikin sa kuma kuka ga abin da ke shirin faruwa, za ku fahimta… za mu nuna muku abin da za a iya yi idan maza da mata na wannan ƙasa, waɗanda ke da jinin da ke gudana a cikinsu kamar kakanninsu, su tashi daga gajiya su yi wani abu game da shi.”
A safiyar Asabar, tashar Dover ta tabbatar a cikin wata sanarwa cewa rushewar tana shafar “duk hanyoyi” shiga da fita, da kuma kewayen garin, kuma tana tuntuɓar ‘yan sanda. Tashar Dover ta tabbatar da cewa wani lamarin rashin zaman lafiya yana faruwa a yanzu a garin. Wannan yana shafar al’ummar gari da abokan cinikinmu, don haka muna fatan a sami mafita cikin gaggawa.
Nathan Ditchburn, wanda ke kan hanyarsa zuwa aiki lokacin da ya ga ƙungiyar ta iso da misalin karfe 6:45 na safe, ya gaya wa KentOnline: “Zan ce akwai kusan maza 300, watakila fiye da haka. Ba wanda zai yi magana; kawai sun ba ni takarda don karanta. Sun toshe duk wata hanyar shiga da fita daga yankin tashar, kuma Jubilee Way ma an toshe shi. Wannan zai haifar da babban jinkiri ga jiragen ruwa a yau.”
Ƙungiyar parkrun ta gida ta soke taron ta na Dover Waterfront, tana gaya wa masu gudu cewa hanyar ba ta da aminci ko an toshe ta. Wani mai magana da yawun ya gaya wa KentOnline: “Abin takaici, za mu soke wannan safiya. Akwai babban rushewa daga wasu masu zanga-zangar.”
Mike Tapp, ɗan majalisar Labour na Dover da Deal, ya soki abin da ya kira “wawaye masu zuwa Dover don haifar da rushewa.” A cikin wani rubutu a Facebook, ya ce: “An soke parkrun kuma an rushe hanyar shiga tashar. Na gaji da wawaye masu zuwa Dover don haifar da matsala. Na tabbata idan ka tambayi ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan ‘masu zanga-zangar,’ ba za su san cewa ƙetare kananan jiragen ruwa ya ragu da kashi 40% ba kuma muna aiki tuƙuru don gyara lamarin. Ku koma gida, ku ji daɗin karshen mako, ko ku sami aiki.”
Chris Vinson, shugaban ƙungiyar Conservative a majalisar gundumar Dover, ya ce zanga-zangar da alama tana da alaƙa da “shige da fice ba bisa ka’ida ba,” amma ya lura cewa masu zanga-zangar ba su da alamomi ko tutoci. Ya ce: “Ban san wani tashin hankali ba, ko da yake an toshe muku motar ku da maza sanye da kayan soja na baƙi da abin rufe fuska yana da ban tsoro sosai, musamman idan ba a san dalilin da ya sa suke can ba, kuma ‘yan sanda ba su sani ba, don haka ba za su iya faɗakar da mutane a gaba ba ko tabbatar da cewa suna cikin aminci. Na san mutanen da suka yi aikin dare a tashar ana hana su fita saboda suna tsoron lafiyarsu.”
Wani ɗan majalisar Reform UK na gida, Paul King, ya shawarci mazauna garin da su nisanci yankin tashar. Ya ce: “An gaya mini cewa zanga-zangar dakatar da jiragen ruwa ce.”
Wani mai magana da yawun Ma’aikatar Cikin Gida ya ce: “’Yancin yin zanga-zangar cikin lumana yana da muhimmanci ga dimokuradiyyarmu, amma muna Allah wadai da halayen da aka yi a Dover da kuma rushewar tafiye-tafiye da suka haifar. Mun fahimci fushin waɗanda abin ya shafa a yau. An maido da hanyar shiga tashar kuma zirga-zirga na sake gudana. Waɗanda ke tafiya zuwa tashar ana shawartar su da su ba da ƙarin lokaci kuma su bi jagororin masu samar da sabis. Muna godiya ga ‘yan sanda da masu samar da tafiye-tafiye, waɗanda muke ci gaba da aiki da su don tabbatar da lafiyar fasinjoji da al’umma gaba ɗaya.”
Kamfanin jigilar kaya na DFDS ya ce: “Mun san game da rushewar zirga-zirga na yanzu da ke shafar hanyar shiga tashar. Ku tabbata, za mu saka ku a tashi ta gaba da zarar kun isa.”
P&O Ferries ya ce jiragen ruwansa na ci gaba da gudana kamar yadda aka tsara, yana ƙara da cewa duk wanda ya rasa lokacin tashinsa za a ba shi damar tashi ta gaba da ke akwai.
