x

Nigeria army barricade Abuja major roads hours to planned protest

Conduct stop-n-search, causing untold go-slow hardship

By our correspondent

Surprisingly, heavily armed Nigerian soldiers, on Monday, barricaded the Keffi-Abuja expressway, leaving many commuters stranded due to the heavy traffic jam caused by the military conduct of a stop-n-search operation on vehicles entering the nation’s federal capital.

The soldiers mounted a road block at Kugbo mechanic village axis before the Sani Abacha barracks and popular AYA roundabout, according to dependable sources mostly victims of traffic hold up.

Security agencies did not give any prior warning before the blockade that has caused a gridlock extending for several kilometers at both lanes of the dual carriageway a major link in and out of Abuja, putting Nigerians in an untold hardship the more.

Civil servants and traders who work in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but live outside the city centre in places such as Nyanya, Karu, Maraba and Masaka were caught in the traffic jam.

After several hours of standstill, many of them were forced to return home, or ran out of fuel, now becoming scarce.

This is coming few hours before the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship in Nigeria.

Some youths have vowed to embark on a nationwide protest from August 1 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country, despite high resistance and campaign nationwide.

Hot this week

“She Was My Crush” – Crayon Opens Up on Tiwa Savage’s Influence

Nigerian singer Crayon has shared a personal story from...

UNILAG Alumni Awards Scholarships to 28 FCT Students

By Joyce Remi- BabayejuThe University of Lagos Alumni Association,...

Former National Assembly member, Tom Zakari emerges Kogi Chairman of ADC 

From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja A former member of the Federal...

ERC Director, others Call for Increased Inclusion of Women in Empowerment Programmes

By Joyce Remi- BabayejuDirector of the Education Resource Centre,...

Plateau Govt Seeks Public Input on Greater Jos Master Plan

By  Israel Adamu, Jos  The Plateau State Ministry of Housing...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img