Hundreds of travelers are currently stranded at the Suleja axis of the Abuja-Kaduna highway in Niger State due to protesters blocking the free flow of movement on a section of the road.
An Abuja resident, Abubakar Ibrahim, who was traveling to his home state of Kaduna, told Daily Trust around 11:40 am on Thursday that the vehicle he boarded had been stuck for over two hours around Gauraka junction.
“I left Zuba town where I boarded the vehicle before 10 am, but we have been made to stop here around Gauraka junction where we have spent about two hours. Protesting youths have blocked the highway.”
He noted that the gridlock had extended several kilometers, covering between Aluminum Village and nearby Zuma military barracks. “There are a few policemen standing from afar, but they can do nothing about the roadblock as the number of youths is beyond their control.”
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