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[FLASH] Nationwide Protest: Soldiers Take Over Major Abuja Road

Military men on Monday barricaded the Keffi-Abuja expressway to conduct a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering the nation’s capital.

The situation, according to DailyTrust, left commuters plying the highway stranded.

The report noted that the soldiers mounted a roadblock at Sani Abacha barracks before the popular AYA roundabout.

READ: US, UK, Canada Issue Travel Warnings Ahead Of Planned Protest In Nigeria

Security agencies did not give any prior warning before the blockade that has caused a gridlock extending as far as Nyanya Bridge, more than 12 kilometres from the checkpoint.

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

After hours of standstill, many of them were forced to return home.

This is coming three days before the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship in Nigeria.

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