Commuters traveling the Keffi-Abuja expressway were left stranded on Monday after military officers barricaded the highway to conduct stop-and-search operations on vehicles entering the nation’s capital.
According to Daily Trust, the soldiers set up a roadblock at Sani Abacha Barracks, just before the popular AYA roundabout.
Security agencies did not provide any prior warning about the blockade, which caused a traffic jam extending as far as Nyanya Bridge, more than 12 kilometers from the checkpoint.
Civil servants and traders who work in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) often reside outside the city center, in areas such as Nyanya, Karu, Maraba, and Masaka.
After hours of standstill, many were forced to return home.
This situation unfolds just three days before a planned nationwide protest against the current economic hardship in Nigeria.
Some youths are organizing a nationwide protest starting August 1 in response to the rising cost of living and economic struggles in the country.
