Nyanya gridlock: Military to review security measure

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Nigeria military on Tuesday appealed for public understanding over the traffic gridlock caused by the check point on Abuja- Keffi highway following last Monday’s bomb blast at a bus station in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory.

The military also promised to review the set up of the check point.

The military had set up a check point at a location about a kilometre away from the scene of the blast last Thursday.

Major-General Chris Olukolade
Major-General Chris Olukolade

But the checkpoint on the very busy highway has resulted in unprecedented traffic gridlock stretching over 10 kilometres. Many motorists and commuters spent over five hours to their offices which normally lasted less than an hour on Tuesday morning.

Others abandoned their vehicles and patronised commercial motorcyclists, to bypass the traffic jam.

In a press statement signed by Major-General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information on Tuesday, the military agreed that the traffic gridlock on the highway was due to the new security measure adopted by the military, which is, to check vehicles coming into the city centre from that route.

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The Defence spokesperson however appealed to road users for understanding as the setting up of the check point was in reaction to emerging security threat.

“The public is assured that the measures are not punitive or deliberately meant to inconvenience road users.

“The actions are necessitated by the emerging security threats facing the nation which calls for support and understanding of the populace.

“The security measures will be reviewed as more equipment and additional support are introduced to ease the gridlock.”

The Defence Spokesperson appealed to members of the public to bear with the temporary measure which was in the overall best interest of the public.

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