Kaduna-Abuja highway blocked as angry resident protest surging killings in the area

Angry residents of Niger state have blocked the Gauraka Abuja Kaduna Highway in the Tarfa Local Government Area of Niger State, as they protested the incessant kidnappings recoded on the road.

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The angry youth as early as 6am, May 24 barricaded the busy road with a bonfire, stones and wood, insisting that nobody will pass until the government addresses the issue of insecurity in the area. They alleged that kidnappers and bandits have been operating in the community unchallenged and have abducted many residents.

Accoridng to them, bandits have been picking people up from house to house without any intervention by the security agents in the area despite the presence of a military barracks ,Zuma Barracks, in the area.

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