Again, protesting Edo communities block highway over serial kidnapping
Commuters were left stranded for several hours on Thursday as residents of the Urokuosa community, Uhunmwode Local Government Government Area of Edo State, blocked the Benin-Auchi-Lokoja Road in protest over insecurity.
The blockade, the second in less than a month, left many commuters disappointed as both sides of the road were blocked by the protesters, who made bonfires on the road.
It was learnt that the protest was triggered by the recent activities of kidnappers on the road.
The protesters, while recounting the daily abduction of travelers on the road, said a driver of one of the popular transport companies was shot dead last week.
Some of the protesters called on the President , Muhammadu Buhari to come to the rescue of the masses plying the road by putting an end to the activities of criminals on the route.
The Edo State Police Command spokesman, SP Kontongs Bello, confirmed the incident and said the protesters dispersed after the police had a discussion with them.
“The information was that those who blocked the road were protesting against insecurity but they opened the road and dispersed as soon as the police in the area had a discussion with them”, he stated.
