OH NO! More Pain For Motorists As Road Block Enters Day 3 In Minna (Photos)

Motorists has recorded more pain as road block entered day three in Minna.

As reported by The Nation, motorists entering and exiting Niger State from the western and eastern parts of Nigeria have been stranded for over three days after trailer drivers blocked all the entry routes into the state capital.

The protest began in Bida on Friday when the protesters blocked the entry roads with their vehicles.

It continued on Saturday when the protesters blocked the road at Lambata.

The roadblock worsened on Sunday as the drivers blocked farmlands and communities, ensuring that there is no way any vehicle can enter or leave Niger State.

They are demanding the reopening of the Bida-Minna road by Niger Government, vowing they would not suspend the ongoing protest until the road is reopened.

But the State Government vowed it won’t reopen the newly repaired road to heavy duty vehicles to prevent damage.

The road blockages have caused a lot of agony and pain to motorists who have been walking for hours to get to their destinations.

Perishable goods worth millions have been lost in this impasse as the trailer drivers insisted they will not remove their vehicles from the roads.

The Bida blockage began as early as 7 am on Friday while the Lambata blockage began on Saturday morning and have continued as at the time of filing this report.

The entire roads into Bida blocked include the Gbazhi area before Emirs palace, Esso, Siriku junction, Bida Kontagora junction in Mokwa alongside some street routes were also blocked by the residents due to influx of vehicles.

In the Lambatta axis, the trailer blocked the road at Gurara bridge.

On Sunday, they blocked the farmlands when they noticed private vehicles were passing along that way.

Stranded motorists lamented over their inability to meet up with some commitments due to the blockages on both sides.

Hajiya Marina, one of the affected motorists, told The Nation that she left Illorin around 7 am on Saturday and did not get to Suleja till 10 am on Sunday.

“From Bida, the whole road was blocked. I had to trek for some while after waiting in vain that the road would be opened. After trekking for some hours, I had to take a motorcycle to the other side of the blockage and from there I took a vehicle into Minna where I spent the night.

“I continued this morning and when I got to Lambatta, there was another blockage and I had to take another motorcycle to the other part of the blockage before seeing a vehicle going to Suleja. It has not been an easy journey,” she said.

Another passenger, Musa Illiya who left Abuja for Minna could not continue his journey as he had to return from Lambatta due to the total blockage of the road.

Drivers and motorcyclists have hiked fare by as much as 100 per cent due to the development.