Angry residents of Niger state have on Monday, May 24 blocked vehicular movement at Gauraka town along Abuja-Kaduna Highway in Tarfa Local Government Area of Niger State, over the incessant kidnappings recorded on the road.
The protest comes after gunmen reportedly kidnapped a number of school children in Suleja on Monday morning.
The irate youths as early as 6am today, 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 unhindered on a daily basis and abducted many residents.
According 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.
See some videos and photos from the protest scene below;
Breaking: Tension in Suleja after bandits kidnapped unknown number of School children earlier today.
Suleja which is 10 mins from Abuja is on heightened tension after bandits kidnap children yet to be numbered in the early hours of today
Abuja be ready
pic.twitter.com/sxv1YbFGES— DEMAGOGUE PhD.💘senior advocat (@von_Bismack) May 24, 2021
