Flood: thousand stranded on Niger Bridge as flood takes over Kogi-Abuja road

From Charity Abah

Thousands of travellers and commuters have been stranded along the Abuja-Lokoja road in Kogi State following flood that sacked and submerged road in Lokoja.

According to reports, travelers in their numbers were held in the gridlock, which started immediately after Lokoja, stretching to a nearby town of Koton Karifi, after the Niger bridge.

Our correspondent reports that commuters have been held in the gridlock from 3 pm on Monday, and as of the time of filing this report, the road has not been cleared.

The gridlock started from the Lokoja axis of the Niger Bridge to the other end of the Bridge.

The gridlock made some travelers to abandon their vehicles.

Our correspondent, who was also held in the gridlock, observed that the situation was caused by flooding and a damaged articulated vehicle in Koton Karifi, a town after the Niger Bridge.

Commercial motorcycles trying to make brisk business charged commuters between N2,000 to N4,000 to ferry them across the Bridge.

Speaking with DAILY POST, a road user identified as Segun Odunlami, lamented the situation.

Odunlami said he has been in the gridlock since 4pm yesterday.

Traveling from Lagos to Abuja, the aggrieved commuter said: “We were told flood covered the road in Koton Karifi, which is after the Niger Bridge.

Daily Post