Massive traffic gridlock crippled movement across Abuja on Monday as security operatives mounted barricades at major entry points into the city to forestall the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest.
Commuters from Bwari, Ushafa, Dutse, Kubwa, and the Nyanya-Mararaba axis were stranded for hours, with many expressing anger over the security clampdown.
The protest, led by activist Omoyele Sowore and others, was aimed at demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
A motorist, Usman Jibrin, who was stuck in the Sokale area for over an hour, lamented: “Why should the movement of ordinary citizens be restricted because of a protest? This is unnecessary punishment.”
The heavy security presence and resulting congestion left thousands of workers and residents stranded across the capital.
