Commuters and motorists looking to beat Saturday’s Edo governorship election motion restriction were given stranded on the Jattu junction on Benin-Auchi-Okene freeway of Etsako West Native Executive Segment.
The Information Company of Nigeria stories that the affected individuals had expected that enforcement of the line would get started from 8 a.m., handiest to find that safety brokers had prevented strategic routes prior to 7 am.
A NAN correspondent masking the election stories that excluding the police, team of workers of the Nigerian Military, Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Immigration Services and products, and alternative paramilitary companies have been a part of the motion restriction group.
NAN additional stories {that a} vital choice of heavy-duty vans, smaller cars, bikes, and commuters have been perceivable on lengthy queues on the junction.
One of the crucial drivers who spoke with NAN claimed they have been travelling from Abuja to Delta, however have been refused passage by means of the safety team of workers.
In a similar fashion, one of the vital commuters stranded on the junction mentioned they’d long gone out in their homes to shop for food-stuff for breakfast prior to going out to the polling stations to vote now not understanding that they’d be stuck up within the internet of the motion restriction.
Mr Musa Adamu, a truck driving force instructed NAN that the military refused them passage regardless of explanations that they have been handiest passing thru Edo en path to Delta.
“I’m coming from Abuja moving to Delta and I had felt lets pass Edo prior to 8 a.m.
“I am surprised that on getting to Jattu junction we were stopped by the military personnel who barricaded the road, and refused us access,” he mentioned.
Every other motorist, Hakeem Saliu mentioned he left Benin early with the purpose of crossing the junction however used to be held right here prior to 7 a.m.
“The security personnel said that we should remain here until the election is over and that is unfair,” Saliu mentioned.
NAN.