The least is yet to be heard over high cost of living in Nigeria.
Nigerians have not heard it rough and tough in the area of high cost of living like this as many States find it difficult to eat three square meals.
This as gathered by Lead Express has escalated insecurity amongst other social vices in Nigeria.
Recently, the Nigeria Senate President Akpabio appealed to German Ambassador not to deport Thousands of illegal Nigeria Immigrants in Germany, stressing that their deportation would increase spate of insecurity in Nigeria.
However, the Residents of Minna, Niger State had yesterday, February 5th shut down the major Roads connecting Mina to other States over high cost of living.
The Minna-Bida highway was blocked, stopping vehicular movements as both commercial and private vehicles could neither come in from Bida nor move out of Minna while the protest lasted.
Vehicles coming from the Suleija-Abuja end were also trapped and were not allowed to enter the Townould not enter the town.
The Kpakungu Roundabout which is central to most commercial vehicles to take off to different directions of the country especially to the southern part of the country, was completely blocked as passengers from other parts of the Country.
Policemen drafted to the scene had earlier observed the protesters from a distance but later used teargas canisters to disperse the protesters.
Shop owners and residential houses in the Kpakungu area and environs hurriedly closed their shops and houses for safety.
In his reaction to the incidence, the state Police command through its spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, said the Police had to apply minimum force to disperse the protesters.
“The police was this morning (yesterday) alerted that a large number of protesting people blocked Bida road, obstructing motorists and people were unable to go about their work. We had to deploy our men to the area.
“They (protesters) refused to listen to government officials, led by the state deputy governor, Yakubu Garba, as he tried to address them.
‘’As a result, we had to use minimum force to disperse them and it paved way for the eventual opening of the road for easy flow of traffic.”
According to him, normalcy had been restored to Minna, the state capital.
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