Men of the Nigerian Army were on Monday dispatched to beef up security on Ekehuan road to prevent the blockade of the road by youths in the guise of #EndBadGovernance protest in Benin City.
reports that the youths who are mostly residents in the area had on Sunday mounted over 20 roadblocks on the road that stretches to Ugbiyokho, Ekehuan Army Barracks and several other communities. The youths who barricaded the road disrupted vehicular and human movements for hours before personnel of the Edo State Police Command dismantled the barricades and chased the protesters out of the road. Adjourning streets in the communities were also barricaded .
reported that the Army was stationed at Asoro Hill bus stop and Erediauwa road along the Ekehuan. Personnel of the Nigeria Army were still at the Benin branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, located at Akpakpava and Benin Correctional Centre along Sapele Road.
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