Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger was evacuated by a helicopter when his convoy was stuck in a gridlock on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Sunday.
The governor was reportedly on his way back from paying a condolence visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamali over the death of Hammanu Dauda, a district head when he was caught up in a gridlock.
Abubakar was airlifted from the gridlock by a helicopter while other commuters remained stranded on the highway, ARISE News reported on Monday.
Speaking on the cause of the traffic jam, FRSC spokesman Bisi Kazeem said that it worsened after a car crash occurred on the highway.
Kaduna State Caucus of the House of Representatives in November 2021 solicited support in ending the rising spate of insecurity along the highway.
Abuja-Kaduna highway is the gateway between the North and the South of Nigeria and the major link road to the North-West and North-East as well as to many neighbouring countries.
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) in March 2021, awarded the sum of N792.2 billion to Julius Berger for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway, which many motorists have attributed to being the cause of the gridlock.
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