Angry youths barricaded the Gusau – Kaura Namoda Highway in Zamfara State on Monday during a protest over incessant kidnappings by bandits on the highway.
The youth barricaded the busy road with trees, insisting that government curb the kidnappings being witnessed by communities along the highway.
The protest caused heavy traffic congestion on the road with travellers appealing to the youth to allow them continue their journies.
However, the protest took a violent dimension when youths blocked the highway along Kurya junction and stopped over 500 public vehicles travelling along the road from continuing with their journey.
According to a resident, movement was hindered at the exact spot bandits normally pass through to invade the communities.
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