Flood: FRSC Announces Alternative Routes To FCT

Following Sunday’s closure of Abuja-Lokoja road, the FRSC on Monday announced additional alternative routes for vehicles coming into the nation’s capital from the South-South and South West zones.

 The zonal commander in charge of the FCT and Niger, Mr. Augustine Aipoh who announced the routes, directed motorists from the zones to take Jebba-Mokwa-Makera-Tegina-Suleja-Abuja route.

Aipoh said that they could also take Zungeru-Minna-Lambata-Suleja-Abuja or Jebba-Mokwa-Kutigi-Bida-Lapai-Lambata-Suleja-Abuja road.

He said the FCT Sector Command had deployed its patrol team to Niger and Nasarawa to complement traffic management efforts in the two commands.

He said the measure was necessary because of the expected increase in the volume of traffic to and from the FCT through the routes.

Aipoh gave the assurance that the commission had adequate men and equipment on the routes to respond to any emergency from the expected increase in traffic.

He, however, advised motorists using them to avoid dangerous driving.

The zonal commander urged them to drive at “common sense speed’’ as many of them might not be conversant with or used to the routes.

The FRSC on Sunday announced the closure of Abuja-Lokoja road due to the overflow of River Niger which has made it dangerous and impassable.

It urged motorists driving from Lagos and wishing to use Okene-Lokoja-Abuja road to divert to Okene-Ajaokuta-Ayangba-Ankpa-Makurdi Lafia-Akwanga-Abuja route.

It said those coming from the South East should use Otukpa-Makurdi route and those driving from Abuja to Lokoja should use Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi-Ankpa-Okene route. It said that it had also deployed more personnel to the route.