Edo Decides: Passengers stranded as soldiers mount roadblock along Igueben-Uromi Expressway

Several passengers were left stranded along the Agbor-Igueben-Uromi expressway after the Nigeria Army mounted a roadblock on the road.

Newspot reports that the roadblock was mounted at the Ebudin-Eguare junction.

The soldiers prevented the vehicles from plying the road while the passengers were asked to disembark.

The vehicle conveying journalists who were on ejection duty was delayed for several minutes before it was allowed to pass.

It was gathered that some political bigwigs who passed through the road last night were detained for several minutes by the Army before they were allowed to go.

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At Igueben LGA, voting has fully commenced. At Utantan Primary School in the locality there was massive turnout of voters exercising their franchise.

At Ehie-Igueben, along Igueben-Ewohimi road, the Army also mounted roadblocks. There was heavy security presence along the expressway.

There was also a large turnout of voters at Oghu Primary School at Ewohimi in Esan South East LGA.

At Okaigben community in Ewohimi, where the polling unit of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate Asue Ighodalo is located, there was also a large presence of Army personnel.