A part of Federal road which serves as access road from
Makurdi to Nasarawa, Abuja and other states collapsed in what appeared
to be a landslide at Yelewata, in Guma Local government Area of Benue
State, following the heavy rainfall in the state.
Activist, Ukan Kurugh has called on the Federal Government to fix the road before it completely collapses.
"In wake of the flooding in Makurdi, while houses have been
submerged, a portion of the Makurdi-Lafia road at the Yelewata
settlement on the outskirts of Makurdi has collapsed and just a chunk of
the rod is still hanging. Yesterday night, tragedy occurred as a car
collapsed into the pit and one person died on the spot.As a result, some angry youths in the area have barricaded
the road in demonstration. The condition is critical that, another heavy
rainfall is enough to severe Makurdi and all persons passing through it
from the rest of Lafia to Abuja therefrom
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