Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAgan Women Block Federal Highway In Makurdi To Protest Insecurity

Women from the Agan community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, on Friday took to the streets to protest the rising insecurity in their area.

The protest comes as residents continue to face attacks and violence in parts of the community and state.

The angry women carrying leaves and chanting songs to express their frustration blocked the federal highway near the Agan toll gate.

One of the residents in the area, Torkwase, said that the protest is still ongoing, but peaceful.

“The protest is currently ongoing at Agan ward, close to the toll gate.

“It is just about the insecurity going on around the area. We are tired and need the government to act fast,” Torkwase said.

She said security operatives are already at the scene, and the protest remains peaceful for now.

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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