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Protesting youths block Abuja-Kaduna highway

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Protesting youths on Monday morning blocked vehicular movements at Suleja, a town in the Niger State end of the popularly Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.

The youths, mostly from villages adjoining the highway, were said to be protesting against the spate of attacks by bandits and kidnappers on their communities.

READ ALSO: NLC suspends protest in Kaduna, as armed thugs attack members

Ripples Nigeria gathered that they were angered by a fresh attack in the early hours of Monday during which at least 12 people were abducted in Gauraka town.

A similar attack occurred in the Kwakwashi community where one person was killed and 13 residents were kidnapped.

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