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SocialMediaTrends: Nigerians react as flood wrecks havoc on Lokoja-Abuja highway

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Nigerians have taken to social media to react to the recent flooding that took over a new bridge being constructed around Kotonkarfei town in Kogi State on the Abuja-Lokoja Expressway.

The deplorable situation has held up commuters for several hours, resulting in heavy traffic gridlock.

Ripples Nigeria gathered that the heavy traffic has caused a hike in fuel prices for motorists in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

Following recent developments, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has advised commuters to take a different route.

The situation which has left many passengers stranded has been generating reactions.

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…By Hamzat Rasheed

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