Security operatives have blocked the movement of vehicles at Onitsha Head Bridge early Saturday, causing heavy gridlock which prevented vehicular movement in or out of the southern gateway.
Though the reason for the closure was not communicated to the public, in a report by NAN, a source said that the action followed the alleged killings of some military personnel at the Ihiala area by gunmen in the early hours of May 29.
The blockage burst newspaper distribution across Anambra on Saturday as vehicles conveying copies from Lagos was held in the fight.
Nneka Okoye, a vendor at Aroma junction, Awka said the situation totally dislodged them from their business.
“We are surprised to face this kind of problem this morning, as you can see, there is no Saturday paper on display here now.
“The distributors told us that the vehicles carrying newspapers were stopped at Bridgehead, Onitsha because of issues the military had with people at Ihiala”, Ms Okoye said.
Apart from vehicles carrying newspapers, others were equally blocked from moving in and out of Onitsha in the early hours of today.
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