Heavy military presence in Abuja over planned protest Commuters were stranded at the Keffi-Abuja expressway on Monday after military officers barricaded the highway to conduct a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering the nation’s capital. The soldiers mounted a road block at Sani Abacha barracks before the popular AYA roundabout. There was no prior notice given regarding the blockade that has caused a gridlock extending as far as Nyanya Bridge, more than 12 kilometres from the checkpoint. Civil servants and traders who work in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and live in places like...