Damaturu–Biu Road: Traders, drivers, passengers decry deteriorating condition, economic slowdown Story by Sa'adatu MAINA, Damaturu While much of the discourse around the dilapidated 134-kilometre Damaturu–Buni-Yadi–Biu federal highway has focused on the security threats it poses, traders, farmers, motorists and passengers are raising a different alarm, the road's decay is slowly suffocating the regional economy and cutting off communities from life-sustaining markets. A media tour of the strategic artery on Wednesday, undertaken by journalists, revealed not just a security crisis but an unfolding economic disaster. During the tour, our correspondent conducted interviews with some...