…as motorists, commuters remain stranded at the head bridge
…today is our big market day, we have perishable items … trader’s lament
By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar
Economic activities and all movements were on Friday disrupted by security operatives “Operation Akpakwu” at the head bridge along Atimbo -Akpabuyo axis.
Vanguard learned this was coming on the heels of the killing of four policemen by gunmen around Etap Ayip axis of MCC -Idungdung road on Thursday.
The security operations which started at about 9:am Friday was carried out by a combined team of the Military, Police and the Civil Defense in Cross River State disrupted business and social activities in two Local Government Areas in the state.
Vanguard gathered that commuters and pedestrians movement was halted along the Atimbo Bridge which is the major entry route by road into the two local government councils.
Although the major objective of operation by the team was not immediately known hundreds of vehicles…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
