Aftermath of Nyanya blast: Military checkpoint causes traffic gridlock

In the wake of the Nyanya bomb blast which occurred on
Monday April 14th, which killed over 80 people, military
checkpoints have been mounted at various strategic road
junctions to check human and vehicular activities in the FCT.
Motorists/workers say these checkpoints have become a big
problem for them as they lose many useful hours in traffic with
some of them getting late to work and receiving queries.
According to a report on Channels TV, residents in Abuja say
their fear is in the manner in which the military men carry out
their search operations. They say the traffic opens them to a
possible attack from Boko Haram men who can take advantage
of the gridlock and strike again. They pleaded with the military
to seek more effective ways to carry out their search...