The Military
Travellers to Ekiti, Ondo and Osun
states were briefly delayed on Wednesday as gun-wielding soldiers
manning strategic points on the highway stopped their buses for search.
The soldiers peeped into the boots of
the buses, asked the drivers about the contents of the bags and
thereafter waved to them to drive on upon being satisfied with the
responses.
The driver of a Hiace bus who drove at a
high speed had to suddenly apply the brakes at Ita Ore Junction en
route Ekiti when a soldier menacingly pointed his gun at him.
One of the passengers travelling to
Ekiti State, Mr. Solomon Ilori, told our correspondent that he noticed
the presence of the soldiers on Monday when he was travelling to Oyo
State.
He said, “I know it is because of the
election holding on Saturday. I think the soldiers are trying to make
sure that everything works well. I hope they know that they should also
check the people entering the states apart from the vehicles.”
The drivers of some trucks were delayed for sometime by the soldiers who demanded to know what they were conveying.
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