Tony OkaforA woman, whose name could not be ascertained at press time on Saturday, was delivered of a baby in the gridlock at Onitsha caused by the blockage of the Niger Bridge for local government elections in Delta State. The Anambra State Government, in anticipation of the gridlock, had on Friday issued a travel advice to returnees to the state seeking to use the bridge after the polls. A release by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Mr. Tony Nnachetta, read, “As a result of local government elections, scheduled to hold Saturday, January 6, 2018 in Delta State, the Delta State government has announced that curfew will be in place in the state effective midnight on Friday. “The curfew will affect movement into and out of Delta State, including its borders and connecting roads with Anambra state. Security personnel, who manned the bridge and other borders of the state, gave no one access to the bridge.

Source: Punch January 06, 2018 23:44 UTC