The Senate has urged the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to reduce the number of heavy roadblocks on the southeastern major expressways so as to facilitate the free movement of goods, people and services throughout the country.
The Senate has urged the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to reduce the number of heavy roadblocks on the southeastern major expressways so as to facilitate the free movement of goods, people and services throughout the country.
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa who called the attention of the senate to it, cited orders 42 & 52 and lamented that the presence of this security personnel on the road is affecting the economy of the region. Senator Victor Umeh said: “The presence of these roadblocks along the southeast zone must be reduced to ensure people get to their destinations faster. Checkpoints are necessary, but the numbers are too high.”
The senate urged the Nigerian police and army to “always seek to balance the imperatives of national security in the monitoring of an environment especially if there are no evident security breaches.” The Senate also directed the Committees on Police and Army to take a tour of the southeast expressways to investigate the matter and report back to the Senate.
