Standstill on Lagos-Ibadan expressway over protest

The protests rocking some city centres over the biting cash scarcity has spread to the Lagos-Ibadan-Expressway.

Angry Nigerians took to the highway at Mowe, Ibafo and Magbowo, blocking the dual carriage way.

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Early travellers – Lagos inward and outward-bound – were stranded for hours.

Some of the protesters erected barricades and set fire to used tyres to block passage for motorists.

There were no security operatives to rein the protesters.

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