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Approximately 23 kilometres from Bida and 60 kilometres from Minna, the deteriorating bridge on the Bida-Minna Road has finally collapsed at Sagamio Farms, cutting off the two largest towns in Niger State.
It was discovered that the state’s recent five days of heavy rain were to blame for the bridge’s collapse.
It was learned that the water flowing under the bridge is one of the tributaries of River Niger that has overflowed its banks as a result of the rains
“The bridge collapsed totally on Sunday. Consequently, commuters plying the Minna-Bida Road are stranded as you can see,” a villager, Ismaila Abubakar said.
A commuter stranded on the road, Mohammed Aliyu told LEADERSHIP that “Most vehicles coming from the Ilorin-Mokwa-Jebba axis and Minna, unaware of the development, are now trapped at the spot. We have been here the whole day.
Attempt to get Ministry of Works to speak on the development proved abortive, but a source said they are determined to find immediate solution.
It would be recalled that the contract for the road was earlier awarded by the state government for reconstruction but was listed among the roads to be reconstructed by the federal government through the NNPC Road infrastructures intervention scheme, however work on the road has stopped.
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