NANS' BLOCKADE: POLICE TAKE OVER THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE

Security operatives have taken over the Third Mainland Bridge to prevent any blockade that could hinder vehicular movement in Lagos.

The takeover followed threats by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to ground commercial activities to protest the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.

NANS had on Monday brought traffic to a halt for several hours on the Murtala Mohammed Airport Road, Ikeja, and other cities of the country demanding that the Federal Government should accede to the demands of the lecturers so that the over six-month strike could be called off.

The body also threatened that students were ready to take the protest to the Sea Ports and the Third Mainland Bridge should the government fail to reach a compromise with ASUU.

Knowing the implications of students' protest on the bridge especially with the closure of Eko Bridge for repair works, the Lagos State Police Command ordered the deployment of operatives on the long bridge to prevent any impediment.

Confirming the deployment of operatives, the Command's spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the Commissioner of Police (CP) Abiodun Alabi directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Adeniji Adele, CSP Lanre Edegbai to ensure his men were fully on ground.