Dilapidated Obollo-Oturkpo Road Helping Kidnappers On Enugu-Kogi Borders

The bad state of Obollo-Oturkpo road on Enugu-Benue borders makes passengers travelling from Eastern parts of the country to the North apply Enugu-Kogi route, which today records steady kidnap cases. Ben Aroh examines the economic importance of the road in this report.

Samson Ejikeme, a commercial driver, was in December 2023 kidnapped along Enugu-Kogi border town of Umuopu in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. He was kidnapped alongside fourteen passengers in his bus.