BREAKING NEWS: soldiers block Mile 12-Ikorodu road,causes heavy traffic....SEE PHOTO

News reaching us says that heavy traffic has built up from the Mile 12

bridge all the way to Ikorodu Bus stop as soldiers have barricaded the

ever-busy road based on what they called an "orders from above."

The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, had announced that

there would be no restriction of movement today(Sunday) over the

rescheduled elections.

A source learnt that most of those caught in the traffic are

Christians, attempting to go to church to observe the Palm Sunday.

It was learnt that following the hiccups experienced in the voting on

Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission postponed

elections in five local government areas in Lagos till today.

These are Alimosho, Oshodi/Isolo, Eti Osa, Kosofe and Somolu LGAs.

However, a resident of Ikorodu, Abiodun Samuel, wondered why the

residents of Ikorodu would be barred from moving when IKorodu local

government was not among the areas that INEC had listed.

Samuel said, "Ikorodu's election yesterday was conclusive and every

polling unit has been counted so I don't know why soldiers are

preventing us from moving. I have been in the traffic all day and the

sad part is that this road (Mile 12-Ikorodu Road) is the only road

connecting Ikorodu to the major parts of Lagos.

"The unfortunate thing is that most of us cannot turn back because we

have been blocked by vehicles on all sides of the road."

An investigations by our correspondent showed that the voter turnout

today may be less than yesterday due to the Palm Sunday, which will

witness long hours of service and street processions.

Firstclass newsline, visited various areas in Kosofe LGA and observed

that there was no presence of INEC as of 9.34am.

The security personel, however, warned people, who have no business at

polling units, to stay away.

Firstclassnewsline.net