The flooding in the area of Kortonkarfi in Lokoja, Kogi state, has prompted the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to advise drivers to take alternate routes.
FRSC public education officer Bisi Kazeem urged drivers travelling on the Lokoja-Abuja expressway to the south-west zone to take the Suleja-Bida-Mokwa road instead.
The Nasarawa-Oweto Bridge-Adoka-Otupka axis was recommended by the FRSC to drivers heading to the south-south and south-east zones while traffic on the main highway was still flowing freely.
“This is to inform the general public, that owing to the flooding around Kortonkarfi in Lokoja, Kogi State, which has impeded the free flow of traffic on the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway for the last three days,” the statement reads.
“Motorists travelling to the South-West region of the country through Lokoja are kindly advised to take the Suleja-Bida-Mokwa road, while those travelling to the South-South/South-East regions through same town are also advised to go through Nasarawa-Oweto Bridge-Adoka-Otupka axis.
“This is due to the fact that the water level may take another two or more days to subside.”
According to the Kogi state government, since September 7, over 10,000 people have been displaced owing to the flood.