By Wole Mosadomi

Minna—Niger State government has restricted the movement of heavy and articulated vehicles plying highways in the state to between 10p.m. and 6a.m. with immediate effect from next Tuesday.

The regulated time, to last for two weeks, will be followed by total restriction to enable government fix Minna-Kateregi-Bida Road and Eastern by-pass on township roads through to Paiko-Suleja-Abuja Road.

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Government claimed it had spent billions of Naira to fix the roads, but that they go bad almost immediately after, due to the loads of heavy duty vehicles carry.

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Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ibrahim Ladan, disclosed these after an enlarged security council meeting that had Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello; his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso; traditional rulers, heads of military and paramilitary agencies, and top government officials in attendance.