Photo Story: Abuja on lockdown
On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, the very busy roads of Abuja were sparsely populated with vehicles — no vehicles on some roads, in fact — following the shutdown of government offices, schools and private organisations for the World Economic Forum on Africa in the city.
Although security agents are stationed at different locations in the city, TheCable went round some major roads to capture the still scenes:
1. Central Bank Road at Central Area
2. Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki 2
3. Herbert Macaulay Way, Wuse Zone 4
4.Ibrahim Babangida Way, Wuse Zone 4
5.Kashim Ibrahim Way by Wuse Market, Zone 6
6. Aguiyi Ironsi Way, which leads to Transcorp Hilton, Maitama
7. Ministry of Finance Road
8.National Assemby Road, Apo
9. Kugbo-Nyanya Road
10. Police block road leading to the Federal Secretariat
11. Road leading to Central Mosque
12. Sanni Abacha Way leading to Shehu Musa Yar’ adua Centre
13. Shehu Shagari Road, Maitama
14. Stadium Road
15. Tafawa Balewa Road
16.Ahmadu Bello Way, Wuse 2
