Reno Omokri: Abuja-Kaduna road now safe — I travelled without security

Reno Omokri, the former presidential aide, says the Abuja-Kaduna highway is now far safer than it used to be.

Addressing journalists during a tour on Thursday, Omokri said the road has become safer under the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

“I didn’t come here with security and I’m here, safe and sound,” Omokri said.

“I have a lot of people who are political opponents to me. I have a lot of people who want to see the worst happen to me. But yet, I’m here to prove that this road is safe.”

Omokri said military outposts have been stationed at intervals along the highway.

“Abuja to Kaduna road is safe. There are security outposts at every kilometre. And those military outposts are mobile,” he said.

”The security is not just happening by faith, it is happening by works of the government. Tinubu administration has done a lot of work here.”

Omokri said he invited Wale Ojo, an Nollywood actor, on the tour. He said Ojo had decided to film part of an action movie titled ‘Lagos Heist’ on the highway to further show its safety.

“Wale Ojo has brought a hundred-man team and he is going to shoot a movie. The movie was going to be done in Vegas, but I said no, do the movie here in Nigeria,” he said.

Ojo, while addressing journalists, said he was impressed with the security and construction work on the road.

“We know that Kaduna road has been attacked so much in the past,” Ojo said.

“The government has done the work that needs to be done on security. And they are doing the work that needs to be done on road construction. I really want to film in the north, just to show unity amongst Nigerians.”

Omokri also commended the durability of the road under construction, saying it was being built with reinforced concrete and steel to last at least 50 years.