Commuters and travelers in their thousands have been held at a standstill along the Abuja-Lokoja road in Kogi State.

Travelers in their numbers were held in the gridlock, which started immediately after Lokoja, stretching to a nearby town of Koton Karifi, after the Niger Bridge.

Newsmen reports that commuters have been held in the gridlock from 3 pm on Monday, and as of the time of filing this report, the road has not been cleared.

The gridlock started from the Lokoja axis of the Niger Bridge to the other end of the Bridge making some travelers to abandon their vehicles.

Report reveals that the situation was caused by flooding and a damaged articulated vehicle in Koton Karifi, a town after the Niger Bridge.

Commercial motorcycles trying to make brisk business charged commuters between N2, 000 to N4, 000 to ferry them across the Bridge.