{"id":56529,"date":"2024-11-20T13:59:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=56529"},"modified":"2024-11-20T13:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:59:31","slug":"residents-block-wuse-zone-5-roads-over-drug-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/20\/residents-block-wuse-zone-5-roads-over-drug-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents Block Wuse Zone 5 Roads Over Drug Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Ogbodo<\/p>\n<p>Angered by persistent drug abuse and a controversial security operation, residents of Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, took to the streets on Tuesday night, blocking roads on Mobassa Street with burning tyres in protest.<\/p>\n<p>The unrest was sparked by a raid conducted by security agents targeting suspected drug dealers in the area, during which an individual was reportedly shot and severely injured.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses confirmed the operation and its aftermath. \u201cThe security agents came to raid drug sellers, and there was a gunshot,\u201d a resident recounted.<\/p>\n<p>The area, notorious for rampant drug-related activities, has long been a source of concern for locals. \u201cThat\u2019s a notorious place for all kinds of drugs, and lots of people patronise them,\u201d another resident stated.<\/p>\n<p>The protest, marked by bonfires and road blockades, underscored community frustrations with the prevalence of drug abuse and the methods employed by law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident or address residents&#8217; concerns over drug-related activities in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Ogbodo Angered by persistent drug abuse and a controversial security operation, residents of Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, took to the streets on Tuesday night, blocking roads on Mobassa Street with burning tyres in protest. The unrest was sparked by a raid conducted by security agents targeting suspected drug dealers in the area, during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":56530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56531,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56529\/revisions\/56531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}