A torrential flood on Thursday cut off a significant part of the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway at Malori-Guskuri, a community in Katagum LGA, Bauchi State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the situation has made the road impassable, forcing motorists to use alternative routes to their destinations.
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on a visit to the scene, spoke on the importance of the road, which serves as a critical link between North-West and North-East parts of Nigeria.
He appealed to Federal Government to urgently intervene and repair damaged part of the highway to ease transportation of goods and services for overall benefit of citizens.
According to the Governor, urgent intervention by federal government was necessary to prevent carnage and associated hardships on the highway.
He further noted that his administration would work out apt modalities to maintain some of the Federal Roads in the state as the rainy season continues.
