How 60-year-old dilapidated bridge hinders movement between Yobe, Gombe states
How 60-year-old dilapidated bridge hinders movement between Yobe, Gombe states On By Ibrahim Ismail THE Ashaka Rail Bridge was built around 1961, during the construction of the Eastern Rail Line that links some Eastern states through Enugu to Benue, Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe states to Maiduguri. However, the tracks that were meant to be the easiest route of transportation across the country are now worthless since the route no longer provides train services and have since been abandoned. With rail services out of the way, residents of the affected states now resort to the use of the broken b...