{"id":1704,"date":"2026-08-10T13:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:20:49","slug":"fg-launches-coastal-highway-guards-to-protect-lagos-calabar-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/fg-launches-coastal-highway-guards-to-protect-lagos-calabar-road\/","title":{"rendered":"FG LAUNCHES COASTAL HIGHWAY GUARDS TO PROTECT LAGOS-CALABAR ROAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/guards.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/guards.png 725w, https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/guards-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Ministry of Works has launched the Coastal Highway Guards to strengthen security and protect critical infrastructure along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative, launched on Sunday by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, began with the deployment of 40 officers who will maintain a visible presence along the highway and work with security agencies in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guards are expected to report suspicious activities, monitor and report vandalism, and help prevent activities considered detrimental to the safety and smooth use of the highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their responsibilities will also include restricting hawking, loitering, the use of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) on the highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team is led by retired General Adekunle Shodunke and will 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