Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has sealed off Ibom Plaza, a popular public space in Uyo, three days after a PREMIUM TIMES' report exposed widespread infrastructural decay in the state capital, including dead fountains, collapsing roads, and abandoned public infrastructure.

When a PREMIUM TIMES reporter visited the plaza on Monday evening, the facility had been sealed off and barricaded with flex banners carrying various inscriptions.

One of the banners read: "Ibom Plaza closed for maintenance." Another read: "Transformation in progress: we are upgrading to serve you better."

"Reinventing this space to match the future we envision," another read.

The sealing off of the plaza came barely 48 hours after the state gove...