Nigeria: Tankers' Unending Siege to Lagos Roads

Beyond the heavy toll on tanker drivers, who spend over 10 days on the queue for a few days' journey, there are concerns over the safety of Lagos bridges due to the dead weight of the heavy-duty trucks that have now become permanent features on them, writes Bertram Nwannekanma

For over two years, Lagos has groaned under a siege created by truck drivers. The nuisance of articulated vehicles heading in and out of the Apapa ports, the largest and busiest in West Africa, line up several kilometres of access roads, exploiting government's laxity towards enforcing relevant laws.

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