Death, Loss, Pain… Sad Tales Of Commuters On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Many Nigerians who travel regularly on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the past 10 years have one, two, or many sad stories to share.

A lot of people put up with suffering, pain and agony due to regular gridlock as a result of diversion by construction companies handling repairs on the expressway. Sometimes such diversion and recklessness of driver lead to accidents, fire outbreak, loss of lives and man-hours.

From depreciating health to loss of lives, valuables and livelihood; and many hours of trekking in the hot blistering sun just to escape the traffic, men and women, young and old, students and workers have unpleasant stories to tell.

For Mayowa, who is a journalist with a foremost newspaper, five years of daily commute and escaping near-death experience affected her mental health.

It was 3 pm in the afternoon and Mayowa’s mind was filled with thoughts of how she will finish the day’s job before the end of production. As a journalist, she has an exclusive story to write as well as a report and two press releases to complete...

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