Traffic report

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Wed 20 Apr 2005 11:09
Traffic report - Thommo
From your Lagos correspondant.

Heavy rains overnight meant it was big 4 wheels only on all but the main roads from 6am to around 10 am when the water started to subside to a more manageable level.

This did not stop the foolhardy and the guy in the new Mercedes 500 stuck in a big puddle on Akin Olugbade Street is in for a big bill.

Luckily I had the office Landcruiser with the upswept exhaust so we swaned in down the flooded streets, water at points up to the door handles, whilst lesser vehicles sat and sweated.

Traffic in to Victoria Island was at a complete standstill but as we were heading out to Lekki office we had a pretty clear run of it.


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Wed 20 Apr 2005 14:17
Traffic report - volvoman
New Mercedes 500 - I wonder where that was nicked from.
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Wed 20 Apr 2005 16:28
Traffic report - Thommo
Probably bought and paid for in cash.

Most Nigerians may be poor but some are very very rich.

They steal cars from Nigeria rather than the other way around.

Used to be almost automatic that you bought a flash motor and someone stole it and smuggled it out via Benin but when they stole a few from some important people the police shut down the export route so its all tailed off a bit now.
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Wed 20 Apr 2005 17:00
Traffic report - volvoman
Rich v. poor in Nigeria, too true - I have a number of good friends (and a Godson) out there (in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Port Harcourt) dating back from college days. All are well qualified and most comparitively poor. One is however now very rich indeed via the oil industry and increasingly active in politics.

There might be a mulitude of tribal and religious differences between Nigerians but they all seem to love cars. IIRC Toyotas used to be king - my mint condition 1974 Corolla auto ended up there (quite legitimately I should add). What's at the top of the league out there now?
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