Bridge fight in Nigeria
The phrase Second Niger Bridge, may sound misleading as there are already seven major bridges over the Niger in Nigeria alone (not to mention in countries like Niger or Benin). Thousands of protesters, comprising students, workers, women, youths, and members of civil society organisations, stormed the Niger Bridge at the boundary between Asaba in Delta and Onitsha in Anambra State to demand support for local refineries, including that of the Dangote. 4 mi) highway, Owerri interchange and a toll station all at Obosi city near Onitsha, inaugurated in March 2022. Ochie Igbo has raised the alarm that the first Niger Bridge is at risk of collapsing. Suspected Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on Mandafuma bridge, along Biu-Damboa road in Borno state. "The closure will commence on Tuesday, 12th May, 2026," the state commissioner for transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said in a statement issued on.
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