Under the calm skies of a late February evening in Patigi, Kwara State, over 60 people crowded into a small boat departing Etsungi ferry port for Minna, the capital of Niger state. The vessel, overloaded by double its capacity, lurched away from the dock well past a safe hour for travel.
Had the passengers, mostly traders returning after the day’s business, chosen the road instead, their trip would have taken about six to seven hours and cost nearly N4,000. By boat, they paid N400…
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