August 29, 2026

By Egufe Yafugborhi, BENIN CITY

For five days, the Benin-Agbor-Asaba Road ceased to be merely a highway. It became a waiting room without walls, a sleeping ground for travellers, workshop for broken vehicles and, for some commuters, a test of endurance.

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At one of the worst points along the bypass axis, vehicles stood bumper-to-bumper while passengers waited for hours, then through the night, for movement that barely came.