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A choked-up section of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, taken over by trucks. More photos on Page 37. Photos by Joe Akintola, Photo Editor, Kehinde Gbadamosi, Bunmi Azeez, and Akeem Salau.

He is also seeking a declaration that “the parking of tankers and trailers on the overhead bridges in Lagos is illegal and unconstitutional. However, at the resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, Justice Muslim Hassan fixed the date after parties had adopted their final addresses. Falana, a former Committee for the Defence of Human Rights National President, sued the defendants over the deplorable condition of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway.

The activist also said that failure to make the road safe for motorists violates his and others’ right to freedom of movement guaranteed by Section 41 of the 1999 Constitution.

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