Frustrated drivers face armed robbery fears

A picture taken on October 20, 2014 shows taxi tricyclists trying to avoid waterlogged potholes on Apapa Oshodi expressway that leads to Apapa ports, West Africa's busiest and largest container terminal in Lagos. It's Nigeria's biggest city and has long been notorious for crippling traffic gridlock but frustrated drivers in Lagos are facing a new menace on the roads -- armed robbery. AFP PHOTO

It is Nigeria’s biggest city and has long been notorious for crippling traffic gridlock but frustrated drivers in Lagos are facing a new menace on the roads — armed robbery.

“Armed robbery attacks in traffic are a major problem we are facing in Lagos now. People are complaining,” Lagos police spokesman Joseph Offor said. “Motorists and passengers are injured while others are dispossessed of their belongings.”