00:00Looking at these images, what is the one thing that stands out to you?
00:03These are not scenes from a disaster movie.
00:05There are predation bridges in Lagos, broken, damaged, and in some cases, barely standing.
00:11Different bridges, different locations, but the same story.
00:14Infrastructures meant to keep people safe has become a danger itself.
00:18Yet, people are still underneath them, trading, walking, and going about their daily lives.
00:23In Lagos, people have become used to functioning around dysfunction.
00:27When infrastructure deteriorates, life simply continues.
00:29When lives are lost, people simply complain.
00:32Yet, decades later, these problems are unsolved.
00:35The pedestrian bridge in Oshidi was closed over concerns about alarming vibrations during peak period.
00:40Also, in October 24th, the pedestrian bridge at the Aswani 5-star axis along the Oshidi Apapa Expressway partially collapsed.
00:48Along the Alakeja 1-star corridor, vandalism and scavenging have stripped away vital support materials and guardrails, leaving sections dangerously
00:56exposed.
00:56Fixing this requires responsibility on both sides.
00:59Governments must build and maintain quality infrastructures.
01:03While citizens must stop vandalizing and misusing public facilities.
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