The Nigeria’s Road Network: The Horror-Highway of Death
Yusuf, Izang Elijah *
Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Nimlan, Rabi Menmak
Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Road accident is the most reoccurring event in the Nigeria’s highways but the most neglected field of study by researchers in the academia. The reoccurring accidents that happens in the Nigeria’s Trunk A, Trunk B and Trunk C roads on a daily bases are very alarming, with huge loss of lives loss, due to the poor conditions of roads and inadequate maintenance by it citizenry and governments at all level. It is with this concern in mind that this paper draws it objectives, which are to: understand the importance of road transport network to lives and the socio-economic development of the Nigeria; examine closely the poor state of road transport network in the country; and evaluate the cases of road accidents and deaths in Nigeria. Findings of this research show that Nigeria roads are characterized by potholes, gallops, slippery, bumps, untied roads, bushes, mud, poor bridges, stones and gravels, which causes road accidents in the country amongst other factors. Research finding also shows that Nigeria roads network is nothing but highways leading to death. The methodology of this paper is qualitative, using secondary source materials and participant observation. The conclusion of this paper draw strong recommendation on adequate road maintenance at all level of governments and the Nigeria citizens.
Keywords: Road network, transport, accident, lives and death