{"id":8532,"date":"2026-08-08T06:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/scavengers-are-stripping-nigerian-bridges-for-scrap-metal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:54:02","slug":"scavengers-are-stripping-nigerian-bridges-for-scrap-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/scavengers-are-stripping-nigerian-bridges-for-scrap-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"Scavengers Are Stripping Nigerian Bridges for Scrap Metal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VrUsmeZgz0k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A viral video revealed extensive damage to a bridge linking Alakija and FESTAC in Lagos, Nigeria \u2014 scavengers had broken into the concrete pillars and stripped out the steel reinforcement bars holding the structure together. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an investigation, and 27 suspects have been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we break down:<br \/>\n&#8211; What happened at the Alakija-FESTAC bridge<br \/>\n&#8211; Why scrap metal theft has become a major problem across Nigeria<br \/>\n&#8211; The economic drivers behind the scrap metal trade<br \/>\n&#8211; The $200 million Nigeria loses annually to infrastructure vandalism, per the Nigerian Society of Engineers<br \/>\n&#8211; Past cases, including damage to the historic Niger Bridge<br \/>\n&#8211; What authorities are doing to stop it and protect public safety<\/p>\n<p>This is a real and dangerous problem \u2014 vandalized bridges put commuters and motorists directly at risk. We&#8217;re covering the facts as reported by Nigerian authorities and news outlets.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 Subscribe for more international news breakdowns.<\/p>\n<p>#Nigeria #Lagos #InfrastructureNews #ScrapMetal #AfricaNews<\/p>\n<p>Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https:\/\/streamyard.com\/pal\/d\/5759717953503232<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video revealed extensive damage to a bridge linking Alakija and FESTAC in Lagos, Nigeria \u2014 scavengers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lisa-cabrera"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hqdefault-90.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}