Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, has banned motorcycle taxis — otherwise known as okadas. They’ve traditionally been used to navigate traffic in the heavily congested city. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, a Nigerian novelist and journalist, about the cultural significance of the okadas and why Nigerians so heavily depend on them.
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