* Borno state - Boko Haram crisis: Truckers risking attack
-- Most of those in the group drive tankers of petrol, diesel or kerosene to and from Maiduguri – the city at the heart of the Islamist insurgency in the north-east and the capital of Borno state... Gathered at the Ogbere Trailer Park, about 50km (30 miles) north of Lagos, they say they have all been affected by the six-year conflict... Speaking in Hausa, he and his colleagues describe the perils of the route to and from Lagos. It takes two and a half days when a tanker is empty and four and a half days when full... They say it is dangerous enough without the militants to contend with as there are so many potholes... “Ten of my colleagues who ply this route have been killed in the last three weeks,” says Mr Abubakar... “If you reach Damaturu by five in the afternoon, you dare not continue on the final leg to Maiduguri,” he says, explaining that a driver may not manage the last 130km before the sun sets, when they would be most vulnerable to attack... Life is now a constant financial struggle for them, he adds... For each trip, a driver gets a 10,000 naira ($50, £33) living allowance but this might have to last for several weeks as he waits at Ogbere Trailer Park for clearance to go into Lagos port to collect cargo. Most of the truckers get a monthly salary of between $100 and $200 and the motor boys receive $2.50 a day... (Photo: Nigerian truck drivers who have survived a journey through Boko Haram territory relax out of the sun under the porch of a building) - Lagos, Nigeria - The Sun News On Line - March 9, 2015Labels: driver dangerous jobs
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