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Travel Safer: Tackling the Real Safety Issues in Nigeria’s Interstate Transport
  • 26 Jul 2024

Travel Safer: Tackling the Real Safety Issues in Nigeria’s Interstate Transport

When it comes to travel in Nigeria, there’s one thing always on our minds: safetyWhether you’re heading from Lagos to Abuja or Enugu to Abuja, getting on the road carries very real risks. And every traveler — whether seasoned or first-time — wants just one thing: to arrive safely.
At DCA, we believe that interstate travel safety is not a luxury — it’s a necessity. And while there are some risks that lie beyond our control, there are others we can, and must, tackle head-on.

The Two Sides of the Safety Challenge

Let’s be honest: the Nigerian roadscape is tough. There are external, macro - level risks like:

  • Potholes and damaged roads
  • Insecurity and banditry
  • Sudden protests or civil unrest

These are real, and they deserve attention at the national level. But they’re not the type of problems an individual traveler or even a tech platform can solve overnight.

What we can do is address the second category: internal, micro-level safety issues that affect everyday people every single day. These include:

  • Boarding unroadworthy vehicles
  • Traveling with reckless or unfit drivers
  • Paying into unverified accounts and getting scammed
  • Having no way to track or share your trip

These are the exact pain points DCA is working to eliminate because they’re fixable, and they save lives.


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