Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- Passengers travelling on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses along Ikorodu Road in Lagos spent hours in traffic on Friday and Saturday as private and commercial vehicles used the lanes reserved for the buses.

Some passengers who had waited in queues at the terminals before boarding found themselves stuck in traffic for hours, defeating the purpose of using the BRT service to avoid congestion.

This reporter boarded a BRT bus at the Ikorodu terminal at about 11 a.m. on Friday, heading towards Fadeyi, but the bus did not reach Palmgrove until about 2 p.m.

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