Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- A tanker carrying 33,000 litres of groundnut oil overturned near Abiola Garden on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Lagos on Wednesday, spilling oil onto the road and causing traffic disruption as residents gathered to scoop it.

The crash occurred around Ojota Bridge on the inward lane towards the Old Toll Gate, obstructing traffic on the busy road.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned residents, traders and food vendors against consuming or selling the recovered oil, saying dirt, road pollutants and substances from drainage channels may have contaminated it.

In a statement posted on X, the agency said preliminary security reports suggested that brake failure might have caused the tanker to ...