At least 168 solar-powered streetlights installed along the Longbridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have been stolen by suspected vandals
The streetlights, installed in 2025 along the approximately five-kilometre-long bridge, were meant to illuminate the busy stretch and improve the safety of motorists, particularly at night.
However, findings by Punch Metro have revealed the lights began disappearing gradually only months after they were installed.
During a visit to the bridge, several sections were found to have been stripped of their street-lighting infrastructure.
A count of the vandalised points from the OPIC end of the bridge towards Wawa showed that about 168 solar-powered streetlights had been removed.
The suspected vandals appeared to have carefully dismantled the lights, loosening the screws and nuts used to secure the poles to the bridge before removing and carting them away.
Further observations showed that while some lights had been removed at intervals, others were vandalised along stretches of up to 300 metres.
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