Claim that pictures show neglected railway line between two Nigerian cities is misleading
Copyright AFP 2017-2020. All rights reserved. Social media posts are circulating in Nigeria with pictures purporting to show dilapidation on the railway line linking Nigeria’s southern oil-rich city of Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, in the country’s northeastern region. This claim is misleading; one of the four images shows a different railway line that has since been rebuilt, while the other three pictures were taken earlier this year in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Abia after hoodlums vandalized a section of the tracks. The rail corridor in question is, nonetheless, set for a majo...
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