Nigerian coastline- stretching about 853 kilometres and cutting across such states as Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers, Delta and Ondo- raising concern about the safety of boat travelers and other marine activities.
More than N16 billion may be required to remove over 200 wrecked vessels currently lying along the Lagos coastline and posing threat to the coastal communities in the state.
Beyond Lagos, hundreds of such vessels are said to have also been recklessly abandoned along the entire Nigerian coastline-
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