Nigeria’s women drivers rally together to navigate male-dominated industry
Al Jazeera
From help in emergencies, to loan assistance and campaigning for women’s rights, female drivers lend one another a hand.
Lagos, Nigeria – It was after 11pm on a night last February when Victoria Oyeyemi received an urgent phone call as she was getting ready for bed.
A fellow taxi driver, Gladys April Abanang, had been in a serious accident. Her car lost control, climbed a curb and somersaulted while she was working in the Oshodi area of Lagos.
After a crowd of passersby and neighbourhood thugs who saw the accident helped remove her from the vehicle, the first thing a slightly injured and bleeding Abanang did was phone Oyeyemi, the chief security officer (CSO) for Ladies on Wheel Association of Nigeria, or LOWAN.
“I was on the floor but somehow I was able to get my phone and put a call across to LOWAN CSO,” the 47-year-old mother of one told Al Jazeera.
Within 10 minutes, Oyeyemi was at the scene. In her volunteer role at the non-profit that supports women drivers, she mans a helpline for members needing emergency assistance.
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