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Other traders
heading back
to the interior
take along
empty barrels
and baskets to
bring new
supplies or
take along city
goods from
Lagos to the
inhabitants of
the delta.
Sometimes
the boats
even go
beyond the
delta,
delving into
the Gulf of
Guinea on
journeys to
Cameroon,
Gabon and
Equatorial
Guinea...
And when
they
encounter
rough
waters
and
capsize,
there is
often a
news item
about a
locally
made
boat in
which
hundreds
perished
in the
Atlantic
waters.