Danfo tales: Surviving Lagos as a bus driver

Danfo, Korope, and Keke, the primary public transport vehicles, dominate the state's roads, each in different models. The typical danfo bus is a 14-seater Volkswagen Vanagon

In Lagos, time doesn't wait for anyone. 

The city awakens before every mosque's Fajr prayer, announcing the break of dawn with a resounding "Allahu Akbar" from loudspeakers. 

At 5:30 am, Valentine Chidera is already on the road in his Suzuki Every mini-bus, locally known as Korope. As a bus driver, his day begins as he departs from his home in Ejigbo, Ori…