Onitsha Head Bridge is 60, and somebody is stealing its bones

1st Niger Bridge, built to unite Nigeria, is now being dismantled, piece by piece, introducing a new threat as vandals target bolts, braces and steel componentsBy Egufe YafugborhiFor six decades, the First Niger Bridge has stood over the River Niger, carrying generations of Nigerians, traders, travellers, families, trucks and buses between Onitsha and Asaba.
But at 60, the iconic Onitsha Head Bridge in Anambra State is confronting a threat that has little to do with age alone.
Somebody is alleg