Nigerian hikers blaze trails amid sense of insecurity


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Participants take part in an aerobics session at the summit of a hill during a group hike on the outskirts of Abuja. — Photos: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/ AFP

A caravan of 100 or so cars snaked onto an unfinished highway and parked in a construction zone.

With no trail post in sight, the unmarked dirt lot outside the Nigerian capital seemed an unlikely place to hike – but fans of the great outdoors in Abuja have long taken matters into their own hands.

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