When 34-year-old hair stylist, Gbaikeme Osaretin left her home in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, on December 9, 2025, for a trip to Edo State, her plan was simple. She intended to spend three nights with her mother in Afuze before continuing to Abuja on December 13, to visit her ailing elder sister, then, return to Edo state to spend Christmas with her mother. The post Highways of fear: Staying safe during festive season travels appeared first on Vanguard News .