FOLLOWING the collapse of the Seme - Mile 2 expressway in Lagos, Nigerian importers who patronise Cotonou port in the Benin Republic have resorted to trucking their consignments through the northern Benin Republic before entering into Nigeria and then truck to the southern and other parts of the country. The distance covered on this new route is more than 2000 kilometres instead of the less than 300 kilometres covered through the Seme border.