Limelight Cobalt: Episode 5
Jan 12, 2024
The podcast explores vivid dreams, chaotic streets of Lagos, and violence. There is an unexpected reunion with the narrator's father. A plan to steal containers of money goes wrong. Chaotic peril ensues as the speaker struggles to get help. The podcast transitions into a discussion about death row drugs and investigations into the future of death row.
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A Fraught Drive Through Lagos
- Maita and Julian travel through Lagos, passing beggars and a young CD‑seller who briefly follows their car.
- The journey mixes ordinary city life with tension and the family's strained interactions.
How Bevin Got Recruited
- Bevin described two strangers offering work that sounded like easy money and pulled him into the plot to misplace cobalt containers.
- The scheme involved swapping cobalt for sand, relying on weight and seal checks to hide the theft.
Shipping's Blind Spots Enable Theft
- The theft relied on weaknesses in global shipping: seals and weights are trusted more than contents.
- Actors exploit complex supply chains and disputed liability to make stolen cargo effectively vanish.