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From Ikom To Abuja by Solmukoro(m): 3:02am On Jul 22, 2017
I have heard, on two occasion, aguements on the duration of the journey FROM IKOM TO ABUJA. So, I decided to time the entire journey myself while traveling back to Abuja in VW Sharon commercial bus. My observation was that, the journey is roughly 11 hours, 30 minutes as broken down below.

~Stared from Ikom by 7:47 am
~Edor Junction @ 8:09 am
~Alok @ 8:17am
~Enugu Junction @ 8:27am
~Ntope junction @ 8:38, then stopped to fix the car
Started moving again @8:47am
~Ogoja @9:07am
~Bek......... @ 9:25 am
~Vandiekya @ 9:38 am
~Katsina Ala Junction @ 10:23 am
~Major @ 10:35 am
~Gbem @ 10:40 am
~Mbagba @ 10:50 am
~Ihugh @ 10:53 am
~Alu village @ 11:01am
~Lessel @ 11:07am
~Gboko @ 11:36 am
~Yandev Gboko @ 11:50 am
~Makurdi @12:50 pm
Stopped I'm Makurdi to eat @ 1:02pm
Continued @ 1:47pm
~Daudu @ 1:57pm
~Yele wata village @ 2:18pm
~Kadarko @ 2:26pm
~Gindiye @ 2:38pm
~Lafia @ 2:45pm
~Shabu @ 3:02pm
~Nasarawa Eggon @ 3:12pm
~Ubbe @ 3:39pm
~Akwanga @ 3:41pm
~Gudi @ 3:56pm
~Garaku @4:12pm
~Sabon Gida @ 4:21pm
~Kokona @ 4:29pm
~Keffi @ 4:38pm
~Zimbabwe @5:10pm
~Masaka @5:20pm
~Ado @ 5:32pm
~One man village @ 5:33pm
~Mararaba @ 5:35 pm. Dropped off at sharp corner park. Boarded another vehicle to Area one immediately.
~Nyanya @ 5:40 pm by
~Area one @ 6:15pm. Boarded another bus to Gwagwalada
~Gwagwalada @7:11pm. I now took an Okada.
~Home @7:26pm
NB: it must be mentioned here that, there were some towns and villages I couldn't capture because I couldn't find them written on the sign boards I saw. There were others captured, but I couldn't spell them properly.

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Re: From Ikom To Abuja by busuyi44: 9:02am On Jul 29, 2017
Solmukoro:
I have heard, on two occasion, aguements on the duration of the journey FROM IKOM TO ABUJA. So, I decided to time the entire journey myself while traveling back to Abuja in VW Sharon commercial bus. My observation was that, the journey is roughly 11 hours, 30 minutes as broken down below.

~Stared from Ikom by 7:47 am
~Edor Junction @ 8:09 am
~Alok @ 8:17am
~Enugu Junction @ 8:27am
~Ntope junction @ 8:38, then stopped to fix the car
Started moving again @8:47am
~Ogoja @9:07am
~Bek......... @ 9:25 am
~Vandiekya @ 9:38 am
~Katsina Ala Junction @ 10:23 am
~Major @ 10:35 am
~Gbem @ 10:40 am
~Mbagba @ 10:50 am
~Ihugh @ 10:53 am
~Alu village @ 11:01am
~Lessel @ 11:07am
~Gboko @ 11:36 am
~Yandev Gboko @ 11:50 am
~Makurdi @12:50 pm
Stopped I'm Makurdi to eat @ 1:02pm
Continued @ 1:47pm
~Daudu @ 1:57pm
~Yele wata village @ 2:18pm
~Kadarko @ 2:26pm
~Gindiye @ 2:38pm
~Lafia @ 2:45pm
~Shabu @ 3:02pm
~Nasarawa Eggon @ 3:12pm
~Ubbe @ 3:39pm
~Akwanga @ 3:41pm
~Gudi @ 3:56pm
~Garaku @4:12pm
~Sabon Gida @ 4:21pm
~Kokona @ 4:29pm
~Keffi @ 4:38pm
~Zimbabwe @5:10pm
~Masaka @5:20pm
~Ado @ 5:32pm
~One man village @ 5:33pm
~Mararaba @ 5:35 pm. Dropped off at sharp corner park. Boarded another vehicle to Area one immediately.
~Nyanya @ 5:40 pm by
~Area one @ 6:15pm. Boarded another bus to Gwagwalada
~Gwagwalada @7:11pm. I now took an Okada.
~Home @7:26pm
NB: it must be mentioned here that, there were some towns and villages I couldn't capture because I couldn't find them written on the sign boards I saw. There were others captured, but I couldn't spell them properly.
I once lived in Ikom /Edor axis
Re: From Ikom To Abuja by Vifx: 3:02pm On Jun 28
Hey i'll be using the route pretty soon
got any tips for me ?
Re: From Ikom To Abuja by felixzo1(m): 3:28pm On Jun 28
Na bad road cause am

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