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The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by dubra: 9:12am On Dec 01, 2019 |
LAGOS TO ONITSHA WITH EASE By Tony Onyima Concerned by the increasing complaints about the pains of Nigerians plying the Lagos-Onitsha route, I decided to seize an opportunity on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 to find out the real situation. For complete experience, I traveled with one of the transporters at Jibowu. After an excruciating traffic along Redeemed Church corridor, we finally commenced the journey to Onitsha at 10:30am. By the time we arrived the Niger Bridge, I had counted 60 checkpoints. I was painstakingly taking notes and few shots. These checkpoints were manned by either soldiers, police, customs, SARS, FRSC or a combination. Below are the locations of the checkpoints to guide your next trip to Onitsha. LAGOS TO ORE: 1. Ilisan - Police checkpoint just in front of Babcock University 2. Ilisan 2 - Another police check less than 300 meters after Babcock 3. Ijebu Ode toll gate - Customs 4. Ijebu Ife - Police 5. Ijebu Itele - Customs, FRSC and Army 6. Ijebu Itele 2 - Police and FRSC 7. Ijebu Itele 3 - Police 8. Ajebandele - Police 9. Ajebandele 2 - Police 10. Ajebandele 3 - Police and FRSC 11. Ajebandele 4 - Army, Police 12. Ajebandele 5; less than 100 meters - Police 13. Ajebandele 6; less than 40 meters - Police 14. Ajebandele 7 - Police 15. Ajebandele 8 - Police 16. Ajebandele 9 - Police 17. Akinfosile - Police 18. Omotosho - Army 19. Omotosho 2 - Police 20. Obatedo - Police 21. Orilewo - Police 22. Orilewo 2 - Customs 23. Orilewo 3 - Police 24. Orilewo 4 - Police ORE TO BENIN: 1. Ore 1 - Police 2. Ore 2 - Customs and Police 3. Ofosu - Army 4. Ofosu 2 - Police 5. Ofosu 3 - FRSC and Police 6. Ugbogui Town - Police 7. Okada - Customs and Police 8. Okada 2 - Police 9. Okada 3 - SARS 10. Okada 4 - Police 11. Okada 5 - Police 12. Okada 6 - SARS 13. Okada 7 - Army 14. Okada 8 - SARS 15. Okada 9 - SARS 16. Okada 10 - Police 17. Okada 11 - Police 18. Okada 12 - Police 19. Iwinosa - SARS 20. Benin toll gate - Customs, FRSC, SARS 21. Benin By-Pass - Police 22. Benin By-Pass 2 - SARS 23. Benin By-Pass 3 - Army 24. Ugoneki - Police 25. Ugoneki 2 - Police 26. Abudu - Customs 27. Abudu 2 - Army 28. Omumu-Agbor - Army, FRSC, Police and Customs 29. Agbor - Police 30. Ekwuoma - Police 31. Issele Uku - SARS 32. Issele Uku 2 - Police 33. Akwa Ukwu - Customs and Army 34. Ogwashi - Customs 35. Okpanam - Customs and Police 36. Onitsha Bridge head - Mopol You can imagine what will happen in the next two weeks when my brothers and sisters begin their Christmas migration. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by helinues: 9:13am On Dec 01, 2019 |
All federal roads in Nigeria are more like death traps to the masses.. Its a shame 1 Like |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by beresponsible(m): 9:14am On Dec 01, 2019 |
All uniformed armed robber checkpoint |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by mrvitalis(m): 9:16am On Dec 01, 2019 |
helinues:Are you this dumb , you left the topic and started saying rubbish Must you comment ...all because u hope north would hand over to your kin you have lost your sense 11 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by helinues: 9:18am On Dec 01, 2019 |
mrvitalis: Have you abandoned your cancelling jobs? You are not in the category of people to respond to ever.. As this moniker is currently active, canceller's is always on break... Take note buddy 7 Likes 1 Share
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Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by mrvitalis(m): 9:20am On Dec 01, 2019 |
helinues:Canceling jobs u mean ? ..never did that ...oga stick to the topic or shut up 5 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by deboysben(m): 9:51am On Dec 01, 2019 |
mrvitalis:laughing out loud... Easy bro don't add emotion to it cos we warned u 1 Like |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Mightyhaiz: 9:56am On Dec 01, 2019 |
helinues:open a topic on that if u must.. This one is about unnecessary roadblocks every 20metres on southern routes esp in the south east 2 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by helinues: 9:58am On Dec 01, 2019 |
Mightyhaiz: So how many road blocks are from Sango to Idi Iroko? |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Mightyhaiz: 10:02am On Dec 01, 2019 |
helinues:u can do a research on that too if you need the info badly.. I suppose your prowess shouldnt just be limited to rendering off point comments on every single thread on nairaland. Make a research and make it known like the op 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Nobody: 10:06am On Dec 01, 2019 |
The road blocks to the East are really annoying and I pity those they affect. Ask questions nicely, ask even for the car registration docs or my DL and I'll willingly present them but police no dey hear word that's why they always chop slap. ![]() |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by IamR: 10:08am On Dec 01, 2019 |
I was on that road last week en-route Bayelsa. We are more safe now than before. Let the checkpoints remain. The police just have to be more professional in discharging their duties. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by foolbuster: 10:42am On Dec 01, 2019 |
Na wa oooo are we in a democracy or did we just got invaded by another country? |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Kapilta(m): 10:52am On Dec 01, 2019 |
IamR:alas someone with sense. They always complain, must always have a reason to complain. Smh. They complain of highway robbers, complain about fulanis kidnapping them on the highway, they are still here complaining about check points again which is obviously meant to protect the highways. It's not as if, the corrupt officers will ask them(the travellers) money, it's the drivers that will pay it all if the officers should ask for bribe at the end. So what exactly is these peoples' problem in life? Or are they just wired to complan every seconds of their life? Too much bitterness in them. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Throwback: 11:17am On Dec 01, 2019 |
The road blocks listed are all in the SouthWest and SouthSouth. I know Igbos suffer from a victim complex, so I will conclude by saying only Igbos ply the roads and route. The Yorubas who should ply the route within the SouthWest employ black magic to appear at their destination, while the Bini people of Edo employ witchcraft and fly in the clouds. Only the Igbos transit on the roads, so the road blocks are deliberately to punish them. 9 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Throwback: 11:21am On Dec 01, 2019 |
mrvitalis: This one is in agony and wailing in advance for the 2023 elections. All he thinks about is 2023 presidential election, and the dilemma of the Igbos who with self inflicted animosity, have no support across Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by celeiyke: 11:32am On Dec 01, 2019 |
This is completely true. I travelled to Enugu early November n regretted that journey, the checkpoints are just numerous. It could even be more than 100. 1 Like |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by helinues: 11:34am On Dec 01, 2019 |
Mightyhaiz: Then I guess this is personal. ![]() ![]() |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Mightyhaiz: 12:35pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
helinues:call it anything,but a studied effort at derailing threads with off points can really be enervating. |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Mightyhaiz: 12:39pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
Throwback:I guess u live and breathe Igbo. For there's hardly any comment of yours without the keyword Igbo in it.. Anyways good luck as an unsolicited Igbo hype man 3 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Okoroawusa: 12:43pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
dubra:Nice investigative work... But you didn't tell us if they extorted you, harassed you or simply stood on the road. Nice work by the way 2 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by Okoroawusa: 12:46pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
Throwback:Don't derail the thread. Even though it was written by an Igbo, it doesn't mean the issue raised is an Igbo issue only. 4 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by SpecialAdviser(m): 12:51pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
Its really unfortunate. Most of them are targeting Igbo business men and their money. Wicked set of souls. Its always sad driving the road honestly. 2 Likes |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by itsme01: 12:52pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
![]() why not stay in SouthEast and Develop there, we secure our Region from yours because we dont trust you Northern to SouthWestern Borders are free in kogi and kwara because we trust them, same as SouthWestern to SouthSouth Borders in Ondo .. 1 Like |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by SadistIrohKen: 12:53pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
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Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by sreamsense: 1:16pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
Is there any problem from them being on the way? Is it not for our safety? If they extort masses and motorists is a different things entirely which you can secretely record for government to take action. Are we not the one shouting robbers, kidnappers and fulanis have taken over our major routes,blah, blah..acusing buhari up and down? Joint security forces are back on our roads to protect lives and properties, but you people are still shouting. Please, op, try to conduct another research on how many armed robbers, kidnappers, ritualists and fullani herdsmen are being frustrated to operate along the same route because of presence of Nigeria armed forces and report back on this forum before we can take you more serious |
Re: The Pains Of Lagos To Onitsha Travellers, I.G Must Hear This by PVision2020(m): 2:02pm On Dec 01, 2019 |
This people's victim mentality and persecutory syndrome is neausating. Over 90% of the listed road blocks are located in the SW and SS and I'm yet to see a Yoruba, Ijaw or Bini person claiming the road blocks were there to persecute them. You guys need to quit this idea of the world revolving around you, cos' no one cares about your existence 2 Likes |
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