This report spotlights danger zones for drivers and residents in Abuja after speaking to motorists and leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Works (NURTW) at Berger, Wuse, Jabi, Maitama, Lugbe, Wuye, Airport Junction, Bannex, Abuja Airport and other motor parks as well as private car owners and rideshare drivers. BAMAS Victoria reports.

FELIX Abrahams was driving from Wuse II on the Sani Abacha Way – Shehu Yar’adua Way, better known as Wuse – Mabushi express

As he approached the Wuse market ramp, his car started decelerating. He edged onto the shoulder of the road, turned off the ignition, and then tried to restart the car. Unsuccessful, he flicked a switch to open the bonnet.

At this point, “I was closer to Mabushi bridge”, Abrahams says.

When he unlocked his car, two men flanked the car – one at the driver’s side, the other at the passenger door.

“The one at my side brought out a dagger, pulled the door open, pushed me back into the car and hit me with the knife. It landed on my neck,” Abrahams recalls.

The second man had opened the passenger door and was ransacking the car for valuables. He took the phone that was in the cupholder.

“All this happened in less than 2 minutes,” he recounts. In that short time, he was stabbed seven times.

After the first stab, which made contact with his neck, he raised his arm as a shield. The subsequent stabs landed on his biceps and shoulder, which are now scarred.

The one ransacking the car told his partner, “Let’s go.” And they fled into the night.

Abrahams would have handed over his valuables without a fuss had they demanded, but they had not.

“I was confused, and my mind was on the car,” he says, “I did not expect an attack”. It was 10 p.m., and there were still motorists on the road.

He was bleeding. His training as a public health specialist told him he needed medical attention fast. He got out, walked up the kerb and began flagging down cars. None stopped. “People will just swerve and zoom off.”

A young man walking by nearly a half-hour later helped him stop a vehicle.

Fear of hassle with police makes people not to help

When the first car that stopped later zoomed off, Abrahams thought it was because he was drenched in blood.

Many people in Nigeria avoid aiding stabbing or gunshot victims as this may require dealing with the police. This is partly due to a misconception about the law.

Eventually, an old rickety taxi stopped. Felix was relieved. Now he could get help, he thought. Not so simple.

He needed to go to the hospital, but his young helper and the taxi driver insisted on getting a police report first.

Many health workers refuse to attend to stabbing or gunshot patients without a police report.

READ MORE HERE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/flash-points-how-driving-in-abuja-can-be-dangerous/

This same country

That is Nigeria for u

Very bad especially Wuse zone 4

I live in Abuja and I've done bolt job here too


You see wuse market bridge under,
You see wuye pedestrian bridge,
You see mabushi pedestrian bridge,
You see the road from jabi to wuye after dalta line park,
You see every stops for airport road,
You see area1 to games village that road
You see airport junction understand bridge
You see from airport junction down to dantata bridge for airport road avoid all that road for night
You see anything city gate and stadium if your car spoil around there lock am and leave
You see that road between gwarimpa and jahi extension avoid it
You see Mpape junction
You see NNPC junction kubwa
You see FHA bridge for kubwa
You see kubwa express avoid am for night


In summary if your car spoil for lonely place for Abuja for night just find way move am asap
All those Abokis wey no get house na them be de robbers


Once there's an accident those boys are always the first to be at the scene their aim is to take any valuables they didn't come for rescue

AA Rano fuel state manage had an accident just in front of his filling station and those boys gathered his Hilux and 14m he was going to bank with got missing