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| Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by anayolity: 10:54pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
Getting stranded while traveling almost became a norm for me as I was always traveling at night for no good reason until a certain time when I decided to embark on a journey from Akwa Ibom to Owerri , I had left the park by 4pm unknown to me the Abia state boundary road was a world class mess , we spent hours trying to get through the traffic jam until few minutes past 10pm, driver said he couldn't continue the journey again and refunded us some part of our transport enough to take us to destination, after a while we manage to see a taxi that drove us down to Owerri , the time was few minutes past 12am by then I was left with one guy going to FUTO , while I was heading for NEKEDE .... I looked at The notorious Douglas road , I knew it would be suicide mission to take that route , I checked my pocket I was having some few change not big enough to lodge in those expensive hotels,I had a school bag and a bag of foodstuff in the other hand, my eyes became red, Checked some churches and they refused me from entering , went to the police checkpoint and begged them that I should just sit close to them until daybreak so I can continue my journey , na so police pursue me oh  .... My heart cut that night , Area boys tried to snatch my bag twice at some point me too I form bad guy go siddon for one road side bar, bought few sticks of cigarettes and Beer .Early morning my ever worried babe use a cab to pick me up, after that incident I swore never to travel at odd hours again!! Anyone with worse or similar experience ? Please Share! cc : lalasticlala, mynd44, Rocktation, Farano 24 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by jumpandpas(m): 11:16pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
I can't forget the night Armed Robbers attacked our bus along Onitsha Owerri road. We ran inside a particular Filling Station. The way I Bleep this lady till day break no be here o ooo. 17 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Offpoint: 11:19pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
It was a very terrible experienced... It was on 15 of August 2015, the day I'll live never to forget, the memory is still fresh in my head like it was just a moment ago. I woke up that To shorten the long story* 5:30am I left home for the park, bought my bus ticket and carefully scanned through the bus for the perfect and most comforting angle to sat on. in a matter of seconds, I've detected the back seat and close to the right window side to enable me buy whatever I want to whenever the need to arises. 30 minutes later, we were in motion. where I sat there were two beautiful ladies sitting beside me, don't want to describe their beauty in words cuz that may take an entire page, but all I can say is... their beauty can make a man do things he never planned to do, it can make a man lost his sense of reasoning and can make an Ajepako tried to form an ajebutter. these girls were so beautiful for a second I thought I was sitting with angels.... this is were my predicament started, that was the genesis of the impending damnation of my journey. .....To be continued tomorrow morning.... flat battery 24 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by samysmoothfresh: 11:26pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
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| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by oseiwe(m): 11:34pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
I was robbed at eleme junction while trying to catch first bus from PHC to lagos. Worst place to be stranded in Nigeria 8 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Abujabir24: 11:36pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
Around 2005, I was travelling from Kaduna to PHC with ABC transport. When we got to lokoja, the bus left me while I was attending the call to nature. I was dumbfounded, didn't know what to do. When I started crying and explaining to some policemen, they directed me to ABC office in lokoja. I laid my complaints and the manager told me to wait for another bus coming from Abuja but will only stop at enugu. When the bus arrived I boarded it and told the manager to give me transport to phc from enugu. He gave me 2k and I was happy. When we got to enugu, I entered phc bound bus. Since I had enough with me I paid for two sits and occupied the front sit. Upon reaching phc I went straight to ABC office and demanded to see the manager. I told him I was the passenger that was left behind in lokoja and he pleaded with that he was sorry bla bla bla. I told him I had no money and he gave me 3k. I was so happy. I went home and told my parents what happened they were surprised I handled it on my own without calling them. 112 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Mizk(f): 11:36pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
Wasn't actually stranded, i missed my way and battery is dead, i just had to wait in the park hoping my host would come find me, well she came through eventually. 1 Like |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by samysmoothfresh: 11:38pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
It wasnt travelling per say cos we (i and 2 friends) went from school to igbague (still in the same state) around 10pm *those who stay in benin would know what happens at igbague  the two idiots i called friends went with two ****** to go have fun leaving me stranded and standing at one dark corner all alone in the middle of the night because i refused to ****** mehn i was damn scared cos only the leopard-livered men go there and one could visibly see touts and ***** alikes roaming the area...................i waited for close to an hour for the idiots...................... I later found out they both paid for full candle stick thats why it took that long. Up till today, i dont know why i followed them in the first place but since then, i personally created a 9 o'clock curfew for myself.................i'm always indoors by 9. Hence, i go on trips very early so i get to my destination way before my curfew 7 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by samysmoothfresh: 11:39pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
Mizk: hey stranger! 1 Like |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Mizk(f): 11:46pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
samysmoothfresh:Hey! |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by samysmoothfresh: 11:47pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
Mizk: |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by samysmoothfresh: 11:48pm On Sep 20, 2018 |
Mizk: the right response should have been "hey love!" or at least dear  cant sleep or you saw me online and decided to stay up too?  1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Timagex(m): 2:33am On Sep 21, 2018 |
This happened last month! I'm a photographer. I and a friend of mine travelled from ile ife to ago are, very close to saki for a wedding job. Over 7 hours journey. We finished the job only for the groom to abandon us!! My friend said the groom na him "paddi" so, we should not borther about advance. We were stranded at ibadan for hours before someborry borrowed us 1k to get to ife. Mehn....I felt bad and helpless... 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by djjosh(m): 5:18am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Never & will never, AMEN! |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by missioner(m): 5:23am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Severally The biggest one was last year August when I had to leave Abj back to Ib. Having been there for more than 3 weeks roaming all the nook and cranny of Dutse, Ushafa and Kubwa in search of job or even work. Sun and hunger showed me hell, to the extent I was tempted to burgle. Long story short, I made up my mind that at least 'ti iwaju o ba se lo eyin a se pada si' I told myself I must get to Ib that Sunday. I trekked from Dutse-Alh to Deidei, got there around 1pm then lurked around. I was lucky I saw one trailer manned by Yoruba guys they were heading to Lag. I told the motor boy my predicament and my destination, he said if I could stay in the open back I should enter, I did. We got to Gwagwalada then the truck broke down, that was around 6:30pm I wanted to cry tears didn't come. I was starving nothing has entered my mouth that day. 8pm I went to one Maishai, I begged him to buy my phone Nokia torchlight, he bought it #1800 then I ate bread nd tea #100 from Still in Gwagwa 10pm I went to those luxurious bus they said Ib standing is 4k I begged the man he said I should pay 3k. I later met one young aboki of my age, he was my Messiah he slammed me 5h. I joined another luxurious bus they accepted 2k for standing, we were jam-packed I almost suffocated before we finally took off minutes before midnight. we were so squeezed that there was no space to bend or squirt, talkless of sitting on the floor. We got to Akure around 9am, after plenty of shoutings, abuse and even curses the driver finally pulled over. We descended to empty our bladders and those that weren't like me bought water, snacks and all sort then we got back on. Finally we got to Iwo road, Ibadan 11:15am and I alighted then find my way. Till date, that 12hours sojourn was the toughest moments of my entire two and half decades on this earth. I pray never to be so grounded again in life. cc GrammarNazi1 77 Likes 6 Shares |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Nobody: 5:24am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Durimg nysc i used to take a bus to owerri ITC park den from der to abia. Naso i go stop for one place before owerri cos d last time i was coming to lag the driver passed der. So i assumed dat place was near abia and i go see direct bus. Turned out to be false. I entered about 3 taxis dat night i no still reach Abia. 1 am i go find church sleep 15 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Pavore9: 5:32am On Sep 21, 2018 |
As a kid travelling from Lagos to the East with my mum, siblings, cousins and our driver. The vehicle broke down somewhere before Benin and those roadside mechanics couldn't fix it in time till about 6p.m, so my mum decided we couldn't continue we found our way to the nearest police station and slept. The officers at the station were really kind-hearted, providing us water to take our bath and an empty room to sleep. May God continue to bless them for that. 110 Likes 6 Shares |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by DonFreshmoney(m): 5:32am On Sep 21, 2018 |
If any one lie here, may thunder locate your asshole!! Am ere for comments. 10 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Olohunjedalo(m): 5:35am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Offpoint:Come and continue your fiction 24 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by moscobabs(m): 5:48am On Sep 21, 2018 |
It was last week Monday in Lagos o. I received a call from my wife that Oshodi-Iyana ipaja road has blocked that if I love myself I should keep my car in office and take public bus to avoid stress and vehicle overheat. That was around 5pm while it was raining in Isolo. I have #1500 on me and I'm going to Ijoko Ogun state,I dropped my car in office and I take a car from iyana isolo to Oshodi which is just #100 , when I get to Oshodi I couldn't find tollgate or ssngo motor that was the Genesis of my predicament o.Then one LT(yellow bus) came and called tollgate #1000 that was around 6pm, on a normal day tollgate is #300, I refused to board the bus thinking cheaper one will come I stay for another one hour and no motor colame to the busstop I have no choice than to take bike and the bike man says its #2000 I asked the bike man if I can do transfer for him he said no problem but I need to do it now cos he won't want me to delay him when we get to tollgate . I did the transfer to his account but me and him didn't see the alert to be sure the transaction is successful we both keep waited till we reach Tollgate still the same, I have no choice to than to do another transfer of #2000 that was around 11pm o.This time he receives the alert instantly and he told me it has enter but me didn't receive any debit alert, I just tell him thank u for his patience and I say goodbye to him. It was when I reach home around 12am that one alert came in to my phone and I checked immediately only for me to discover that it was actually 4 alerts ...debit of #2000 twice and debit of VAT+commission twice. That means pay #4,100 to transport myself from oshodi to tollgate if i knew i would have boarded it for #1k Infact its a very bad experience for me 106 Likes 6 Shares |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by PotatoSalad(m): 5:51am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Well, not stranded though but first time I was in NYC, it felt like I was in a GTA game for real though. I just stood there for minutes trying to process if it was real or not. 11 Likes |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by baby4u2(f): 5:55am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Ghana airways got band from coming to USA. Got stranded in Ghana for a week. Best time of my life. Made a lot of friends. Free food and hotel. People were crying in the airport. Me I was just glad I was spending another week away from school. I pray to never to be helplessly stranded. I no fit handle that one. 24 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by wiseone28: 6:00am On Sep 21, 2018 |
I got stranded while attending meeting in heaven thank God it was successful 2 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by engrobidigbo: 6:02am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Hmmm In 2010, I was driving to Abuja from Benin and while @ it, fell into a big pot hole that destroyed 2 tyres on same side of the car. I was lucky that I was already at lokoja. I bought 2 tyres there (tokunbo) & continued my journey. About 10kms uphill the lokoja park, one of the tyres went totally flat. Then my worst fear caught up with me; my Jack was damaged by the vulcanizer that fixed the 2 tyres at lokoja. The road was bumpy...  I had to man up and drive uphill on flat tyres in search of a vulcanizer. I eventually saw several but none had a Jack. It was at a police checkpoint that they helped me stop a bus to get a Jack to change the bad tyre. I then fixed the small follow-come tyre. Used it all the way from outskirts of lokoja to Abuja. Journey of 5hrs took me 16hrs that day  Thank God I got home safely that day. 41 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by magicminister: 6:03am On Sep 21, 2018 |
[b] Nigerians have been traumatized. It's time for us to wake up and look beyond these recycled politicians with nothing new to offer. I never really understood what PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) meant till I left visited a foreign country for the first time. My first time out of the country was to Doha. I woke up in the middle of the night to charge my phone and iron my clothes because I feared that power would go off. When I was in U.S for work, I drove from Houston to Dallas around 2am. I was so afraid of getting attacked by highway robbers that I kept peering into the thick bushes looking for any sign of unusual movement. I arrived Dallas around 5 am without any harm befalling me. I can't even stay out late in Nigeria except in some parts of Lagos and some parts of Abuja. Nigerians have been treated so unfairly. All my years in Nigeria, I have never ever ever expereiced a full week of constant electricity. I have ever ever ever driven 20 km without potholes or some form of road hazard. I have been robbed twice around Benin expressway. Growing up, we were never attacked by armed robbers but my neighbours were robbed severally. I remember a young girl back then that was raped and robbed on her way back from school My undergraduate years, my apartment was broken into and my room mate butchered like a chicken for resisting thieves. They carted away my electronics and valuable which wasn't worth up to 100k naira. Through out my lifetime in Nigeria, nothing has gotten better. Not security, not roads, not electricity, not jobs creation. My story is pretty much the life of the average Nigerian. Nigerians wake up[/b] 48 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Amirullaha(m): 6:05am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Make I book space.... |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by jonadaft: 6:05am On Sep 21, 2018 |
I was going to play video game one night and I got stranded their till around 12pm. Now, to go home na war, to sleep there too na war. I con dey double stranded. 9 Likes
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| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by id4sho(m): 6:06am On Sep 21, 2018 |
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| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Nobody: 6:07am On Sep 21, 2018 |
was travelling to Owerri from Lagos with YSG motors, our bus broke down in Ore, we had two Lord Chosen Members before we left Lagos, they were preaching about repentance and love, they also preached about how Jesus came for the sinners. So while our bus broke down, we waited for another one, suddenly an empty Lord chosen Bus heading to owerri stopped, it looked like a new BRT bus. Guess what, they only picked the two passengers and left us because we weren't members or weren't wearing their green bullet proof shit. The problem with Africans is, we pretend a lot and use religion as a decoy, most are religious not because of love for God or humanity, but just to make Heaven. 84 Likes 7 Shares |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by Kelvin30286063(m): 6:08am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Hmmmm |
| Re: Have You Ever Been Stranded While Traveling? Share Your Experiences. by jonadaft: 6:08am On Sep 21, 2018 |
Timagex:A photographer? Only 1k? Two of una? Smh 9 Likes |
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