Lokoja - Kabba route is the best but you have to be wary of armed robbers and kidnappers. Once you are getting to Lokoja, pray you see escorts riders or convoy of any sort, and follow them. Goodluck

Ymodulus:

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lonelydora:
Lokoja - Kabba route is the best but you have to be wary of armed robbers and kidnappers. Once you are getting to Lokoja, pray you see escorts riders or convoy of any sort, and follow them. Goodluck

is the situation this bad now? I went through that route twice this weekend and never encountered such. I think the roads are safer of crimes in the day as against the night hours.

I will recommed Ilorin - Ekiti(Ikole) - Kogi (Iyamoye - Kaba - Okene) - Lokoja - Abuja.

This is the shortest and fastest route for me.

Entering Ekiti from Kwara is a bit bad. Though the distance that is bad is less than 10km after which you will enjoy the rest of the trip to Ekiti-Kogi boundry (Iyamoye). Drive carefully between Iyamoye-Kaba because the road is very bad. Kaba to Okene is okay but be very vigilant driving here at any period of the day. I have experienced armed bandit bewteen kaba and okene around noon twice here.

Ymodulus:


My Advice is as recent as Last week back, Two weeks Back.


[size=15pt]ROUTES[/size]

■Abuja - Minna - Illorin
-Abuja -suleja -Minna city ( Tow Gate at Secretariat )
This road to me is the best. The road from Abuja to Suleja to Minna has been repaired qith no single Port Hole. Some may think am exaggerating, i state that i am not.
The road been a federal Government road was repaired by the Niger state government.
Minna - Abuja is just an Hour 30mins with a speed of 130km/hr.
note the road is free, wide , standard. ( I ran Minna - Suleja around the kerosene tank well owned by the Abia state governent in 58mims. 135km/h )


*Minna - Gidan Kwano ( location of prestigious Futminna ) - Bida
The road is not that bad. when you get to NECO HeadQuarters and close to Risk Management office from that area down to Bida Round About around the Big Mosque is not too good. port holes. Though not all the road, road around Maizube farms owned by Abdulsam is perfect.
I dont think Gidan Kwano - Bida should be a problem as its a 45min journey on 100km/h.

I am so sure of this route cause i do go to one of the biggest yam market around there to run my biz.

*Bida - Mokwa - Jebba Bridge
Soooooooooooooooooooooooo perfect. New tarr, still dark and fresh, smooth.

*Jebba Bridge - Illorin
From Pako to BiriBiri is not good. it is bad.

However from Bode Sadamu down to Illorin na one way. Note, I always follow the route where i burts out at the new Ilorin High way at the bridge i take the left towards Ilorin Airport road which is close Geri Alimi Round About.

This is illorin and from there shouldnt be a problem. I dont know ilorin much Just Geri Alimi, Tanke, Taiwo, Basin Area.


■ Abuja - Lokoja - Obajana - Kabba - Ekiti - Illorin

From Airport road down following the Shehu Musa Yaradua way down to Lokoja is smooth.
Though note that the lane from lokoja is not as smooth as lane from Abuja to lokoja.

When you get to Lokoja around the International Market take your right straight to around 100km there is a Y junction take same right to Obajana then to Kabba.

State of Obajana Road: Obajana Road is in a state of total Disarray ( Too much portholes ans the road is not tarred in several area, even where the road is tarr has several portholes. However This seems to be the shortest route.

Kabba Road is also not that good. however from One end of ekiti to the other end is okay.

Note: There are two roads to ilorin from Ekiti.
1. Through Ifaki - Omu Aran - Ijara Isin directly into Illorin around kukulende Market area.

2. Through Aramoko - Ijesin - Inisa -Offa - Ilorin. ( i dont follow this route anylonger, its usually empty. You wont see vehicles on the road. And believe me security is something of utmost concern. Drom offa to illorin is busy but before offa is a no. please take route 1)

Take Route 1, even Some bike men all way from Kwara state working in Ado Ekiti take this route.

Sunmary: Abuja - Lokoja- Kabba - Ekiti - Ilorin ( through Omu Aran Route )


■. Abuja - Lokoja - Okene - Ekiti - Kwara ( Do not follow this route. Public behicles dont follow this area. )




THINGS TO Be worried Of?
Nothing. As long as your car is in good conditions ans brake is okay, just fire dei go one way.

You might need the Ac of your car working because around Obajana is extremely dusty.

You should have valid documents. custom paper might not really be a problem as i rarely see custom officials on this side of the road. I mean the recommended route i laid down below.

*Have valid Driving license.
*Have Fire extinguisher, C- Caution, Spare Tyre. This means no bribe to any official on the road. Except you wish too.
* Please if your tinted permit is the old vehicle tinted permit, kindly have the tint off. Else you just attracting problems for yourself. Those highway patrol are much around kwara.

Recommended Route: Abuja - Lokoja- Obajana - Kabba - Ekiti - Ilorin ( through Omu Aran Route ).


My experience- A week - 3weeks old.

have you ever passed through Egbe In Kogi state? Egbe is a border town, Kogi/kwara close to Omu Aran..