My brother was caught up in the holdup too. He left lagos by 7am and called me around 3am to tell me that they are still on the road. Didn't know when they reach Abuja cos i advised him to sleep in the park so that he will come back to the house this morning.

crackhouse: what's ur point dude?

I cannot help you if you don't get it.
I believe I wrote in simple 'English'.
Try 'Hooked On Phonics'!

This is my forth year in school where i normally travel from Abuja pass thru Lokoja to Anyigba without hold up. I thank God because i will be thru wit my schl dis year without experiencing any problem in that road.

When everybody is traveling to God knows where at the same time, what do you expect?

Funny enough, my wife was caught up in it. She has pteromerhanophobia; left Abuja 9am yesterday and she is still on her way back to Lagos (just passed Ibadan) as of 10:53am today.

Wen wil our Govt. Recognize hw and where τ̅☺ touch every nigerians? I doubt if our leaders know God as D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ claim...bloody thieves helping devil τ̅☺ achieve his mission! Imagine hw many deaths on dat road per week. God ponish dem...

When your president spends N1billion on food for a year and refused to reduce the amount in the heat of the fuel subsidy strikes. Shows you what sort of leaders reign over Nigeria.

basty: Thank God for the Rich in Nigeria, I saw on CNN yesterday, a car that that fly and equally move on the road. The thought of hold up is no longer there. Case closed.

I don't see how that will close the case how do you expect the average nigerian guy to afford that cos you only mentioned the rich so the average nigerian is still going to be stuck in such holdup while the so called rich fly its still the status quo changes nothing except the government wakeup to their responsibilities then and only then can the case be closed

Fresh air

I travelled from kaduna to lagos on thursday. And was stuck there 4 about 1 hour 30 mins. Guess it wasn't so bad then.

Dis will not stop u people from further voting the people decievimg party. My heart goes out to all who have experienced this. Until we have truely responsible govt in nigeria, it will continue this way and even get worse.

i believe if govt ressurects the railway transport system, it will help this re-occurring situation. but they are all busy looting and no one cares. too bad.

Even today, saturday, the traffic is still pathetic. Though the FRSC are on hand 2 maintain order.

ohh! thank goodness i'm not singing this story anymore. . .

God has been faithful!!!

Mine was worst. I joined abc transport coach from abuja to enugu and it took off by 8.00am. We got to lokoja by 11.30pm. We have to sleep over at lokoja and continued this morning by 6.00am. lokoja was crowded. I got to enugu by 12.30 this afternoon. Can you imagine 2 days.
All the coaster buses from abuja spent their night at lokoja.

desthan: ohh! thank goodness i'm not singing this story anymore. . .

God has been faithful!!!

All the flights to enugu was cancelled. I booked earlier but they even refunded me my money

rekeson: As i type now, i am cauht up in dis terrible hold up in lokoja. Have been in the hold up since 3a.m till dis minute. By the way am travelling from zamfara to delta state in a macapolo luxurious bus. As i type now, i am cauht up in dis terrible hold up in lokoja. Have been in the hold up since 3a.m till dis minute. By the way am travelling from zamfara to delta state in a macapolo luxurious bus.

wat are ppl stil doin in plaes like zamfara

It is very easy to blame government for situations like this. But the truth is that it is the animalistic attitude of our drivers and others that cause this terrible traffic jam. Immediately there is heavy traffic, these drivers would form up to five lanes on a two lane highway thereby blocking on coming vehicles. Even if the road is a single lane, if everyone sticks to his lane and move slowly, in no time every one would get to his destination. Rather we prefer to act like crazy persons and drive like the world is coming to an end and later blame government for everything.

My brother left Port Harcourt by 7am. He got to Lokoja by 1:00pm but from Lokoja to Abuja which ordinarily no matter what is not more that 2:30 minutes drive; yet he got to abuja by 3:00am.

Callotti: I have only travelled by road from Abuja once.
Never to be repeated in this my life time.

I think I was asleep behind the vehicle . . .the only passenger at the back of course, so I sprawled out behind the seat to make a nice comfortable bed for the super long journey to the South South. I flew in to Nigeria the previous evening. Then I suddenly found myself on the floor of the vehicle. It took me a few minutes to figure out what I was doing on the floor of the vehicle. I thought I was in another world. . .come to find out the driver had slammed on the brakes and flung me from my deep slumber into the sad reality of the Nigerian Abuja road. He was trying to dodge a porthole.

That Lokoja of a place is not where you want to find yourself. Congested and plain NASTY!


This must be a nightmare.
Boko Haram don pursue efry barry comot from North for H-easter!
Everyone loves Jesus. . .but no one can die and resurrect like him on the 3rd day.

Mu he he he he he he

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Callotti: I have only travelled by road from Abuja once.
Never to be repeated in this my life time.

I think I was asleep behind the vehicle . . .the only passenger at the back of course, so I sprawled out behind the seat to make a nice comfortable bed for the super long journey to the South South. I flew in to Nigeria the previous evening. Then I suddenly found myself on the floor of the vehicle. It took me a few minutes to figure out what I was doing on the floor of the vehicle. I thought I was in another world. . .come to find out the driver had slammed on the brakes and flung me from my deep slumber into the sad reality of the Nigerian Abuja road. He was trying to dodge a porthole.

That Lokoja of a place is not where you want to find yourself. Congested and plain NASTY!


This must be a nightmare.
Boko Haram don pursue efry barry comot from North for H-easter!
Everyone loves Jesus. . .but no one can die and resurrect like him on the 3rd day.

Mu he he he he he he

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! Popcorn.

i often wonder what causes all these hold-ups? i traveled from ibadan to ife yesterday, took me almost 90 mins to get out of ibadan,i think there are too many vehicles on limited number of roads.... which have been over stretched. its time we resuscitated the rail system. its simply a case of everyone travelling at the same time.

Left phc for abuja by 8.35am with ABC transport, got to lokoja by 6pm. Imagine I got to abuja by 5am sat morning. That is 11hrs from lokoja to abuja. It was something else, I have never experienced this type before.
We even saw other ABC buses that left abuja for the east by 7am, as at 11pm they are not even close to lokoja.
Thank God all the same

okooyinbo: Holdup in Nigeria is not always due to bad road. If Nigerians had regard for orderliness, most of the hold-ups wont even happen. Majority of the people plying the Nigerian roads cant really drive. Driving is not about moving the vehicle, but also respecting rules and regulations and other road users. Nigerians are quite stubborn and impatient which explain the frequent occurence of terrible hold-ups everywhere and a lot of ghastly accidents taking many lives with it. Even on a bad road, you dont need to spend hours if all people would behave in an orderly manner. Alas, there are laws, but definitely there is no order in Nigeria.

.... Every bad drivers need to change.

Jeovy: Lost my Dad on that Lokoja road to accident. May His soul rest in perfect peace. Amen

Hey Jeovy, my condolences.
Mnwhl, longest tym. It's been a long while

basty: Thank God for the Rich in Nigeria, I saw on CNN yesterday, a car that that fly and equally move on the road. The thought of hold up is no longer there. Case closed.

and you think that car would be effectively used in nigeria?

kawkab: It is very easy to blame government for situations like this. But the truth is that it is the animalistic attitude of our drivers and others that cause this terrible traffic jam. Immediately there is heavy traffic, these drivers would form up to five lanes on a two lane highway thereby blocking on coming vehicles. Even if the road is a single lane, if everyone sticks to his lane and move slowly, in no time every one would get to his destination. Rather we prefer to act like crazy persons and drive like the world is coming to an end and later blame government for everything.

My brother left Port Harcourt by 7am. He got to Lokoja by 1:00pm but from Lokoja to Abuja which ordinarily no matter what is not more that 2:30 minutes drive; yet he got to abuja by 3:00am.

well said! thank you

The problem we have is that those who are supposed to do something about all these mostly travel by air and are unaware of the real situation. Even when they need their cars where they intend to go, their drivers drive down by road while they fly.

Also, the way nigerians drive is.......... ..........impatience, strong-head, always in a hurry, etc. Very sad!

Thatz d Worst holdup of my life, if not that humans forget things easily, i shudnt travel by road again oo, left ogbomoso by 5.30am destined for abuja, i spent 3hrs on that lokoja brifge alone, unbeleivably we arrived abj @ 1am, i just thank God i got home safely

basty:
Thank God for the Rich in Nigeria, I saw on CNN yesterday, a car that that fly and equally move on the road. The thought of hold up is no longer there. Case closed.

Bro, even after 4 years, I am forced to say this u can lie sha.

basty:
Thank God for the Rich in Nigeria, I saw on CNN yesterday, a car that that fly and equally move on the road. The thought of hold up is no longer there. Case closed.

basty:
Thank God for the Rich in Nigeria, I saw on CNN yesterday, a car that that fly and equally move on the road. The thought of hold up is no longer there. Case closed.

..
Even after 6 yrs.... i salute ur terrific lie