The Difficulty Commuters Go Through From Lagos To Onitsha

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.