Popular Yoruba actress, Jumoke Odetola, has expressed her concerns about the challenges of Lagos constant traffic.
In a recent social media post, Jumoke recounted her traumatic experience in typical Lagos traffic, which she described as “shege vs shege banza.”
According to the actress, she left work at 4 pm that day at Ajah , but did not get home in Magodo until 2 am after spending over 10 hours in traffic.
Actress Spends 10 hrs in traffic
Jumoke explained that the time she has lost could have been put into productive work or relaxation.
She also talked about the traffic situation on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, which she said is already “marking the attendance of wickedness.”
In order for her to avoid the hectic traffic, Jumoke revealed her plan to be sleeping at home instead.
Reactions: Ojota to Ketu I spent 3hrs
Her confessions have sparked reactions from netizens, with many sharing their experiences of the traffic situation in Lagos. Here are a few:
@lepaciousbose: Same thing happened to me yesterday! Woke up today, google said it’s 2 hours to the gym, I just went back to bed! Moved my meeting for today, mio le waku jare 😢
@mooduyemi: Not only you, yesterday from ojota to ketu I spent 3hrs
@aimer_: Sorry dear 😂😂 Yesterday I slept and woke up inside Uber omo i still dey traffic 5 good fucking hours from Arepo to Ikoyi 😂
@king_kelvinmoore: Omo yesterday I no fit cry just from ikotun to begger o I left by 3:30pm got home 9pm chaii my leg pain die 😢😢
@officialadesanyatoyosi: I was inside the heavy traffic too till 2.30am so sorry dear sister @jumokeodetola
@emiraltyafrica: 2 hours from ogudu to berger this morning
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Officials of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Friday evening arrested a suspected traffic robber, Ayobami Peters, 18, close to Otedola Bridge, Ojodu – Berger.
He was nabbed when he led some of his gang members to forcefully obtain money from the driver of a truck which had broken down on the descending slope of Ojodu – Berger into Ojota.
The driver, accompanied by a technician, was working on the truck when the gang got to the scene. The driver and technician, who suffered harassment and were held hostage by the dagger-wielding Ayobami, got reprieve when patrolling RRS team got to the scene.