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“You’ll Pay for Enugu, They’ll Dump You at Onitsha”: Traveler’s Nightmare With OKEYSON Transport Sparks Outrage
By Our Correspondent
A Facebook post detailing a harrowing journey from Lagos to Enugu has gone viral, with a traveler vowing NEVER to recommend OKEYSON Transport to anyone—after what she described as a “terrible encounter” with the popular transport company.
Ezeakor Favour Chiamaka, who shared her story on Facebook, has ignited a firestorm of reactions from other passengers who claim the company has a “pattern” of false advertising and passenger dumping.
The Journey That Became a Nightmare
According to Ms. Chiamaka’s detailed Facebook post, she booked an Uber to OKEYSON Transports at Mazamaza, Lagos, on August 12, 2026, and paid ₦31,000 for a night bus from Lagos to Enugu—receipt attached.
She arrived early with three luggages, only to find no seating available. She stood until her legs ached, eventually sitting on her bag.
At 7–8 PM, passengers were asked to load their luggage. Her bags were weighed, and she was told she’d have to pay an additional ₦7,890 for excess kilogrammes. After bargaining, they settled on ₦5,000.
But when she asked for the company’s account number to transfer the money, the attendant flipped through a book, claimed she “couldn’t find where the account number was written,” and directed Ms. Chiamaka to a POS stand to withdraw cash.
She paid. She boarded. The journey began smoothly.
Then Came Onitsha
The trouble started when the bus reached Asaba. A young man boarded and announced that passengers heading to Enugu and Abakaliki would have to disembark at Onitsha and board another bus to their destinations.
“Note: this wasn’t initially stated before I made payment at Mazamaza, that they will do hand over,” Ms. Chiamaka wrote. “I swear I wouldn’t have paid.”
Upon arrival in Onitsha, her luggages were dumped in the rain. The driver drove off with passengers heading to Owerri, Aba, and Port Harcourt.
She paid loaders to carry her soaked bags to a shelter. No chairs. No cover. She stood for over three hours, waiting for the promised connecting bus.
Stranded With Soaked Luggage
When a bus finally arrived, it was packed to capacity. The boot was full. Her three luggages wouldn’t fit. Other passengers squeezed in—standing, with no seats—while she was told to wait for another bus.
“Which motor?” she asked. The manager told her she’d have to wait for the morning bus, meaning she would remain in Onitsha until evening.
Her luggage remained in the rain. Her clothes were soaked. A green jeans trouser bled colour onto other garments, ruining them permanently.
“When You’re Tired of Making Videos, You’ll Go and Sit Down”
While Ms. Chiamaka recorded a video of the chaos, the Onitsha manager reportedly told her: “When you are tired of making videos, you will go and sit down.”
Feeling unsafe and increasingly vulnerable, she made the decision to leave the park on her own.
A Guardian Angel With a Wheelbarrow
A teenage boy—about 14 to 16 years old—approached her with a wheelbarrow and offered to carry her things to where she could board an Enugu-bound bus.
Touched by his hustle, she agreed.
What followed was a grueling trek from Lagos Line Park to near MCC Peace Mass after Toronto Hospital—a distance that left her legs swollen.
Along the way, she faced harassment from agberos at Upper Iweka, who made lewd comments about her body. Her clothes were already wet. She felt exposed.
The boy, determined not to lose his fare, kept pointing toward the next park.
Additional ₦9,200—And A Question
At Peace Mass, she paid ₦4,000 for the bus and ₦3,000 for her luggage—totaling ₦7,000. She also gave the wheelbarrow boy ₦2,000, which he received with shock and gratitude.
Her total additional expense: ₦9,200—money she hadn’t budgeted for.
“What if I was out of cash with the intention that I paid to be taken to my destination from Lagos?” she asked in her post.
“That Is Their Pattern”
While stranded, a woman at the Onitsha park asked if she was new to OKEYSON Transport. “If it was my first time,” the woman said, “because that is their pattern. You will pay for a location, they will dump you at another.”
Ms. Chiamaka concluded her post with a haunting question:
“What if I was short on cash? What if I was a teenager whose guardian put them on that motor with the hope that when I get to Enugu someone will pick me up?”
Social Griots Verdict
As of press time, OKEYSON Transport has not issued a public response to Ms. Chiamaka’s allegations.
Her Facebook post has since attracted hundreds of comments from other passengers sharing similar experiences—raising serious questions about the company’s operational practices, passenger safety, and false advertising.
For now, one thing is clear: Ms. Chiamaka has joined the growing chorus of Nigerians demanding accountability from transport companies that treat passengers as cargo rather than customers.
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