A seasoned journalist has released a list of 60 checkpoints between Lagos and Onitsha which he counted during an investigate road trip last Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

The journalist, Mr. Tony Onyima, one-time Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers and a former Commissioner of Information in Anambra State, listed the exact locations of the checkpoints in a piece which he entitled “LAGOS TO ONITSHA WITH EASE”.

“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,” Mr. Onyima wrote in the article.

He lamented the hardship the checkpoints would inflict on those likely to travel home during the fast-approaching Christmas season.

Below are the checkpoints which Mr. Onyima counted between Lagos and 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

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