Woman confronts Agbero after vehicle breaks down on Lagos Bridge [VIDEO]

A Nigerian woman has recounted her frightening encounter with suspected street touts, popularly known as agberos, after her vehicle broke down on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

The woman, identified as Uduak Ekpo, said she was forced to stop after two nails punctured her car’s front tyre while driving along the busy bridge.

Recounting the incident in a viral video shared on social media, she said some suspected touts approached her shortly after she pulled over and demanded money before allowing anyone to assist her with changing the damaged tyre.

According to her, the men asked whether she had a spare tyre and subsequently insisted that she must pay them before the repair could proceed.

Uduak said she challenged their demand, questioning why she should pay the men for assistance she had not requested.

She explained that a dispatch rider who stopped to help her cautioned her against paying the suspected touts and offered to change the tyre.

The situation reportedly escalated when the men attempted to prevent the dispatch rider from carrying out the repair, prompting him to call other dispatch riders for assistance.

Uduak said several riders subsequently arrived and confronted the suspected touts, who she alleged were armed with knives.

She narrated that the intervention of the dispatch riders eventually forced the men to retreat, allowing her tyre to be replaced.

The woman expressed gratitude to the riders for coming to her rescue, describing their intervention as timely and unexpected.

She also raised concerns about the safety of motorists whose vehicles break down on Lagos roads, particularly those who find themselves stranded without immediate assistance.

The incident has renewed conversations about alleged harassment, intimidation and illegal collection of money by street touts operating along major roads and bridges in Lagos.

Motorists have repeatedly raised concerns about the activities of suspected agberos, particularly their alleged practice of demanding money from drivers and commercial operators under different pretexts.

The latest incident has also drawn attention to the need for stronger enforcement and improved security measures to protect motorists travelling along major highways in the state.