Key Takeaways
- Lagos content creator Uduak Ekpo shared her scary experience after her car tyre burst on Third Mainland Bridge, leaving her stranded.
- A group of touts/agberos allegedly brought knives and attempted to extort her, demanding money before her tyre could be fixed.
- A dispatch rider (and others) came to her rescue, stood up to the armed touts, chased them away, and helped change her tyre for free.
If you have ever had your tyre burst on Third Mainland Bridge, you know the fear — cars speeding past at 100km/h, no shoulder to park, and you are alone.
Lagos-based lady and content creator Uduak Ekpo lived that fear this week, but her story also has a hero.
In a viral video shared on her Instagram handle on Wednesday, Uduak narrated how she was driving along the busy bridge when a loud noise signaled that two nails had punctured her front tyre, forcing her to pull over. As she stood stranded and vulnerable, a group of aggressive touts approached her and allegedly brought out knives, attempting to extort her and demanding money before her tyre could be fixed.
For a woman alone on Third Mainland Bridge, it was terrifying. These are not LASTMA, not police — just agberos who hang around accident spots to exploit stranded motorists.
Just as the situation escalated, help came from where she least expected — a dispatch rider.
According to her account, the rider not only offered to fix the tyre despite threat from the hoodlums, but also stood his ground, defended her, and chased the touts away. Other dispatch riders nearby also intervened, warded off the armed men, and helped change her tyre, allowing her to leave safely.
Her video, now circulating with the title “Heroic Dispatch Rider Comes To Lady’s Rescue As Agberos Allegedly Try To Extort Her,” has sparked conversations about the safety of motorists stranded on Lagos roads and the courage of ordinary Nigerians who step in.
Dispatch rider came to the rescue as he chased away touts who attempted to extort a lady on Third Mainland Bridge after she had a car tyre burst in Lagos pic.twitter.com/FaPucklnVt
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) October 21, 2026
Many Lagosians in the comments said this is common — “If your car breaks down on Third Mainland, you will see agberos before you see police.” Others praised dispatch riders: “Not all heroes wear uniform, some wear helmets and ride dispatch bikes.”
For Uduak, what started as a scary day ended with gratitude — and a reminder to Lagos State government: stranded motorists, especially women, need protection, not extortion.
Shout out to that dispatch rider. Lagos still has good people.
Peter K. is the Editor at XTrend.ng. He tracks what’s trending across politics, metro and pop culture — and tells the story as it is. With years in digital media, he leads the XTrend newsroom with a focus on speed, accuracy and street-smart reporting.
