VIDEO: Woman alleges assault by tout demanding money on Lagos road

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A Lagos resident has recounted how she was allegedly assaulted by a suspected tout popularly called agbero along the Ikate axis of the Lekki-Epe corridor, after the tout blocked her car window and demanded money from her.

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The woman, in a video shared by X user, #Somto Okonkwo, on Sunday, said the incident occurred as she was driving past a group of touts stationed along the road.

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“This is how I got back home. When I was coming back, all these guys that beg on the road, my car window was down, so one of them came; the moment he came, before I could wind up, this guy was already holding the glass, that I could not wind up,” she said.

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She said the man demanded money from her, and when she attempted to check for cash to give him, she discovered she had none and the situation escalated into a confrontation.

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“He said I should give him money. I said, ‘what money?’ And I was even trying to give him money. I was trying to see if I had cash. When I opened my purse, I saw that I didn’t have cash. That was how this guy hit me on my face,” she said.

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According to her, the assailant also tore her clothes during the struggle, an ordeal she said should prompt government intervention against street touts operating on Lagos roads.

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“He dragged my clothes, and tore it. Governments really need to do something about those guys on the road. Because of the experience that I have with these people today, I can just imagine how many people are being harassed every day on Lagos roads,” she said.

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She said the incident occurred around Ikate, close to a road island on the main road, shortly before a traffic light in the area.

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The woman, who displayed visible injuries around her eyes, said she experienced the assault while attempting to drive off as the traffic light turned green.

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The incident is part of a growing number of complaints by Lagos motorists over harassment and extortion by street touts, popularly known as Agberos, across various parts of the state.

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PUNCHONLINE reports that the Lagos State Police Command had, in an earlier development, arrested six suspects following a viral video showing suspected tout members harassing motorists and attempting to damage a car’s side mirror on a Lagos road.n

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Watch Video Here:

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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐁𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐎𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝

Credit: X | Somto Okonkwo

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August 23, 2026

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