Lady Draws Attention as She Shares What She Saw at the Gas Station, Clip Trends: "E Don Increase"
- A Nigerian lady left home at 7am to refill her gas cylinder and was surprised to find people had already been waiting since 5am due to the ongoing scarcity
- The trip to the filling station turned into a long and tiring experience as many people had queued up long before dawn, and a heavy downpour made it more difficult
- She shared her experience online, explaining how early people have to wake up to get gas and how unpredictable weather can make simple tasks challenging
A young Nigerian lady who went to refill gas at 7am caught people’s attention as she shared what she saw at the filling station, the unexpected time she returned home, and her observations.
Due to the scarcity of gas in Lagos and other parts of the country, the lady noted that many people had left their homes very early to queue at the filling station. When she left home around 7am to refill, she ended up spending several hours there.
Source: TikTok
Nigerian lady shares gas refill experience
The young lady mentioned that she left home to purchase gas very early in the morning, around 7am, but when she arrived, she met some individuals who had been waiting since 5am to buy gas.
According to the post she shared on her TikTok page, @shopp.fera, she mentioned that she only got home in the afternoon, around 1pm.
She also added that the heavy rain contributed to the delay.
In her TikTok post, she included a caption that explained the story further:
"You left home around 7am to refill gas at Gasland."
Source: TikTok
Alongside the caption, she provided a description mentioning the time she got back home and the factors that caused the delay.
Her statement read:
"I got home around past 1 in the afternoon. The heavy rain too didn’t help at all, and some said they’ve been there since past 5am."
Following her post, concerned individuals flocked to the comment section to share their thoughts, with some also sharing their own experiences amid the ongoing gas scarcity.
Reactions as lady shares gas refill experience
mozzenah said:
"1kg in my area is 5k."
God favourite shared:
"Abeg gas nr scarce for Benin ooh 1 kg 1200.'
LADUNI CHASE added:
"Shey gas price don increased ni."
victormichael482 wrote:
"Everybody wants to live modern life. What happen to charcoal stove?"
Costlybeauty shared:
"For where this one Dey happen, gas no scarce for my area oh."
Auspicious King-Humphery stressed:
"no scarcity in Delta and Edo oo."
𝐴𝑌𝑂𝑂𝐿𝐴𝑀𝐼 said:
"Today's own wasn't stressful at all."
Priscil’s Diary added:
"This is crazy."
beckky20 said:
"Why everybody gas con finished at d same time."
GodsavesEby shared:
"Is it a free gas?"
bnellyj495 wrote:
"1kg 800 for my area till now."
joyadebukola stated:
"#2,000 per kg na wetin una use celebrate 65 years what a country."
Beesax shared:
"Me I don leave gas for una."
Okpotogurl noted:
"Where be this make i no mistakenly come rent house there ooo."
SPAM LORD stressed:
"i bought 1k for 4500 today."
Tonia shared:
"Na here some ppl go meet soul mate."
thedamilare01 mentioned:
"Na every where , even in Ibadan."
Mr Kim stressed:
"Life don advance …electric Dey na."
fadecakes & pastries wrote:
"Na my sister first hint me last week say gas scarce for lagos na so I run go fill my 12.5kg."
Oluwaseuni noted:
"No get strength for all this wahala."
Sparko DC shared:
"For my area gas na 4k per kg , how much is it in your own area ?"
blessing baby noted:
"Gas now is 2k for 1 kg."
obinnaking8 said:
"On street of Lagos 1kg is 2,200."
As gas scarcity continues to bite across Lagos and other parts of Nigeria, many residents are struggling to refill their cylinders, often spending long hours in queues at filling stations.
One of those affected is a Lagos-based lady whose TikTok video went viral after she shared how she left home at 7am to buy gas but met people who had already been waiting since 5am. Her post drew wide attention from Nigerians who related to her frustration and exhaustion.
To learn more about her experience, Legit.ng reached out to the lady, who described how the scarcity disrupted her entire day and even affected families around her.
She said she had to cancel her plans that day because she knew the process would take a long time:
“My whole schedule for that day was cancelled all because I knew I’d get delayed."
“I had other things to do but I just couldn’t, all because of that. I even overheard some people saying their children couldn’t go to school because there was no gas to cook for them that morning, so they had to tell them to stay home while they went out to look for gas.”
The young woman said the experience at the filling station was stressful, as the crowd became chaotic at some point:
“Honestly, I felt exhausted and at the same time fulfilled."
“Exhausted because there was a stampede there at some point, everyone wanted to fill their gas and go home, not minding if they sustained injuries or not. But I also felt fulfilled that at least, it was worth the wait. I achieved my goal, which was to fill up my gas.”
When asked if she would do anything differently next time, she expressed hope that the scarcity would have eased by then:
“Hopefully, the scarcity would have died down before my gas finishes. So, I don’t think such will repeat itself."
She was uncertain about using other cooking alternatives, replying simply:
“I can’t say.”
Despite everything, she had a word of encouragement for others struggling to refill their gas during this difficult period:
“They should stay strong, is all I can say."
Man shares experience buying gas in Lagos
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian man shared his experience after visiting a gas filling station in Lagos. He explained that refilling gas has become stressful and costly due to the ongoing scarcity across the city.
In his post, he advised people not to let their gas finish during this period, as many now spend hours in long queues trying to get refills. He also mentioned that some Nigerians have started using firewood and charcoal as cheaper alternatives.
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