Obidient Peter@Onihax
Everybody likes to talk from the outside until you enter the road.
I’m a keke rider myself, and with experience… no, it’s not that easy.
This idea of “buy keke ₦5M, make ₦200k daily” sounds sweet online, but reality on ground is very different.
I work interstate between Lagos and Ogun (can’t mention exact location for security reasons), so let me break it down small:
In Lagos alone:
Main ticket: ₦1,300
Money for markers, chairman, security, etc: about ₦1,000
Police/agency money (LASTMA, LNSC, etc): varies, but you must settle or risk paying ₦2k–₦10k for “offence”
That’s already money gone before you even start breathing.
Now Ogun side:
Main ticket: ₦1,700 (₦1,300 weekends)
“King of boys”: ₦200
Other random levies: ₦500
Then fuel: ₦12,000 daily at least
Passengers? They’ll still price you like fuel is ₦200 per litre.
We haven’t even talked about:
Repairs (very frequent and expensive now)
Feeding and daily survival
Weekly hire purchase: ₦60k–₦70k for almost 2 years
And let me add this: once a new keke hits 6 months, problems start coming one by one.
So when everything is deducted…
what exactly is left?
This job is not “wake up and print money.”
It’s survival, patience, and constant expenses.
So no — if someone is still broke, it’s not always laziness or chasing job titles.
Sometimes, it’s because the system itself is designed to drain you before you even grow.
Respect people on the road. The hustle is deeper than it looks.