Veteran Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello revealed on December 31, 2025, that she strictly avoids road trips in Nigeria beyond the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway due to rampant insecurity plaguing highways nationwide. The Kannywood queen's candid admission spotlights the festive season's travel terror gripping millions, with kidnappings, extortion checkpoints, and bandit ambushes turning journeys into survival ordeals.
Bello joins celebrities shunning roads amid Christmas carnage: Ore gridlocks spawn 30+ illegal tolls by youths charging N200-N500, Ore truck blockades force bush path detours with vehicle vandalism, and northern routes like Lokoja demand armed escorts. Christians canceled hometown visits after Plateau miner killings and Niger's 300-student abductions, fueling 200% air travel surges despite soaring fares.
CAN warned northern faithful against worship amid church raids like Kogi's ECWA attack killing one and abducting 30, echoing Southeast firewood treks and Umahi's infrastructure boasts amid contractor debts. Security experts urge daylight travel and convoy sharing, but Bello's verdict resonates: "Road trips? Not in Nigeria."
As Tinubu's NSA arms vigilantes, travelers demand road repairs, checkpoint dismantlings, and intelligence ops while N720bn contractor arrears stall federal highways. Bello's boycott underscores 2025's grim reality: Nigeria's roads symbolize failed security amid political realignments.