A Nigerian dispatch rider has appealed for help after sharing his struggles with the job and the difficulty of providing for his family in a viral video.
The man, who described himself as a professional mechanical engineer, said he was forced into dispatch riding after struggling to find employment in his profession.
‘I have my certificates’
According to him, he left his previous job about five years ago and subsequently acquired additional qualifications, but has been unable to secure customers or suitable employment.
“I’m a professional mechanical engineer. I left my job for good five years and I do freedom,” he said.
“I have my certificates, at least I still have like three certificates. Because after my freedom, I still go and learn outside.”
He said the lack of customers and employment left him with little choice but to take up dispatch riding to provide for himself and his family.
“But no customer, no work, and I need to feed myself and family. That’s where I find myself doing dispatch work,” he said.
Complains of pressure from officials and customers
The dispatch rider said the job had left him without peace of mind, alleging that different agencies and individuals regularly put pressure on riders.
“But ever since I’ve been doing this work, no rest of mind. Police will disturb you. Agbego, they will disturb you. LASMA, they will disturb you. VIO, they will disturb you,” he said.
“Road safety, they will disturb you. Customer, they will pressure your life.”
Expressing his frustration, he repeatedly said he was tired of his situation.
“I’m tired. I’m tired. I have family, I’m feeding,” he said.
Appeals for support to work abroad
The man appealed to anyone who could assist him in relocating abroad so he could return to his profession as a mechanical engineer.
“No help, and no supportive,” he said.
“If I can see help, anyone that will support me to outside country so that I can be doing my mechanical job. I don’t mind be paying the person back.”
He ended his appeal by expressing his frustration with the situation in Nigeria, saying, “I’m tired of this Nigeria.”
Watch the video here…
“I am tired of this depression. Being a dispatch rider is not easy. No dispatch rider can come out to say they enjoy doing the job; circumstance brought some of us into this job. I am a professional mechanical engineer, but I have no customers and I need to feed my family. That’s… pic.twitter.com/e4uPh3lOzo
— YabaLeftOnline (@yabaleftonline) October 8, 2026
