Uber driver drug-planting setup, Sojworldnews.
An app-based driver has narrated a frightening ordeal that he believes was a deliberate attempt to frame him with illegal drugs. In a voice note now circulating online, the driver described how a seemingly normal delivery request nearly landed him in serious trouble. He has since urged other riders and delivery drivers to stay alert whenever strangers ask them to transport unknown packages.
According to the driver, the incident began like any other job. He was driving around Chita when he received a delivery request through his app. Consequently, he accepted it without suspecting anything unusual. The requester then directed him to a location in front of a mosque, claiming that someone there needed to hand him a package for delivery.
As instructed, he drove to the spot. While he waited, the requester stayed on the phone with him, assuring him that the person with the package was on the way. Shortly afterward, a man approached the vehicle and asked whether he was the one collecting an item. He confirmed that he was.
At that point, the situation took a strange turn. The requester, still on the call, told him to cancel the trip on the app because a new delivery fee of ₦50,000 had been arranged instead. He then gave an address, saying the package needed to go to Elijah Love, along the Lagos waterfront. As he put it, describing the moment the caller cut the line,
“Then he cuts the call and canceled the request.”
Once the app request disappeared, the man outside the car immediately handed him a small bag. Naturally curious, the driver asked what was inside. However, the man refused to explain and simply insisted that he take it to the stated address. Unconvinced, the driver began examining the package himself. Based on the smell and texture, he suspected it contained cannabis, and possibly other substances he could not identify, since he never opened it fully.
Sensing danger, the driver refused outright. He recalled telling the man plainly,
“I don’t deliver drugs.”
The man reacted with visible anger, snatched the package back, and disappeared behind the mosque. Almost immediately afterward, a fresh delivery request appeared on his app, this time directing him toward a stadium.
Believing the earlier incident was over, he proceeded to accept the new trip. However, security operatives stopped him shortly after he set off. At first, the stop seemed routine, since drivers are often waved through once officers confirm they work for a ride-hailing platform. This time, though, the search continued for nearly twenty minutes.
Officers reportedly checked his boot, his bonnet, the spare tyre compartment, the air-conditioning vents, and even the engine cover. They also searched his wallet, his phone case, and his body. Consequently, the driver began to suspect that the entire sequence of events, from the mosque delivery to the sudden stop, formed part of a coordinated plan. He believes the search team expected to find the very package he had refused earlier.
Reflecting on the experience, the driver said he felt as though he had narrowly escaped imprisonment. He could not explain why anyone would target him specifically, but he suspects the operation relied on drivers accepting packages without question. Therefore, he decided to speak publicly, hoping his story would spread and protect others from falling into a similar trap.
He closed his account with a direct appeal to other riders and delivery workers. He urged them to think twice before accepting unidentified packages from strangers, regardless of how convincing the request may sound. Given how elaborate the alleged setup appeared, his warning carries real weight for anyone working in ride-hailing or delivery services across Nigeria.
Sojworldnews notes that this account has not been independently verified, and the individuals involved remain unidentified. Even so, the story adds to a growing number of similar warnings from drivers who say they have encountered suspicious delivery requests. As a result, readers, especially those working in transportation and logistics, are advised to exercise caution, decline unclear delivery instructions, and report suspicious encounters to the appropriate authorities immediately.
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