Nigerian content creator Pelumi Nubi, who embarked on a solo road trip from London to Lagos, has had an accident.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she shared a picture of her now-wrecked car, revealing severe damage to the front and a shattered windscreen.
The accompanying video shows her being carried in an ambulance, with the caption: “Say a prayer for me.”
Details about the accident’s location, cause, and the extent of her injuries remain unclear. Pelumi began her journey on January 31, 2024, facing various obstacles along the way.
These challenges included a 24-hour hold at the Liberian border and being denied entry to Sierra Leone last week. As a result, she has postponed her original return date from March 23, 2024, to April 7, 2024
In an interview Nubi said what nudged her to drive across continents is that she wanted to show that this kind of travel is very possible for someone who looks like me and really inspire the next generation of travelers to step out of their comfort zone and do incredible things.
Nubi, who has travelled to over 80 countries, now says she’s “trying to show that as a woman travelling solo, you know, you do have to have that extra safety or that extra layer of safety consideration, but it shouldn’t stop you.”
