Nigerian woman who rode bike from Lagos to Paris relives experience
Judith Amadi, who recently embarked on an adventurous trip from Lagos to Paris on her motorcycle, has relived her experience, describing the journey as highly challenging. She embarked on the journey on October 18, 2025 in order to raise awareness for cancer patients. Crossing borders, navigating hostile terrains, facing discrimination and enduring loneliness, the cancer […]
Judith Amadi, who recently embarked on an adventurous trip from Lagos to Paris on her motorcycle, has relived her experience, describing the journey as highly challenging.
She embarked on the journey on October 18, 2025 in order to raise awareness for cancer patients.
Crossing borders, navigating hostile terrains, facing discrimination and enduring loneliness, the cancer advocate said the greatest challenge of her historic ride was not the distance but the system.
She spoke with newsmen in Lagos on Friday when she was received at the Office of the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) by its chairman/chief executive officer, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
Amadi rode through several West African countries and across Europe to reach France before returning to Nigeria on January 3, completing the journey in two and a half months.
Her mission was clear to raise awareness and financial support for cancer patients who are battling the disease in silence.
“I embarked on this journey to raise hope and financial support for people currently living with cancer to give them a reason to smile. And to be a voice and light to those who are fighting in silence,” she said.
According to Amadi, the most frustrating and exhausting part of the journey was crossing borders, especially within West Africa.
“Trying to pass from one country to another with our Nigerian passport was a struggle. I would be waiting and someone else with a different passport would just pass and go,” she said.
She described a system riddled with extortion, delays and unnecessary bureaucracy.
Mrs Dabiri-Erewa commended the exploit and courage of Ms Amadi, saying she exhibited a typical Nigerian spirit.
Responding to the concern raised by the biker over the challenges moving across the West African sub-region, she explained that the ECOWAS passport was designed to allow citizens of the region to move freely across borders, but the challenges have persisted.