Just like you, I’ve lived in Lagos all my life but then school happened and I’ve been in Owerri since 2019 and never for once have I had to fight just to get into a commercial vehicle.
I remember going back to Lagos to go visit the family after about two years in Owerri, that was when I saw the difference. Without a doubt I automatically knew Lagos was sharing a border with Hell.
That is the thing lagosians don't understand. it takes getting out of this toxic environment to know better. Owerri is a cool place. One of the few places I can live in Nigeria (since that is my native town)