Nigerian comedian Emuoboh Ohare, popularly known as Acapella, has criticised the high cost of overnight parking at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) in Lagos after being charged ₦78,000 for leaving his car there for three nights.
The entertainer shared his frustration in a video posted on his verified Facebook page on Monday, describing the fee as excessive and unfair to airport users.
According to him, the amount covered three nights and one additional hour of parking while he travelled to Abuja.
Acapella said he was shocked when an airport attendant informed him of the total cost while retrieving his car after returning to Lagos.
“This morning I landed at MMA2 airport from Abuja. I parked my car at the airport,” he said in the video.
“To my surprise, when I returned to pay, the attendant told me my fee was ₦78,000.”
The comedian explained that he initially questioned the amount because overnight parking at the terminal previously cost ₦6,000 per night.
However, the airport official told him the fee had been increased to ₦25,000 per night, a policy he said took effect on March 1, 2026.
Acapella expressed disbelief that the new rate had been in place for several days without widespread public complaints.
He noted that many travellers previously considered airport parking a convenient option because the cost was comparable to ride-hailing services such as Uber or Bolt, especially for short trips.
“With the old price, some people felt it was easier to park their car at the airport instead of booking rides to and from the airport,” he said.
The comedian argued that the new fee significantly changes that calculation, pointing out that four nights of parking would now cost ₦100,000.
He also questioned why Nigerians appeared to have accepted the increase without public backlash.
“The biggest problem we have as a people is that we collectively do not want Nigeria to work,” he said, expressing frustration about what he described as a growing culture of adapting to rising costs without protest.
His comments have since sparked discussions online about airport service charges and the rising cost of travel-related expenses in Nigeria.
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