Nigeria-To-USA Cyclist Emmi Pauses In Accra For Bike Repairs And Malaria Treatment

US-bound Nigerian cyclist Emmiwuks, who arrived in Ghana two days ago through the Aflao border, was on Saturday received by ecstatic bikers and escorted into Accra, the Ghanaian capital.

“I will be staying in Accra for 6 days, I need to change some things in my bicycle. It is making some sounds I don’t like. Also I’m having malaria symptoms so I will need to take some medications and then I need to figure out some things.” He stated.

Saturday marks the 13th day since Emmiwuks set off from Lagos, Nigeria, on June 30. He spent Friday night in his mobile tent at the Tsopoli Police Station located on the Aflao/Tema highway.

The cyclist wrote on his social media handles, “As I drew closer to Accra, something truly beautiful happened. A team of Ghanaian professional cyclists I’ve never met before were already waiting for me on the road.

The 25-year-old Emmiwuks, who said that his inspiration for embarking on the adventure is to create awareness for displaced and vulnerable children in Africa, wrote when he arrived in Ghana two days ago, “I’m currently at Sege — that’s about 50 km to Tema, 90 km to Accra. No turning back. This mission is bigger than me. For the displaced, for the orphans, we ride with purpose. God no go shame us.”