Gospel singer Sola Allyson revisits harrowing encounter with stranger in Lagos traffic

Veteran gospel singer Sola Allyson has given an insight into an unsettling experience she claimed she had with a stranger while driving in Lagos traffic.

Speaking during a live Instagram session, Allyson recounted being stopped at a traffic light in the Lekki area when a man in another car suggestively winked at her.

The action, she noted , left her feeling highly unsettling , insulted, and questioning whether she had unwittingly given off the wrong impression.

She said that as someone who places much premium on spiritual sensitivity, admitted she started to reflect on her behaviour and appearance, wondering if she had unknowingly gave out openness to such an advance.

She pointed out the cultural meaning of a wink from a man, noting that it often suggests romantic or intimate intent.

Despite being modestly dressed, Allyson said the incident made her feel misjudged and troubled by how she might have been perceived.

She noted that the experience left her feeling “dirty,” “small,” “little,” and “insulted.”

“There was a day I was driving in Lekki. When we got to the traffic light, a car stopped beside me and it was a guy in the car and he winked at me. When he winked at me, I felt very dirty because I believe in spiritual things. How did I convey the message that I have something to sell because we all know that when a guy winks at a lady, we know what it means. I don’t like it. I wasn’t dressing in a way that would make anybody think in that way. I felt small, I felt little, I felt insulted”, she said.