Quick Monies on the Highway,
Yeah, am here again with another tale from my unique city "Lagos".
Yesterday, 15th July, while traveling to a neigbouring city Ibadan (the place is an old big town in Oyo State, Nigeria where the Premier University “University of Ibadan” is situated) to see a friend, along the way we encountered HOLDUP "it very common in Lagos, just come around to experience it" Yours truly thought it was the Police with their Illegal Check Point, but it was not, a big trailer belonging to one of the oil company carrying Motor Oil had an accident and tumble thereby spilling it contents on the middle of the road, fortunately the spilled motor oil was not soaked by the ground cause the soil was damp.
Anyway, Trust Lagosian, everybody that could lay their hands on any plastic containers (keg, bucket, drum) started scoping the spilled oil into the container with vigour and determinations as if their life depends on, it does o, since this is a quick way of making some doug while many will be some naira richer, some will be able to put food in their stomach for the night while the family will not go hungry. Surprisingly, both old and young, daddy & mummy including the children, were deeply involved in this quick business, this bring to remembrance Jesse, in Delta State sometimes ago where about 1000 people died while siphoning Petrol, but this was legal since it was only providence that provide this, even some people quickly went to nearby market to buy Plastic Containers and sell to make some cool cash.
Also, some area boys organised themselves so that they could collect monies before you could be allowed to go with your bounty and if you fail to pay them, it will be taken and give to the highest bidder.
The only person i.e. pity was the tanker driver since nobody was sympathizing with him,
So where else can you encounter this, that Lagos for you?
C U LATER.
DAVTAIWO
Yesterday, 15th July, while traveling to a neigbouring city Ibadan (the place is an old big town in Oyo State, Nigeria where the Premier University “University of Ibadan” is situated) to see a friend, along the way we encountered HOLDUP "it very common in Lagos, just come around to experience it" Yours truly thought it was the Police with their Illegal Check Point, but it was not, a big trailer belonging to one of the oil company carrying Motor Oil had an accident and tumble thereby spilling it contents on the middle of the road, fortunately the spilled motor oil was not soaked by the ground cause the soil was damp.
Anyway, Trust Lagosian, everybody that could lay their hands on any plastic containers (keg, bucket, drum) started scoping the spilled oil into the container with vigour and determinations as if their life depends on, it does o, since this is a quick way of making some doug while many will be some naira richer, some will be able to put food in their stomach for the night while the family will not go hungry. Surprisingly, both old and young, daddy & mummy including the children, were deeply involved in this quick business, this bring to remembrance Jesse, in Delta State sometimes ago where about 1000 people died while siphoning Petrol, but this was legal since it was only providence that provide this, even some people quickly went to nearby market to buy Plastic Containers and sell to make some cool cash.
Also, some area boys organised themselves so that they could collect monies before you could be allowed to go with your bounty and if you fail to pay them, it will be taken and give to the highest bidder.
The only person i.e. pity was the tanker driver since nobody was sympathizing with him,
So where else can you encounter this, that Lagos for you?
C U LATER.
DAVTAIWO
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