Lagos
I was reading online about some of the most dangerous places in Africa and saw Lagos state listed there. Immediately my brain started to think about my time there and if truly Lagos deserves to be on that list. It didn’t take long before I came to a conclusion though, the answer was yes.
You see, I and my family moved to Lagos state when I was about 3-4 years old and I never left Lagos until I gained admission into the university. So basically, I’ve lived more than half of my life in Lagos and all I can say about the place is that Lagos is survival of the fittest.
Thinking back about everything that has happened to me and people I know there, going back there start looking like something I don’t want to do. Unfortunately, all of my family and friends reside in Lagos so there’s no way I can escape that city.
But one thing is for sure, whenever I’m returning back to Lagos, I have to be ready to bring out that street version of myself in other to avoid getting robbed, scammed or even worse. I remember last year when I traveled back for a week to go see the family, I had made sure to go with just a few things in other for me to be able to move around freely in case I got stuck in traffic and decided to walk (Lagos is famous for it’s long hour traffic due to the state being over-populated).
The moment I got down from my bus, the first thing I did was to scan my environment to make sure there was no immediate danger around and that was when I saw him. It was a young man who was putting on torn clothes. One look at him and I knew he was a street tout but that wasn’t what scared me. What scared me was the fact that he had his eyes fixed on me, like a predator who just saw his next prey.
I pretended not to see him the first time and looked away before looking back at him, this time maintaining eye contact to let him know that I know he’s thinking about doing something stupid and I’m the wrong guy for it. The way I looked at him must have told him that this wasn’t my first time in Lagos because the man looked away and I immediately crossed over to the other side of the road.
There was no way I was going to take any chances.
😅😅😅 His plight already got ruined seeing someone who knows it better than him. Lagos is indeed survival of the fittest and if you aren't smart, they can even carry you sef 😂
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🤣🤣🤣🤣 wow you made me laugh when you said "What scared me was the fact that he had his eyes fixed on me, like a predator who just saw his next prey"🤣🤣🤣🤣 I understand because I leave in lagos too🤣🤣🤣
I was expecting to read more because I got so engrossed in your story. Thanks for sharing.
I swear his story was sweet. Expected more myself.
Am telling you. Thanks for stopping by
That's how these guys do.. try make sure not do jjc if not, them don see opportunity. I get different stories my eyes have seen oh brother.