Afeez Hanafi
Upon the entrance of the 15th passenger into his drab yellow commercial bus, he jumped onto the steering, beaming with vigour characteristic of a lad on a mission to complete a herculean task in a hurry. All is set for Dele, as he preferred to be identified, to embark on his first trip to Yaba, a teeming community in Lagos metropolis after waiting impatiently for his turn at a motor park in Ojodu-Berger.
It was already 8am on a Monday when motorists usually battle painstakingly to navigate the heavy traffic on the roads. Yet, against all odds, the middle-aged father of three had a set of targets at the park to meet while also striving to smile home at the close of work in the evening.
Pronto, he switched on the ignition; revved the engine and as he made to take off, a lanky young man dashed into the path of the bus. “Baba, efun wa lowo booking (give us the booking…
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