By
Chiso John Ogbonnia
ogbonniachisom@yahoo.com
Imagine
Imagine waking up to utter negligence of a Zombie Apocalypse at your door step. Imagine the peace and quiet in your house, you step outside and it is a whole different level of chaos. Imagine the weather so hot like the sun is on patrol on the streets, the wind? Hidden. Imagine a commercial bus struggling to kick start, imagine the horror of watching same bus get hit by another from the rear and magically, the once ill-fated bus moves with aplomb! Imagine taking a walk to a ‘Bus Stop’, imagine the bus never stops and you jump in while it is in motion. Imagine the sound of footsteps giving hot chase to the bus you are in to issue a paper worth 100 Naira. Imagine looking to the other interchange in a bid to avoid the Driver Vs Tax Collector (Alaye) exchange only to witness Police brutality of citizens in their private vehicle. Imagine being distraught, alight from the commercial bus and board a bike (Okada) nearby. Imagine the look on your face when you expect the journey to your desired destination to kick start then, the bike rider (OkadaMan) beckons on an extra passenger to join you on the bike, disbelief! Imagine being told that driven alone is First Class and attracts ‘First Class Fees’. In your bemusement, imagine being called a brother by a passerby only to be told the most “it never happened” story ever about his dire need for financial assistance to complete the fare for a personal trip from Earth to Mars. Imagine seeing a convoy of Law Enforcers with goods and sellers locked in with the inscription “Environmental Sanitation Corps” on the vehicle. Imagine the joy on the faces of the Sanitation Corps Law Enforcers, not for a job well done but, for their own personal benefits attainable from victims of the law. Imagine a trip to the market and everyone signs up to be Amateur Anthony Joshuas. Imagine another trip to the market and it is ‘Akpororo’ season for traders and buyers. Imagine 20+ million people in the smallest state by size in Nigeria.
Done? Imagine LAGOS!
