Keke Chronicles: Extortion Vs Divine Providence

Wetin Musa no go hear for gate?

This seems to be the latest expression in town. 

But it should be changed to 'Wetin #BigBaby no go hear inside Keke?'

Here's why. 

"Police, Agbero and Taskforce wey dey collect money from drivers for road, dey help drivers sometimes kwa. Dem dey help dem escape some kain tins like accident and armed robbers." - Keke Passenger

What started off this obscure point of view from this passenger? Well, the Keke driver had parted with some money (for the boys) at the junction where we boarded - thanks to the absence of wisdom displayed by those in charge of ensuring sanity on our roads (which I'll explain in another post). So, after driving some meters down the road, just by one of the approved parks, the Keke driver parts with some amount of money again: this time, for the 'park officials'. 

One of the passengers who couldn't understand the system of operation asked the Keke driver why he had to pay twice (despite the tax harmonisation and unified ticketing policy in the transportation sector in Rivers State). The driver's response was,

"Oga, na so we dey see am here o."

Alas, this other passenger decided to chip in.

"Na way of sacrificing o. Make dem just see am as sacrifice. 

"See, all these Police, Agbero and Taskforce wey dey collect money from drivers for road, dey help drivers sometimes kwa. E dey help dem escape some kain tins like accident and armed robbers," he continued. 

He went on to explain how he was travelling on the Port Harcourt-Owerri expressway one day, and was stopped by 'highwaymen in uniform'. According to him, they stopped him and asked for his papers, but also deliberately delayed him because they wanted something more. According to my fellow Keke passenger, two vehicles passed him and the 'highwaymen in uniform'. One of them outran the other and a robbery started. He said he was the one who brought it to the attention of the men with him, who intervened when it was too late. The bus was emptied into the bush and the driver was left there, after they had tied and whipped him.

So, my fellow Keke passenger posited that it was a GOOD THING that the 'highwaymen in uniform' had stopped him and were making their demands, else he would have been the victim of those 'highway gentlemen'. 

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