By OMILEYE OLAJIDE
In bid for our daily bread, we always pray to God that as we go in search for what we want to eat, we should not meet with what will eat us up. This would also have been the prayer of adanfo bus conductor who met with fighting the place of is work.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
According to National Daily, on March 21 2011around 2:32 p. m,a danfo driver took passengers from Nahco b/stop along airport road area of Ikeja Lagos and was heading towards Oshodi. As it is common among danfo drivers that when their bus is not yet fully occupied by passengers, they move slowly along the road to pick up more passengers before they get to the halting b/stop. This was not in any way different from this danfo driver and his conductor as they stopped on their way to pick more passengers alone Ajao Estate area, the conductor called for passengers going to Oshodi and six people came in. Passengers bargained with the conductor and they concluded on forty naira, the conductor according to National Daily was still awaiting more passengers to come in before an Agbero (usually in white shirt, green trouser and green cap) appeared to him requesting him to pay.
WORKERS ARE IN THE SUN THE ONE THAT WILL SPEND THE MONEY IS BUSY RELAXING.
Gathered by National Daily, the conductor gave the agbero a fifty naira which the agbero refused saying "Give me what I deserve." The conductor replied the abgero back saying, "How much do you expect me to give you for six passengers at forty naira?" The agbero got the question on a very wrong side and held on to the conductor’s polo and at this the conductor asked the passengers who just entered the bus to come down for peace sake. Although the passengers were reluctant but they came down at the yelling of the conductor.
WHO CARES
The abgero, according to National Daily felt unconcerned and was still insisting that the conductor must pay him hundred naira. He later called the attention of another fellow agbero usually called by the name IGWE. Igwe appeared on the scene and did not even act different from his colleague. Igwe started landing blow on the conductor and was also throwing him to the ground. However since the beginning of the whole scene, the driver who has kept mute about the whole situation came down and went to where his conductor was drag to.
POLICE ARRIVAL
Sooner or later did one policewoman with the name Olutunde Bose arrived at the scene to calm the whole situation but could not as other agbero not on uniform have arrived the scene and were still beating the conductor mercilessly. She rushed back and according to National Daily came with another female officer with the name Ejyke Antonia. The two female officers rescued the conductor from the hands of his captives only to tell the driver of the danfo bus to drive down to the station.
HE IS INNOCENT
National Daily gathered that at this juncture one of the passengers that has been waiting patiently in the bus for the matter to be settled amicably while they continue on their journey walked up confidently to tell the police officers that the conductor has not done anything wrong rather he has been cheated because of his small stature.
The agberos insisted that the case should be taken to the station for report but some came with the no idea saying "you know he is bleeding as a result of our beating and the police will only make food out of us for this. They then agreed that the conductor be left alone and the conductor also paid the officers before the danfa left.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
According to National Daily, on March 21 2011around 2:32 p. m,a danfo driver took passengers from Nahco b/stop along airport road area of Ikeja Lagos and was heading towards Oshodi. As it is common among danfo drivers that when their bus is not yet fully occupied by passengers, they move slowly along the road to pick up more passengers before they get to the halting b/stop. This was not in any way different from this danfo driver and his conductor as they stopped on their way to pick more passengers alone Ajao Estate area, the conductor called for passengers going to Oshodi and six people came in. Passengers bargained with the conductor and they concluded on forty naira, the conductor according to National Daily was still awaiting more passengers to come in before an Agbero (usually in white shirt, green trouser and green cap) appeared to him requesting him to pay.
WORKERS ARE IN THE SUN THE ONE THAT WILL SPEND THE MONEY IS BUSY RELAXING.
Gathered by National Daily, the conductor gave the agbero a fifty naira which the agbero refused saying "Give me what I deserve." The conductor replied the abgero back saying, "How much do you expect me to give you for six passengers at forty naira?" The agbero got the question on a very wrong side and held on to the conductor’s polo and at this the conductor asked the passengers who just entered the bus to come down for peace sake. Although the passengers were reluctant but they came down at the yelling of the conductor.
WHO CARES
The abgero, according to National Daily felt unconcerned and was still insisting that the conductor must pay him hundred naira. He later called the attention of another fellow agbero usually called by the name IGWE. Igwe appeared on the scene and did not even act different from his colleague. Igwe started landing blow on the conductor and was also throwing him to the ground. However since the beginning of the whole scene, the driver who has kept mute about the whole situation came down and went to where his conductor was drag to.
POLICE ARRIVAL
Sooner or later did one policewoman with the name Olutunde Bose arrived at the scene to calm the whole situation but could not as other agbero not on uniform have arrived the scene and were still beating the conductor mercilessly. She rushed back and according to National Daily came with another female officer with the name Ejyke Antonia. The two female officers rescued the conductor from the hands of his captives only to tell the driver of the danfo bus to drive down to the station.
HE IS INNOCENT
National Daily gathered that at this juncture one of the passengers that has been waiting patiently in the bus for the matter to be settled amicably while they continue on their journey walked up confidently to tell the police officers that the conductor has not done anything wrong rather he has been cheated because of his small stature.
The agberos insisted that the case should be taken to the station for report but some came with the no idea saying "you know he is bleeding as a result of our beating and the police will only make food out of us for this. They then agreed that the conductor be left alone and the conductor also paid the officers before the danfa left.
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