In the last 1 hour, I have cried more than I have in ages.

My baby brother and I were/are on our way to Redemption Camp for the Holy Ghost Congress when we encountered a bit of traffic on the 3rd Mainland Bridge.
I thought it strange considering the time but hey...

We then happened upon a man who we thought was dead in the middle of the road but as our car drove by, I noticed he was still breathing. We stopped immediately. Another vehicle stopped too.

There was no question about lifting the guy because we would have ended up in prison and charged with hit and run.

My brother trekked on Third Mainland Bridge to try to find an ambulance while myself and the other guy that stopped called the contact numbers of the police.

At this time, I was directing the traffic on 3rd Mainland Bridge away from the body of the guy in the middle of the road till he was moved to the pavement.

4 Military men passed on "Okadas" and said "Eeeyah" and moved on.

The police passed by with sirens and shook their heads. They didn't stop.

A LASTMA official on a bike stopped. He didn't have a vehicle so he called his bosses who told him "they" were not coming.

I was stunned.

Then came a policeman with the new vehicles given by Ambode and he called his bosses who instructed him not to carry the guy in the "new" car. It wasn't to be stained with blood.

I broke down in tears at this point.

The reality was that the new police car was worth more than the Nigerian life.

This was my Nigeria. This was my Lagos.

We eventually stopped the ambulance of the Gbagada General Hospital and the driver agreed to carry the man, ONLY if the police escorted him.

So I understand the following

1. I cannot help a citizen who is injured because I will end up in prison first while they determine that I am not responsible.

2. The Uniform is a joke in Nigeria. It has no respect for the Nigerian life if you do not have money.

3. The new vehicles are better than the Nigerian life. Don't have an accident near one.

4. I need to relocate to New Zealand.

cc: lalasticlala

Life is just unfair,@op God bless u 4 the thing u did to the man.

Will you be angry the next time Biafrans refer to Nigeria as a zoo? Are you surprised the Biafrans want out of this hateful and wicked zoo? This is the Nigerian story. There's no reason to cry

that's the way naija is

Hmn. Nigerians have lost all forms of brotherly love.
What do you expect when leaders see their positions as avenue for looting and show of wealth.
What do you expect when life has been turned into a jungle, survival of the fittest.
What do you expect when money is seen as everything?
What do you expect when people hail wealth without asking where and how they got the money.
What do you expect when civil service has been turned to selfish greed.
What do you expect when human life worths nothing presently.
What do you expect when might is right.
What do you expect when work ethics have been discarded.
What do you expect when godfatherism hold sway at the detriment of professionalism.
What do you expect when there is no more love of labour but love of favour.
What do you expect when trust is rusty.
What------
What------
The Nigerian society has lost its bearing. We are now wandering in a jungle.

The zoo must fall

PreyingMantis:
Will you be angry the next time Biafrans refer to Nigeria as a zoo? Are you surprised the Biafrans want out of this hateful and wicked zoo? This is the Nigerian story. There's no reason to cry

sense=zero.
I knw igbos are intelligence, biafrans are dunces!

SLIDEwaxie:
sense=zero.
I knw igbos are intelligence, biafrans are dunces!

Igbos are INTELLIGENCE

Like Wtf?

What do u expect when we allow politicians to create dream for us. They tell us what they think is possible and we buy and call them names.

When a new group of people string up and create a dream, that's when u'd see a change.

Not during election, dey'll visit and be on a podium and shout what's not possible.

Look. If we organise a town hall meeting for all those in power wen ever dey wish to visit and tell dem what we want. If dey fail to achieve it, shame no go allow dem come near ur community again.

But when u allow them come and shout nonsense, dey can deny it.

Nigeria dnt ve dreams. We live by the day.

Can anything good come out from zoo ?

PreyingMantis:
Igbos are INTELLIGENCE

Like Wtf?

hold on to that....it will get u a visa to a better life....

@OP, what exactly were you crying for?

You could have called 112. It's simple and free and they RESPOND!!!!!.

You could have noted the plate number and name of the so-called Lastma dude. A picture even better. Although in reality, he's not trained/qualified to handle such emergencies, I would have been miffed if it were FRSC.

Once again, dial 112 and give them the location. It WORKS. I can't stress this enough.