They were at one time the hints of Christmas however nowadays we can barely hear them.

We are in December and that season has arrived.

The most recent month of the year introduces a yearly custom in Lagos roads, firecrackers and knockouts (prominently known as bangers).

Since I could recollect December is the month for knockouts and firecrackers. In the 90s, it was non-debatable. Little children would toss knockouts in the city and young people would shoot firecrackers noticeable all around to shading up the sky from the primary day of December.

Sparklers, quite a long time ago they were the hints of Christmas

The further we got into December, the louder the sounds. By the twentieth, numerous lanes would have transformed into combat areas with knockouts and firecrackers going on practically consistently. Children from different boulevards would challenge kids from an adjacent road.

The custom would peak on December 31st with knockouts and firecrackers going off like shots and bombs in Iraq.

While it was innocuous diversion for children and adolescents, knockouts irritated grown-ups. The uproarious, sudden blasts were insufficient to shoot up blood weights and cause freeze assaults.

Additionally, some extremely wicked children utilized knockouts to threaten developed people in their neighborhood. Men and ladies would rearrange in trepidation as snickering kids tossed knockouts at them.

Numerous grown-ups trust fireworks are the hints of disorder

The knockout culture started to wear off in the mid-90s. The commotion contamination and the wellbeing dangers influenced guardians to dishearten their children from purchasing knockouts and firecrackers. Additionally, we could tongue in cheek include that hints of knockouts gave people PTSD. Keep in mind that this period was when outfitted thieves caused ruin.

Despite the fact that the tossing of knockouts isn’t care for what it was once upon a time, it still especially exists. A few Lagos state organizations have attempted to boycott it, yet children will dependably be kids.

What we have had is new sorts of knockouts coming into the market. You can hear kids discussing ‘two sound, three sound, and four sound’ knockouts. This alludes to the quantity of times a stick of knockout detonates.

The knockout culture got a major thump (play on words proposed) in 2012 when the feelings of trepidation of many guardians came through. A building that put away sparklers, knockouts and firecrackers in Lagos Island consumed in 2012.

What happened to knockouts, firecrackers and bangers?

A discussion culled @ https://mediablare.com/in-nigeria-what-happened-to-knockouts-and-bangers/

Weiten we wan use those annoying noise making stuffs do?

The fear of SARS and the NPF is the beginning of wisdom.

Who wan waste N100 for one banger in this Buhari period

Even you, you no notice say people no dey play xmas carol again?

#200 fit buy pesin 3 wraps of fufu and a meat at a bhuka

Life got harder and ppl cared more about surviving dan having fun. Kids these days have missed a whole lot

OP, would you advise your children to spend their savings on explosives

Or are you training future suicide bombers

Juliette05:
OP, would you advise your children to spend their savings on explosives

Or are you training future suicide bombers

We that threw explosives in our days, have we become suicide bombers?

AnodaIT:

We that threw explosives in our days, have we become suicide bombers?

those days when there was peace and harmony and tranquility, kindly go to konduga, and throw your explosives, then give me situation report!

I did it once with my cousin. I remember feeling rebellious