Certainly, family section is the right place to post this, so let's ride.

I know this is going to be very interesting if everybody should share thier individual's experiences on what they've passed through on the road. I am talking abt being approached by total strangers on the road to beg for something from you. Some might be real due to condition and some eh,....if i talk now them wey dey read this go vex...some are simple professional beggars. I am sure everybody must've had this encounter.

Starting from the very latest, mine goes thus:

I was in a friend's place this night when i came out to the road to board a cab back home, all of a sudden, a guy putting on black trouser and white T-shirt hailed "senior man, i hail o". I responded and look back to know if it was a known person, but it wasnt, so i moved on but before i could do that, the guy excused me and when i stopped, he began to beg that hunger was abt to kill him as he hasnt eaten for days now. In a short process, he opened the black nylon bag he was holding and showed me Garri and sugar that were inside the bag telling me a woman somewhere there just gave him to sip for the night but as i know, sipping Garri is like eating nothing (so he told me), that i should give him money to buy rice and beans, when i was like trying to say, i am not with money now, funny enough, the dude told me to come follow beg the woman who sells the rice to give him some to eat for free. This however cracked me up so hard. I laff tire! How would i come and beg the woman whom i dont even know to give you rice to eat for free? Abi na me buy the rice give the woman make she cook sell? You dont even know me neither do i know you and what you do next is to tell me to go beg the woman on ur behalf. Abi na hot slap dey hungry me? Anyway, i just dropped the guy what i had and passed. It's so pathetic how strangers on the road keep approaching you to beg for something and it's not encouraging to give especially considering the rate of fetish practices in our society today. You may not know who is who.

I'll also share more later, but kindly share yours if you have.

the first thing i do is to look if he/she is a physically challenged person
if he/she is i will gladly help, if not, i just give them the middle finger and walk away

K

I give when I can. Disabled, able, young, old, sick, healthy. As long as I have it to spare I'll share.

I can't give you my transport fare bro. Except its life or death. No vex.

I met a woman at a bus-top begging for Tfare, she was with a baby on her back, she approached me as if I was her long lost relative, I gave her the Tfare to avoid further embarrassment, the next day lo and behold she was still there begging for Tfare to the same direction, a guy selling airtime there told me she has never board a bus, she just comes there beg you for money and NEXT.
I also met a guy on suit, he claimed he lost his wallet and can't get home, wanted to help him when a guy suddenly raised his voice "heey bros nor try am, na everyday this guy dey lost wallet".



But don't be stingy, if you have the money with you, help ur poor brothers and sisters on the street.

urhoboman:
I met a woman at a bus-top begging for Tfare, she was with a baby on her back, she approached me as if I was her long lost relative, I gave her the Tfare to avoid further embarrassment, the next day lo and behold she was still there begging for Tfare to the same direction, a guy selling airtime there told me she has never board a bus, she just comes there beg you for money and NEXT.
I also met a guy on suit, he claimed he lost his wallet and can't get home, wanted to help him when a guy suddenly raised his voice "heey bros nor try am, na everyday this guy dey lost wallet".



But don't be stingy, if you have the money with you, help ur poor brothers and sisters on the street.

hahahahahahahahaha, dem full iyana iba o

I have lotta experience, u can imagine say person beg sotey e thief ur wallet from ur back pocket, my bro since dat day na e i stop to put wallet for back pocket, after he thief na only e one still give me dey tell me say na so so i.d card full my wallet... Mitchew

Once i was coming back 4rm work along dat agric road opp volks, u know as dat holdup dey be every evening, suddenly i was approached by one ruff looking lad crying sulfur and brimstone, tried to calm him, suddenly recollect, i was like where am i again? because i suspected some kinda of movement n quickly left d guy, before i kud turn back d same bastard who was crying was busy chatting with one strongg hard faced guy, it was scary... I had to quicken my pace....

The one i hate most is d one all dose mallam children go come dey hold ur hand, choi...

This have made d average lagosian 'No dey send again', na d category wey i don fall into...

My story

Some people do this like an occupation in the streets of portharcourt. I mean handsome guys and beautiful women do this, not that they are actually in need but na their own format

there is this particular man that stations himself in front of the bank. each time I go there to make use of the ATM I always meet this man. he has worked up to me twice asking me to help him with 50naira to board a bus to Ikeja. I gave him.
the second time he approached me I recognised him immediately. he told me the same thing he said the last time. I now answered him that is it everyday you don't have transport fare to Ikeja? immediately he just walked away from me.

I met another one @ the bus stop gorgeously dressed and she asked me to assist her with tfare . when I was contemplating whether to give her or not she just faced me and said ''if you want to help me help me and if you won't abeg comot here.'' on top my money o.

poshest:
there is this particular man that stations himself in front of the bank. each time I go there to make use of the ATM I always meet this man. he has worked up to me twice asking me to help him with 50naira to board a bus to Ikeja. I gave him.
the second time he approached me I recognised him immediately. he told me the same thing he said the last time. I now answered him that is it everyday you don't have transport fare to Ikeja? immediately he just walked away from me.

I met another one @ the bus stop gorgeously dressed and she asked me to assist her with tfare . when I was contemplating whether to give her or not she just faced me and said ''if you want to help me help me and if you won't abeg comot here.'' on top my money o.

Hahahahahahahahaahahah @ d bolded. E don turn quarrel ontop person money. Funny enough, some of them can be so obsessive and aggressive when asking for the money. I had been dragged on my shirt by one courteously dressed dude/beggar determining i must drop him money. If no be pple wey full dat place, d kind slap wey i for give am eh.

I've another very funny experience to share.

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Another was one woman who always go around begging people for money for T.fare using church. I had fallen for her 1st and 2nd times, but when she approached d 3rd time, having known her, na im i shout, "madam, where u dey always pay dis ur transport go?" shame catch d woman and she quietly moved away.

Another was a dude in a joint, someone who didnt have money, what would he be doing in a joint. He approached me that his friends he came with had all gone and left him behind and he was not with any money. And i asked, "how?" He said he was somewhere and before he could return, they've all left him. Seeing the unwillingness from my side to yield for his plea, this clean looking dudes attempted kneeling down to beg me further. I couldnt stand d embarrassment and so i handed to him whatever i had. The question is, if u have d money, why would u be going around empty pocket untill when stranded, then u begin to beg for money from strangers. Totally embarrassing and demoting one's status. Some will even tell u they came to check on thier uncle/aunty and met them not and so they became stranded. "pls help with transport"...so they will say. Most annoying is, even guys on suit do this as well. It's shameful!

Another was one woman who always go around begging pple for money for T.fare to church. I had fallen for her twice, but when she approached d 3rd time, having known her, na im i shout, "madam, where u dey always pay dis ur transport go?" shame catch d woman and she quietly moved away.

Another was a dude in a joint, someone who didnt have money, what would he be doing in a joint? He approached me that his friends he came with had all gone and left him behind and he was not with any money. And i asked, "how?" He said he was somewhere and b4 he could return, they've all left him. Seeing the unwillingness from my side to yield for his plea, this clean looking dudes attempted kneeling down to beg me further. I couldnt stand d embarrassment and so i handed to him whatever i had. The question is, if u have d money, why would u be going around empty pocket untill when stranded, then u begin to beg from strangers. Totally embarrassing and demoting one's status. Some will even tell u they came to check on thier uncle/aunty and met them not and so they became stranded. "pls help with transport"...so they will say. Most annoying is, even guys on suit do this as well. It's shameful!

I remember a while back was on a bus to work when this guy started singing praises on the bus, after singing, he prayed then started with his story.

'He said that we should help him thank Fashola, that he was wrongfully imprisoned for 'God knows how many years' and that if it wasn't for his mother who kept on writing to Fashola and petitioning that he would have probably died in kiri kiri.
He then said that he was on his way to Ogbomosho to visit his mum and that since he had only come out of prison he had nothing on him, he then proceeded to beg the fellow commuters to help him with whatever they had'

The bastard touched people's hearts with his story and he looked the part too (All skinny n stuff), people started contributing and giving him money, I did as well.
After the idiot had finished collecting, the driver then said 'How many times we go hear this your story?'
The guy quickly got off the bus, ignoring the driver and thanking people, people now started asking the driver why he didn't say something sooner.

Only in Lagos

I remember when I moved houses to a new area, some black man came and rang the door bell, when I opened the door, the man said that he had just lost his wallet and that he had a child that needed milk urgently that if I had anything to give it would be much appreciated. I can't remember how much but I gave him something that day.

2 months later, as I was coming back from work, as I packed the car, someone knocked on my window, you guessed it, it was the same man, as he started off with his routine story I told him if he doesn't leave my front that moment that I would beat the living crap outta him, that man ran off and I've never seen him since.

Makes me very sceptical about giving money to people who beg for it but I don't rule it out completely cos I remember being at the post office and being 50p short cos I miscalculated, I had to start begging for 50p o. That made me realise that not all beggars are scammers, I guess this is where your judgement comes into play.

chuckdee4:
I remember a while back was on a bus to work when this guy started singing praises on the bus, after singing, he prayed then started with his story.

'He said that we should help him thank Fashola, that he was wrongfully imprisoned for 'God knows how many years' and that if it wasn't for his mother who kept on writing to Fashola and petitioning that he would have probably died in kiri kiri.
He then said that he was on his way to Ogbomosho to visit his mum and that since he had only come out of prison he had nothing on him, he then proceeded to beg the fellow commuters to help him with whatever they had'

The bastard touched people's hearts with his story and he looked the part too (All skinny n stuff), people started contributing and giving him money, I did as well.
After the idiot had finished collecting, the driver then said 'How many times we go hear this your story?'
The guy quickly got off the bus, ignoring the driver and thanking people, people now started asking the driver why he didn't say something sooner.

Only in Lagos

Haha

Mine was that I was really down and unhappy so I decided to go to chapel for quite time with my God.(Am a Catholic) After praying, as I was going out, this guy neatly dressed approached me and started telling me that he's a married man with 2 children that I should not allow hunger to kill his children; that is not as if he's not working that he's an artist just that work is not easy to get if I can help him to find work this and that. I was just down don't even have strength for anything and I was with money and very gullible at the moment. so, I gave him 1k. I felt guilty after giving him the money cos I felt there are people that needed the money not a grown up man and abled. 2 months later I went to another parish to pray in their Chapel. After praying, on my way out the same guy walked up to me and started his blabbing. I screamed on him immediately; he didn't even allowed to finish and he disappeared I walked a distant and turn back couldn't see him in the church premises and I even wondered if I saw him before. I was like so this kind of thing has entered the church. Bunch of lazy men walking up and down the street begging.

Lagos for show.

Lol. funny/awkward moments.Got loads to tell, make I say some sha
This happened in 2010/11, went to meet a friend in an eatery. On walking out,a corporate beggar came. Started saying story of been stranded bla bla. Was about dropping for him when my friend shouted at him. On asking why,my friend said he met dis same guy at the same particular spot we were 2months earlier.lol
This happened last month. Boarded a bus. On alighting,a man walked up to me,though we entered the same bus. Started begging me to hear me out cos I was reluctant to. Said I looked responsible and dats y he approached me. Later said he forgot his wallet and needed to go back home to get it. Gave him some cash. Guess he was been truthful cos of his approach plus we boarded same bus.
Have being in such situation twice. Was travelling and had d last cash on me. Only to get to oshodi garage and was told d tfare was increased by N50. Omo mehn I was stranded. Had to beg d lady beside me. She didn't even hesitate. Funniest was dat we alighted at d same bus stop and gisted till we parted ways.
The second situation was when I misplaced money on my way to Lagos. But thankfully, I had a family friend around the place I alighted. went straight to him and was helped.
Since then I give to those who says they are stranded but only after screening them properly.lol

I'm just here to read stories nothing more but remember "Give and it shall be giving unto you"
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Hahahah Sunnyside Pretoria is the haven for beggars o. Choi! I thought I'd seen the last of begi begi when I left Nigeria.

Street kids popularly called 'haita' will beg you for food even inside your grocery bag I tell u...you'll find them virtually everywhere, you want to park - they are there waving hands to park you cos of 2rand if you try leaving without giving them 2 rand hmmm...you go grocery shopping they are there standing at entrances, and begging for what you bought..seesi(sister or so) please man, please bread...its crazy!! Imagine if you went out to get food for you and family and you start giving every 'haita' you meet...you'll wld most definitely be dead by now from hunger! Mxm!

I have nothing against beggars except the goddamn little kids!!
They succeed in filling you with a variety of emotions everytime you meet them: Anger, Sadness, Pity, Frustration, e.t.c.
Their modus operandi is when they see you, and you see them, but may or may not notice them really, as you pass by, they grip your wrist (I really mean grip as in IRON GRIP, which they must have been receiving training for).
You look down at them to see really young faces looking at you with the most sorrowful eyes and making hand signs from their mouth and begging you to help with body languages.
They mostly grip the left hand. If you're really unlucky, you'll get two of them kids, who're unwilling to let go, except you somehow communicate to them that you need to be freed so you can get money from your wallet/purse/pocket.
If however, you're unwilling to give, you've got two passengers for a short while who will slow you down and pester you till they sight new preys..
And you end up feeling guilty!!

On the streets of Lagos, beggers can drive you crazy with their incessant request for alms. Many times, one would see well dressed dudes who will walk up to you to tell you a story about how stranded they are and how famished they are and other stuffs to elicit compassion but the truth is that most of them are professional beggers. I do not give to them unless my spirit persuades me. Last week, I gave some money to a deformed begger and I got very big favours that day. It is good to give to those in need but use your head wella.

Another experience I had was outside the bank at their ATM machine. This begger perhaps is a ritualist lol. Was in a queue waiting patiently for my turn( was the last person) when this neat jeep called out to me but I pretend not to hear cos I thought is a chyker. He drove back and called me miss can I ask you for a favour; I decided to hear what he has to say and went to him. He said please I forgot my wallet at home and I don't have money on me, pls can you spare me with 1k? I wasn't expecting such I thought he wanted direction or something else. I looked at his neat jeep and me on leggadis benz and told him politely that I don't have and that's the reason am queuing her. He was even if it means calling you and refunding it to you. I told him I don't have biko and left him. Lekwa nu anya a rich man on a clean ride didn't have enough money on him and he drove a car without fuel. How does it affect me biko kwa.

chuckdee4:
I remember a while back was on a bus to work when this guy started singing praises on the bus, after singing, he prayed then started with his story.

'He said that we should help him thank Fashola, that he was wrongfully imprisoned for 'God knows how many years' and that if it wasn't for his mother who kept on writing to Fashola and petitioning that he would have probably died in kiri kiri.
He then said that he was on his way to Ogbomosho to visit his mum and that since he had only come out of prison he had nothing on him, he then proceeded to beg the fellow commuters to help him with whatever they had'

The bastard touched people's hearts with his story and he looked the part too (All skinny n stuff), people started contributing and giving him money, I did as well.
After the idiot had finished collecting, the driver then said 'How many times we go hear this your story?'
The guy quickly got off the bus, ignoring the driver and thanking people, people now started asking the driver why he didn't say something sooner.

Only in Lagos

Last year on my way to cms my car developed fault so I had to take a cab. As soon as I dropped around the garage and was walking to my destination from nowhere all this Niger children started begging me for money. I ignored them and continued going where I was going. The next thing this 2 little boys started pulling my hand as I was moving. They still kept following me..i dragged my hands off immediately. After then they started holding my bag . that was when my head sparked fire and dragged those 2boys, hit my hand bag on them, slapped and beat two of them and left. That was when they stopped stalking me



n.b the reasons I don't like giving them money is that most times their mom will send them to go and be begging on the streets while they are under the bridge behind public toilets having sex and increasing the number of nuisances we have in the country. This children will beg for their mom and go back and give them the money. They also use their kids to beg because they know many or some people are very receptive to kids or have pity on street kids.


The only people I give money are those their parents are using to be hawking bread etc.most times I know they are doing that to help pay their school fees or house rent. No be say I go just give anybody that begs money.

Brb

bennyrazz:
I'm just here to read stories nothing more but remember "Give and it shall be giving unto you"
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Hmmmm, sounds like one of the perpetrators. Lol.

RedBenson:


Hmmmm, sounds like one of the perpetrators. Lol.

in life, you don't look down/make jest of people simply because there are in a bad shape today, tomorrow might be different for them but I want to tend to agree with some discuss here about some beggars being aggressive, deceptive, selfish and wicked. sometimes ago I wanted to give one certain beggar who approached me a 100naira cuz that was the least note in my wallet just cuz he saw a thousand naira note, he said "oga, if you can't give me 1000naira, pls don't bother giving me anything" I was dumbfounded. Now that's greed and pride. There was also a certain time in the North that I heard a story about how some Alhaji's buy monies from beggars. All the money the beggar gets in a day, they sell it to this Alhajis. That alone stopped a lot of people from giving them money. I can't type much, story is countless. The keyword here is, just stay humble.

bennyrazz:
in life, you don't look down/make jest of people simply because there are in a bad shape today, tomorrow might be different for them but I want to tend to agree with some discuss here about some beggars being aggressive, deceptive, selfish and wicked. sometimes ago I wanted to give one certain beggar who approached me a 100naira cuz that was the least note in my wallet just cuz he saw a thousand naira note, he said "oga, if you can't give me 1000naira, pls don't bother giving me anything" I was dumbfounded. Now that's greed and pride. There was also a certain time in the North that I heard a story about how some Alhaji's buy monies from beggars. All the money the beggar gets in a day, they sell it to this Alhajis. That alone stopped a lot of people from giving them money. I can't type much, story is countless. The keyword here is, just stay humble.

I made mention of being careful when giving out money in the name of gift or help The world today is very diabolical. It's no doubt that in Africa, anything and everything go. The money u gave to someone thinking u were helping can be used to harm u severely without ur notice. Just like one approached me this evening again not up to 30mins ago, since i wasnt in d mood for such, before he could even start it, i had snubbed him immediately telling him not to provoke me. The guy just quietly said i don kill him move by my on time rebuke towards him and walked away. Looking at him properly, he must be one those doing nothing than going around begging people. Just thank God now that i was clever enough to snub him even before he starts.

RedBenson:


I made mention of being careful when giving out money in the name of gift or help The world today is very diabolical. It's no doubt that in Africa, anything and everything go. The money u gave to someone thinking u were helping can be used to harm u severely without ur notice. Just like one approached me this evening again not up to 30mins ago, since i wasnt in d mood for such, before he could even start it, i had snubbed him immediately telling him not to provoke me. The guy just quietly said i don kill him move by my on time rebuke towards him and walked away. Looking at him properly, he must be one those doing nothing than going around begging people. Just thank God now that i was clever enough to snub him even before he starts.

snubbing them is the way to go especially if you are not led by the spirit.