Union Bank,
Iwo Road, Ibadan.
Sometime in 2015

The banking hall was jampacked with people hustling to get their BVN.
The security door slided open to reveal a young man in his mid twenties.
He had the composure of a VIP and radiated that same aura as he stepped out of the capsule. He is quite tall and so his strides were wide and confident. He had many eyes turned in his direction and for a second, it seemed he ordered everyone to keep mute as the entire banking hall went silent .
Many would expect him to march up the stairs to the manager's office but he seem to know his onions as he walked towards the customer service section.
He didn't greet the bank representatives at the desk, but they looked up briefly nonetheless maybe expecting him to say something. He didn't notice them as his attention was directed towards an elderly man. Many eyes were trained on the young man but He didn't seem to care.
He walked up to the elderly man standing in front of the bank rep, tapped him and opened his palm in front of the man. Then he asked.
"My pen?!"
The onlookers were surprised and so seemed the elderly man.
"Are you through with my biro?", he smirked. "Gimme!"
The man nodded and handed over a pen to the tall man.
"Thank you", the tall man said, turned around and headed for the door.

Then it dawned on everyone, He had come back for his pen! His coming back inside the bank was solely to collect his Twenty Naira Blue Bic biro!
Isn't that strange?
It is!
But Mark 8:36 comes to mind,
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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Please, get me right at this point, I'm not saying it is wrong to collect your things when people borrow them, No! I would do the same thing!
What I'm saying is...
We do many things especially (when money is involved) without shame & thinking twice but when it comes to the things of God....we be like...hmmmmnn!
Now you get the point!
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When you hear that MTN starts giving free airtime or data, you'll quickly call your friends not to miss out, won't you?
But Wait... How many people have you informed of the free salvation God offers through Jesus Christ!
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We attach great importance to our possessions, properties and goods but take our Soul's prosperity for granted! We are poor Spiritually, as in broke!

I heard of a prosperous Rich man whose life was snatched just when he thought it was time to enjoy his riches! The Bible called him a fool and added that...
"So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." Luke 12:21 KJV

My dear friend: BE #WISE
➡ the wise one stores up his treasure in Heaven where it can't be stolen or destroyed! Matthew 6 v19-20.
➡ The wise one builds on (CHRIST) the solid rock. Luke 6 v48-49.
➡ the wise one is faithful and committed to God. Matthew 24 v45-47
➡ and he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11 v30 b
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You are admonished to review your priorities.
Is God and the advancement of His kingdom taking the back seat? Is the pursue and love of money topmost in your heart? Change that!
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself...." Matthew 6 v33-34
If you don't have Jesus... Ask him to come in.
If you already have, share Him with others!
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What shall it profit a man that loves his biro, his Phone, his Money, his Wealth, at the expense of his soul? #Be_WISE #Jesus_Loves_You
#Shalom
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By the way....
What will it cost you to read this and share it to others? Pls share!

Grinch:
U can never tell, just call d digits man!

hmmn very true!
so I have 3 "Corper mates" and none of them could call because dey all have network problems!
....and funny enof they all used the same template/pattern to send their msgs!

haaba! are the 3 of them using the same brain! or that's how their abstract Shell taught dem to type msgs... I dnt need 2 bother mysef dialing any digits bro!

Emdee590:

Yea I concur with you bro ! From the discussion from the you would be able to deduce if na scammer or not

well, I called the previous one some days after I got d text, first he sounded surprised, He must av forgotten d name he claimed! then he told me to call back that more info is in the office!... what kinda "fellow Corper" . texts u ( c'mon if he's sincere, he shd av called).. and he does not even hav any info offhand to tell u .... haaba! in a company he claims to be working at!

I believe in miracles bt there are 4 signs too!

teemy:
Hardethaewoh if you review the corper magazine of the state you served you would realize that those to the left and right of your picture also got the same message as well as all those on that page. I tried reporting it then but it seemed none of the security agencies were serious about pursuing it.

yea... a couple of pple I've reported similar texts too
from my observation, those 419ers pick profiles of pple with incomplete details, like no pix or those without numbers... we all just have to be watchful so dt what is meant to keep us in touch won't make us vulnerable!

[b] so I was at home 'jejely' this morning... sleeping
out the day!
I hadn't received any gift on boxing day and I had
no plans of giving any too!
Then this text came in and I eagerly grabbed my
phone, wondering who sent me a text whilst
silently praying it wasn't one of those silly MTN
messages.

The sender was an unknown number and what I
received flabbergasted me.
It read;
"TAIWO, I have been trying to call you but the
network is bad. is me KINGSLEY Stephen . ur
xcopa mate@TARABA State cod no
TR13B/1280. I work with shell oil company in,
Rivers State. there is an employment going on
now. would u like 2 apply if yes call me now
4details"

It was the third one I was receiving after my
youth service and I always ignored them!
those 419ers must be thinking I'm a fertile ground
for their business so I decided to reply them this
time and I sent a reply radiating the love of this
season!

I sent the reply and started laughing at myself... I
guess that would keep them up off my back for a
while! lol.

see screenshots below! Fellow Job seekers please be at alert! [/b]

NŌ 2 is absolutely not real 4 many Nigerians...HOLIDAYS? Unless you want to form ajebo for your date or say you travel abroad....
Few Nigerians go on dt kinda Holidays joor! except 3rd term holiday visits 2 distant relations way back in secondary school!

maybe OP copied it from all those oyinbo sites

Indicted or not,
Irrespective of Court cases and petitions.
In the absence of all but one PDP Caucus,
With no opposing 'Naay'
The HIiiis had it! ...and Rotimi Amaechi stands confirmed as a Minister of the Fed Republic of Nigeria!

This is the APC CHANGE people chanted and voted, abi?
And some senseless youths were ready to die for these POLITICIANs?... people that Only fight with lips but indeed THEY ARE ALL BLOOD BROTHERS!
They go where their bellies wud benefit!
Our Government is now a stock exchange market, you invest and get rewarded with ministerial appointments!

Amaechi must be saying, "Saraki Saraki, nna ehn! I always knew you are a good actor and a reliable APC Leader!"
Saraki; "I've done my part oo, you people should forget my court case too oo!"