₦airaland Forum

By Izunna Okafor, Awka


It was a dramatic scene in Nnewi, the automobile hub of Anambra State, as a yet-to-be-identified man collapsed and became unconscious after allegedly smoking Colorado, a psychotropic drug, popularly known as “Colos” — the eponym for the popular slang “On Colos”.

The incident, which occured on Wednesday, happened at the popular Nnewi Roundabout.

The attention of this reporter, Izunna Okafor, was drawn to the incident, following the circulation of a video from the scene on social media, showing an unusual gathering of persons, with a young man lying unconscious at the centre with his clothes wet and muddy.

The viral video also shows some of the persons who surrounded him bemoaning his condition; even as passersby also joined the scene to feed their eyes.

Tags and comments accompanying the video, attest that the yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man is acting under the influence of colorado.

Although, concerned authorities are yet to officially react to the video, the incident has, however, sparked off a chain of reactions and counter-reactions reactions from netizens, with many blaming and condemning the suspect for his actions, while some others condemn making video of him and posting same on social media, instead of helping to rush him to the hospital to regain his consciousness.

RealityKings1:
He should stay calm and relaxed.
He won't die

Hezzyluv:
No surprise, the substance name is "coloz" and people take it to get "kolo".

fuckingAyaya:
someone that's battling with demons will stay calm? Who no go no know. Omo make I no talk 😭😭

yarimo:
Peter OBI will soon give him scholarship

yarimo:
Peter OBI will soon give him scholarship

yarimo:
Peter OBI will soon give him scholarship