Last two week's sunday sun..had a caption which read

''BEWARE! THAT PUFF-PUFF SELLER MIGHT BE AN ARMED ROBBER"

And i couldnt just help but laugh my head off. Its bad enough that they are making business bad for honest puff-puff sellers who go about their work...with no hidden agenda, but what about those many puff-pufflovers, who now live in fear for they might be the next victim of a bandit in puff-puff sellers clothing. But on a more serious note, has the suffering and poverty of the people reach such a state that they spend hours thinking up newer ways to dupe the other man of his hard earned money and other times illegally gotten money? But its still his money sha.

During the national census i read in the papers about how a group of armed robbers dressed as enumerators, robbed some houses in lekki, v.i area.I can just imagine...


Enumerator:How many t.v's do you have?(yesthey did ask that question)

Ajebutter lekki kid: em,well we have 10 rooms and 2 t.v's in each one so em i guess we have 20.

Enumerator: hmmm, 20! interesting.oya go and bring 12.

Ajebutter kid: For what...are they also supposed to thumb print too?

Enumerator: *brings out gun*-Go and bring 12

Ajebutter kid: okay!

Enumerator: ibraihimoh!!!...make u tell jegede for gate make him bring the truck inside.una don tie the gate man.

ibra: yes sir!

Enumerator: oya they carry the t.v one by one.Fridge nko?

Ajebutter kid's parents: we have only one fridge.

*Enumerator lands father dirty slap*
*Kpass!!!!*

Enumerator: how many fridges?

Father: seven

Enumerator: ibra, make u and the other bois go carry 2.abi 3....we go give mama biliki one......Madam,u get jiwerrie?

Mother: (with pho-ne ladden accent) ji what?..whats he talking about.

Enumerator: Jiwerrie, jiwerrie...gold...*mimickin the woman*"whats he talking about"..by the time i sha u,u go know wetin i dey talk.

Mother: oh jewellry,em...well...i think i do

Enumerator: oya sharles,follow am...if im misbehave,make u beat am well well..u hear.

Sharles: oga, shey i fit..u know

Enumerator: u dey crase,na dat one we comehere for,ashewo house dey for area...

Father: look, if u touch my wife,if u touch my wife

Enumerator: my guy pam, i hold my piece u still they scatter yarn..

Four year old ajebutter kid: Dont worry the police will soon be here..and ull be sorry.

Enumerator: *laughs* Bros,u don watch american fim taya..no be only police,na SWAT!..for naija, police no they come....una! don pack everything wey we fit take comot

ibra: yes sir!

Enumerator: oya fall out,ibra tie them up....bye bye o!...how many una be sef?..at least we count una

^_^