They
had barely come to a stop when 4 boys leaped out of the shadows and
knocked on the windows with torch lights and asked them to roll down the
windows. They were still
trying to come to terms with rising levels of
panic when the hoodlums shattered the rear windows on both sides of the
car and proceeded to rough-handle the ladies in the back seat and
collect all valuables. Continue...
The
hoodlums proceeded with impunity to open all the bags and pour the
contents into nylon bags they brought along. This was in the presence of
all other motorists on the bridge. The robbery went on for well over
2minutes from start to finish.
When they had
finished and disappeared into the shadows and the occupants of the car
were able to drive away, they saw policemen further down the bridge on
patrol and reported to them that they had been robbed, whereupon the
policemen empathized (or sympathized) with them simply by saying 'ah,
those boys have started again'.
Luckily no one sustained grave injuries in the attack and Teju's wife is fine but very shook up.
Speaking about the incident, Teju said;
"One realizes that this is becoming almost commonplace and acceptable in Lagos as reports reaching us indicate that it happens daily. That may very well be an axiom but I share this with you to bring attention to what threatens to become endemic. A great contretemps I must confess."
