(By Adesegun Damazio) - Tales from
the early morning bus:
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CONDUCTOR:
CMS Two Hundred CMS! Abeg enter with your change o, I just dey comot. Abeg
enter with your 200 naira change.
*passengers
troop in*
*few
minutes into the journey*
CONDUCTOR:
Yes, your money there...
PASSENGER
1: Hands him 500 naira
CONDUCTOR:
You no hear word abi?
PASSENGER
1: Eti iya e lo di (it's your mother that is deaf)
CONDUCTOR:
*fires the middle-aged Yórùbà woman a hostile look and curses under his breath*
Yezzz, your money...
PASSENGER
2: Hands him 1000 naira
CONDUCTOR:
Oda pe gbogbo ti fe ya were laaro yii (It's like all of you want to run mad
this morning)
PASSENGER
2: Na you sabi the nonsense wey you dey talk. Just gimme my change
CONDUCTOR:
Ori iya yín ma pe wa nisin sin (You people's mothers' heads will be correct now
now)
