Nigerian Man Sees Young Boy Driving 18-Seater Bus in Ibadan, Shares Photo That Gets People Talking

Nigerian Man Sees Young Boy Driving 18-Seater Bus in Ibadan, Shares Photo That Gets People Talking

  • A man was amazed when he saw a minor acting as a bus driver in Ibadan as he handled the wheel confidently
  • Sharing photos of the kid, many Instagram users said it shows that the country is really a lawless one
  • There were people who said there was nothing to be surprised about as examples like the kid's abound

A filmmaker and director, Akin Alabi, has gone on his Instagram page to announce that he was surprised when he saw a young boy behind the wheel in Ibadan.

Akin shared a photo of the kid driving an 18-seater-passenger bus with a straight face. The man said he is "bewildered".

Many people said that such a thing always happens.
The young man said he is bewildered to see a kid driving. Photo source: @akinalabifilms
Source: Instagram

How the shot must have been taken

To take the shot, he must have driven up close to the kid, staying in the passenger seat of another vehicle.

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He captioned the post on Instagram:

"I just saw a young boy confidently driving a bus in ibadan. I am bewildered."

See his post below:

Do not be surprised

At the time of writing this report, the post has gathered over 200 likes with tens of reactions. Legit.ng compiled some of them below:

trendnfenti said:

"You just saw a boy flouting the law because the law itself is flagrantly abused."

sheila_browngirl said:

"Everything Ibadan."

oladeleonasanya said:

"Don't be bewildered o, since small boy can get a woman pregnant... They're capable of anything."

thetimo said:

"I think this is far better than his age mates busy with yahoo yahoo, ritualising or even begging bread. Besides, we can’t hastily conclude on his age by his looks. Well done boy, drive carefully."

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kashifdaflash said:

"Shockingly…How did he obtain license? @seyi_amakinde."

Boy working as a conductor rescued

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the convener of Chess in the Slum, Tunde Onakoya, spoke about a boy he rescued from the street in Lagos state.

Tunde revealed that Ayomide was working as a bus conductor, homeless, and living under Oshodi bridge with a dimmed future. In a post shared on Saturday, April 2, he revealed that the boy has been able to create his online store using programming languages of HTML and CSS.

The video shared showed the boy demonstrating all the elements that constitute his webpage. A subsequent tweet also revealed that the boy was reconnected with his mother in Ekiti state.

Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.