"Agberos Are Sweet": Stranded Nigerian Lady in Awe as Lagos Tout Comes to Her Rescue
- A touching tweet recently graced the internet and uncovered the kindness of the people society has branded as 'thugs'
- A Nigerian lady narrated how she got stranded on a rainy day and had insufficient cash to get to her destination
- Luckily, an 'agbero' begged a commercial bus driver to accept the little she had and take her home
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Kindness makes the world go round, and restores lost faith and hope in humanity.
In Nigeria, especially in the Western parts, some men collect money from public transport operators twice or thrice a day and remit them to union heads. These monies are often collected forcefully amid threats to damage vehicles. The men who carry out these acts are branded as thugs or 'agberos'.
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They are usually seen as mean, threatening and dangerous. It is often assumed that they are always up to no good and don't mean well to anyone, especially strangers.
However, a Nigerian lady with the Twitter handle @Snowflake_tul has kicked against the stereotype.
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She narrated her experience and talked about the kindness of these agberos on the streets.
According to her, there was heavy rain that triggered a flood. It was already night, and commercial transport drivers hiked the transport fare.
Unfortunately, the money she had on her was not enough to pay for her way back home due to the sudden price hike.
Surprisingly, one of the agberos begged a driver on her behalf to take the amount she was offering.
The agbero gave the condition that if the driver accepted the amount the lady had, took her to the correct bus stop and ensured her safety, he won't take the usual money from the driver.
The lady confessed that the entire experience made her emotional and teary-eyed. That certainly left a positive imprint on her heart.
This was her tweet:
"I was stranded one night cause of flood in Lagos, tfare was so high so my money wasn't enough. One agbero pleaded with a driver to take anything i give him and he wont collect any money from him, told the driver to drop me at b/stop and ensure i'm safe I wanted to cry."
Social media reactions
@Tijesunimi-Abba's Beloved said:
"E reash to want to cry. That's so heartwarming."
@LOLO commented:
"Wow! This is amazing."
@OluwaSeyifunmi commented:
"I'm the agbero, Dm to appreciate my effort that night.
@Fagbohun_AB commented:
"Eetz cos u are a Lady ooo... As a Guyyy."
@HAPPINESS commented:
"I can relate, me that i'm always lost when I need to jump multiple buses and then sometimes when I need to cross the road they help me."
@FelixCiti commented:
"Na bcos u be fine girl o."
@opeoyemi commented:
"An agbero has even taken me to the exact place so many times."
@nnaji_princess wrote:
"Yes oh. They're helpful sometimes but they can be mad annoying. I'm sure if we all start to share our agbero horror stories, e no go end."
@Nazannwa wrote:
"Well, the interesting part is that they are agberos and humans."
See the post below:
Nigerian lady turns to conductor in UK
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian lady known as Vicky on TikTok had shared a video showing her acting as a proper Lagos conductor in the UK. Standing at the entrance of a public bus, the lady called out the destination the bus was going to.
White passengers who wanted to board were taken aback and found it funny. While the Nigerian performed like a bus conductor, a man who was in on her act could not stop laughing.
Passengers humoured her and got on the bus. A white man even had to confirm whether the bus was going to Shrewsbury.
Source: Legit.ng
