"BOKO POLICE..."

The blue of the sky signifies dawn as the smell of Lagos hits me. Even as the A/c is turned on in the car, one could tell the intensity that the smoke from the trailer’s exhaust pipe is pushing against the air vent. I’m caught up in typical Lagos traffic as early as 5:55am on the Lagos Abeokuta expressway, my eyes feed themselves on the happenings around but is caught at the sight of the red eye of the cigarette being held between the darkened fingers of an officer of the Nigerian police force as he shines his eyes for the day with his AK-47 still asleep on his lap. One would wonder if he slept at all as the bags around his eyes are like the sac used to bag garri at Oshodi market. Next I know the whole serene normal workman atmosphere turns movie like and he throws the cigarette away at the alert of his fellow officer on a car that beat traffic regulations and followed the one way route. They swing into action like Jack Bauer and Tony Almeida in 24 and both on foot begin pursuit of a car (how dumb. Do they think they can fly…too much R.Kelly) the car makes a turn and quickly gets into a petrol station to make a u-turn and next I know Jack Bauer and Tony Almeida open fire on the innocent driver and his car. Sporadic shots are fired by this two numbskulls. One can’t really tell what is going on but they are both missing their shots. How daft can they be to open fire on this fellow who has only beat traffic by following one way, not only that , but these nitwits are shooting senselessly in a petrol station. To make matters worse in their bid to shoot the tires, they place their guns on the floor and start shooting. My goodness, what would happen if they hit a civilian’s foot, or shoot a kid who is going to school happily holding the hands of his mother. And then they blame Boko Haram for terrorism………….this is Boko Police at your service…