By Dan Onwukwe
Have you ever had the misfortune of boarding a ‘one-chance’ bus anywhere in Nigeria? Coming to terms with ‘one chance’ bus is a traumatic experience. Reliving such ordeal is like been in kidnappers’ den. But, what really is ‘one-chance’ bus? In Nigerian pidgin English coinage, it’s a situation where someone has been tricked or scammed. It often involves a deceptive or dangerous situation, particularly transportation. It makes escape by the victim difficult, if not impossible. I had been a victim of ‘One chance’ in Lagos.
On a fine rarefied late Saturday evening December on 21, 2002, the harmattan haze had just set in, making visibility poor. I had closed from work as Sunday Editor, Champion newspaper, along Ilasamaja/Oshodi expressway. The stress of editing a weekend newspaper had weighed heavily on me.
