PRISON OFFICERS MAKE SECRET DIVERSION

The Dillion road which was made permanently impassable last week due to the construction of a drainage passage by Federal Road Maintenance Agency FERMA resulted into a secret diversion made by the prison officers.

Recently, Several number of cars were found coming out of Dillion Street, bike operators popularly known as Okada in Nigeria, pick up passengers going to Kirikiri town from Mazamaza and vice versa. This raised suspicion that there could be a secret passage. This suspicion however was true as this secret passage was found on Dillion Street beside the fence of the Maximum Prison, in front of New Nigeria Hospital where a watch tower was built a short time ago by the Nigerian Prison Service for effective monitoring and securing of the Prison.

The temporary gate was made with 2 close distanced hips of 5 tires with a long bamboo stick on top of it. It looked like a short goal post.

This secret linkage is not a free passage way as fares are being paid to a group of 8 young agile boys who individually exhibited a tax collectors attitude like that of Matthew in the Bible. The prison officers on duty were however on ground to make sure that if issues arise that the boys couldn't handle, they would swoop in.

Swoop in, they actually did when one sienna minivan paid the sum of NGN50, the prison officers asked the car to go back immediately. Coming that far, and knowing the cost of going back, they upgraded their payment as they were desperate. They finally passed.

Creative way of applying the proverb that says: make hay while the sun shines. The boys and the officers might reason, but imagine this little conversation; “Do you want to enter my barracks, how can I help you” said the armed prison officer in a hostile way to a close observer. “Is this really a right thing to do?” the observer asked the prison officers with trepidation, but….. I rest my case.

For all those who think there is no way to connect Kirikiri bustop, instead of keeping your cars at home, follow the secret path created by the prison officers, but you know what to do on arriving the gate. This passage takes you into Prison barracks and you will come out using the main gate of the barracks. Then you will be on your way to Olodi Apapa, mile 2 and so on.

About NGN7000 is being made daily by the boys at the gate. I hope this fund will be put into proper use.

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