" I DON CHOP YOU" - CHILDREN 'DRAFT' PLAYERS

Children learn fast from what they see. They adopt practices of their parents most of the times. Other instances, they learn from their environment and in no time, they begin to manifest what they have learned. Some children manifest in closed doors or in the open as the case may be.

In Kirikiri town area of Lagos, During the holiday when their mates were reading or perhaps playing football or maybe helping their parents with chores or other activities, these children were found playing the African Chess popularly known as ‘Draft’.

When they were asked why they spend their leisure time playing Draft, they said that they loved the game and they usually see their daddy’s and uncles play it.

“Today the Draft board was free, then I called my friends, we went around to pick used bottle crown corks 'KANTA' ,and we started playing.” one of the boys said.

Even as two other boys waited for their turn, the way played it showed a dedicated long history of watching others play. Funny enough they used the draft terms like

‘I don chop you’. 

now, if you translate that pidgin term to English language directly, it means;

 'I have eaten you'   ???????

Those kids might be better than their fathers in future of this game.

Many Readers on a Facebook group called Kirikiri town family, who commented on this picture earlier said that this kind of thing could only be found in Ilaje, otun, Magbesa, Cardoso, Shokumbi, or Agunbiade streets but the answer to that question is;

MAGBESA STREET!!!!