{"id":1748,"date":"2016-09-21T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2018-09-12T11:08:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T10:08:28","slug":"welcome-to-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/welcome-to-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Lagos<\/a>. Where if you are not sharp, you can be a victim of the Lagos bad boys trick.\u00a0<\/span>Welcome to Lagos (Yoruba: Agba Meta or Aro Meta) is an Art Deco statue of three Lagos white cap chiefs in Lagos. Designed by <\/span>Bodun Shodeinde in 1991 and standing over 12 ft high, the sculpted three chiefs image was built to welcome people coming into Lagos State (Wikipedia).<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, deviating from the Lagos statue, there are a lot of interesting things about the clause, welcome to Lagos, denotes a real Lagos experience that makes Lagos unique and stands out from other places in Nigeria. It’s like a note for those visiting Lagos the first time. Below are some things that make Lagos different:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Agberos<\/span><\/h2>\n

Lagos Agberos are unique and rich. I know you are wondering what <\/span>agbero means. They are a set of young men who collect levies from bus drivers and conductors. The job is not backed up by the government, but they go to the extent of destroying the vehicles of drivers or beat up the bus conductors, who do not give them enough money. Lagos Agberos do not collect small money. So in a day, a confirm Lagos<\/a> <\/span>Agbero can make up to seven thousand <\/span>naira.<\/span><\/p>\n

ALSO READ: The Cry of an Oshodi Boy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Market Women<\/span><\/h2>\n

There is a sharp contrast in the attitude of Lagos market women depending on where they are from. They can either insult you or plead with you to buy from them. However, more market women are ready to insult you than to plead with you. Even the market men, as I call them.<\/span>
\nIf you are new in Lagos, please, I am pleading with you, don\u2019t go to Yaba market<\/a>. Because you may end up buying something that worth 1000 NGN for 4000 NGN.<\/span><\/p>\n

So you can be insulted with your money in a Lagos market. Another thing is that once you have paid in Lagos, you cannot collect your money back. Especially from Yaba boys<\/a>. The best they can do for you is pick another item in the shop or outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n

ALSO READ:\u00a0Lessons from Mark Zuckerberg and the Yaba Story<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Your Welcome Note<\/span><\/h2>\n
I have heard of different welcome notes different people got, especially my co-<\/span>corpers coming from other states in Nigeria – the Northerners. The first is that of Aliyu. He <\/span>travelled to Lagos for NYSC orientation camp. His two bags seemed too heavy for him to carry so he dropped one at the other side of the road to cross with the other bag. On going to pick up his second bag, he discovered that his first bag had disappeared. This bag contained his money and most of his valuables.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The second victim of the welcome to Lagos palaver is Abba. He is a fresh boy from Kano. Unlike Aliyu, Abba boarded a plane from Kano to Lagos. So he felt that he was free from his Welcome to Lagos note. Abba received his welcome note, the day he left camp. In his words, ‘I was robbed on my way back to my accommodation the same day I left’. That was a welcome to Lagos note to this pampered Hausa boy.<\/span><\/p>\n

ALSO READ: 10 Best Restaurants in Lagos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Even mature people coming from other places cannot avoid their welcome to Lagos note most of the time. They are so sharp that at times <\/span>those selling in traffic, sell with guns and try to look out for those that look like mupas<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

But we can give you a royal welcome to Lagos. Get the best accommodation in Lagos. It’s stress-free, just click on the link Tolet.com.ng.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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