My story would have ended like that of Maradona - 1960 - 2020

Diego Amando Maradona of Argentina kicked the bucket on the 25th of November 2020, like me he was born in 1960.

On the 22nd of November 2020, I saw death face to face.

I was on my way to the mainland to pass the night with my immediate elder brother for our journey to our village for our older brother's burial.

First I boarded a bus to CMS bus stop from Chevron Bus Stop. At CMS, I boarded another bus to Oju Elegba. At Costain Bus Stop many of the commuters from CMS, alighted to be replaced by other commuters.

At Alaka the bus made a forced stop as it was jerking.

A few minutes later, the bus was fixed only to stop again between the National stadium and Baracks Bus stop in Suru Lere.

A minute after the bus stopped pandemonium broke out .

I was seated at the back seat of the Volkswagen bus. In a flash from.I know not where, a gun and a knife were thrust into my consciousness and the next I heard was we will shoot o and a shot rang out and a man seated in the front seat of the bus was shot in the head. 

What followed next was a demand for money and phones.

Luckily for me, my traveling bag was untouched perhaps for being too big. I heaved a big sigh of relief as I had about a hundred thousand Naira in the bag for onward transmission to my relations.

There and then I made up my mind, my journey to the village had ended.

And so was it. My story would have been from.1960 to 2020.