This man. He is a bus driver in the Ajah area of Lagos. They affectionately call him Mr. Fair. He always wears rain boots and is professional in general.
All the bus drivers at the bus station also call him Engineer, apparently due to his choice of clothing.
His spoken English is Queens, very articulate and fluent. He hails from the state of Imo.
Without a doubt, he is a man of integrity,
backed by conscience and resoundingly revered by everyone in the parking lot.
He is a very simple man, about 5 feet tall with a white beard. I think he is in his sixties.
Just last night around 7 pm
My wife got on their little bus, usually called the Korope. She sat across from her with her company laptop containing vital information and content.
The distance to their destination was not up to 4 kilometers.
Yet.
She decided to put the laptop next to her while she sat down.
Surprisingly, when he reached his destination, he got off the bus without his laptop.
It was when he got home that he realized his laptop was still on the bus.
Quickly, we headed out in an attempt to locate the whereabouts of the man, as he had told my wife that this was his last trip and that he lives around ShopRite de Sangotedo.
The traffic didn’t help the situation, but I managed to speed up when I had the chance.
We made it to the United States, but we couldn’t find the man. Still we brave the traffic back to Ajah’s bus stop hoping he’ll return the laptop if he sees it. However, to no avail.
The entire time, my wife was understandably distraught. Pray, moan and cry at the same time. She did it on a profuse scale wondering what she’s going to say to her company.
For me, the speed at which I drove the car was unprecedented and I am thankful to God that we did not have any accidents.
When we got to Ajah and explained the situation to everyone, they were empathetic, assuring us that the driver is a man of integrity and if he sees the laptop, he will surely return it.
We got back home around 10pm after exchanging phone numbers with the drivers we met and promised to come back this morning as we were told the driver would surely be at the park today.
All last night my wife didn’t sleep and neither did I.
On the other hand, despite all my efforts to get the laptop running in real time again, as a husband, I was blamed for the loss.
Understandably, it is the nature of every woman. They blame their husbands for everything.
The tension in the house was high and I didn’t dare say anything to escalate it.
If you’re a married man reading this, you’ll have an idea of what I’m talking about.
As early as 7am this morning, my wife left for the bus station and I followed her shortly. We got there and waited for about 2 hours narrating the situation to the drivers and engaging in conversations about incidents similar to ours.
Boom!
At about 8 o’clock, the entire parking lot erupted in wild glee as Dad came out with the laptop. Seeing the driver, my wife burst into tears of joy while we gave the man a resounding hug, thanking him for her sincerity.
As for the driver, he didn’t see his kindest act as important. He believes that it is normal to return things that are not yours. He went further to say that he was also very concerned about my wife’s emotional state upon realizing that the laptop belongs to a company, so he made sure to get to the station earlier than usual.
After handing him the laptop, I gave him money as a token of our appreciation, but Dad refused to accept it.
Please, I am using this medium to thank Dad and I call on everyone reading this to pray for this man because he has saved my home from trouble.
With this demonstration he has shown once again that God answers prayers and that Nigeria is full of good Samaritans.
Finally, have confidence in Nigeria and Nigerians, because there are so many good people in this beautiful land of ours.
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