It took three years but it finally happened. My window got knocked on in traffic by someone who wanted to effect a marginal redistribution of wealth. The fact that it took this long is due to the Grace of God, and the fact that the incident turned out the way it did is even further proof of his grace.

So I was stuck in traffic on Ikorodu road a Monday night that had unusually bad traffic. It was after 10. I was in a spot that was known for opportunistic robberies as it was positioned away from the two police checkpoints around the area.

The guy knocked on my window and said in what he hoped was a menacing voice "Give us money to eat". I bought time by ignoring him and looking straight ahead hoping for traffic to start moving. When that didn't work he leaned on the window and promised me that "we will do violence for here".

I ignored him some more and waited for the traffic to move. There was a hopeful winking off of a brake light further up the road, but it didn't catch on. Worried by the fact that the guy said "we" I kept glancing in my side mirror to watch for another guy stealthily sneaking up on the other side. There was no guy.

I tried to buy time by rummaging through my side panel waiting for the brake lights which were dimming before my eyes. The people in front of me moved and I began to dart into the next lane only to stop halfway into the lane as traffic stopped again. The guy lazily walked up to my window this time sticking one hand in his jeans pocket. I glanced down at the jeans and saw that they were basically skinny jeans. If there was a gun in there, it had to be an itty bitty one, and he would be in more danger of shooting his rocks of than me if he tried to get it out.

Well the traffic eventually moved, and I drove off while he gave me a parting benediction (an actual benediction) which was one of the odder things about the whole encounter.

All in all, I got off easy compared to other incidents. Opportunist area boy beats focused professional any day of the week. I am looking over my shoulder in traffic a bit these days, even though I don't mind sitting in it. The fact that I was stuck in traffic the very next day on the very same road kinda helped I don't have a complex about traffic at the moment, even though I can do without Ikorodu road traffic :D

I just wanna say again, long live the fashion forward area boy.