Defending the streets
The sun wasn't so intense, it had just the right balance, everything about the day was going fine -part affirming that the force was with me and the planned journey to Portharcourt was in line with God's will. You see the hour's long journey to Portharcourt shouldn't normally require this much permutation and calculation, but with the spate of kidnapping and robberies on the East-West road, one can only re-strategize: reappraise the importance of the journey, decide on the best time etc. So I was to head out on a Thursday (Neither a market day for Mbiama market nor the day workers living in different cities travelled more), between 10 and 11am, (a good balance since these enemies of the highway tended to target the morning or evening rush). Heading back at at most 3pm would also ensure I missed the peak of the city's traffic as well as the kidnappers who didn't get any victim in the morning. Lastly, balancing the pros and cons of private vs public transportati...