The day I found out my business partner na my village people

Two years ago, I put all my savings into one container of phone accessories from China. My guy, Emeka, wey I don know since secondary school, he tell me say him uncle get clearing agent for Apapa. "Kola, trust me, this one na sure bank," na wetin him tell me.

Container land Lagos. My phone ring. Na Emeka. "Oga, small problem. The clearing documents..." Him voice just disappear.

Three days I dey call. Nothing. Seven days. Nothing. The man don vanish with everything. My ₦4.2 million wey I gather for two years, plus the loan I collect from my aunty. Gone.

I no cry. I just sit for my shop, look the empty shelves. My sister call me that night asking for school fees. I lie say network bad.

But see my brother, God no dey sleep. I start back small small. One charger. One screen protector. One power bank. Six months later, I clear the debt. Today, I dey do import myself. No partner. Every document, I dey sign with my own hand.

Lesson? If person dey rush you to trust am, na there you suppose run. Verify everything. Even your padi. Especially your padi. 💰