Trust no one: Man recalls how personal okada man sent robbers to him

A software engineer has recounted how his personal okada man he trusted sent robbers to his house.

In a Twitter thread, the man said he was always indoors because of his tech job. So he hired a bike guy to run his errands.

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Dev Tobs stated that he was so nice to the bike guy that he even bought him a new bike and gave him huge tips.

However, two months later, he returned the favour by doing him harm.

According to the man, the biker sent robbers to his house to steal his belongings. He claimed that as a result, he went from “100 to zero” and lost his job.

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“He ran my errands & I was so nice to this dude, even bought him a new bike & gave him huge tips, he knew my home in & out, dude approached me later & asked if I was some yahoo boy & needed me to teach him cos I stayed indoors more but had funds to spend. I repelled anyways.

“Neighbors warned me & My sixth sense gave me this hunch to get him off, but laziness no gree cos this dude could climb the mountains to go get anything I wanted. Mumu me thought he was so loyal and wouldn’t harm me 😭

“Fast forward two months, my home got robbed, You ain’t gonna believe, this dude I was super nice to was the one who instigated robbers to come rob me, this took me from 100 to zero.

“Before I found out , they had already formatted & sold out my stuffs, cost me my job & Lost a lotta jobs and it almost ruined me. 💔

“Long Story short, y’all be careful. Some folks can be so cruel irrespective of how nice you are to them💔,” he wrote.

Years back When I started making a little cash from Tech, I started staying indoors more.

So I opted to have a personal bike guy ( my worst mistake ).

He ran my errands & I was so nice to this dude, even bought him a new bike & gave him huge tips, he knew my home in & out,…

— Dev.tobs🇳🇬🇺🇸|MDsc. EMCDs. (@DevTobs) June 30, 2023

Netizens react:

@dev_Starprince: “Damn, I’m already paying mine every month, it seems I may have made a mistake, thanks for this insight! So should he lose his job?🤔”

@seyiakano: “Had a similar experience. Early days in Abuja as a banker. Had a handyman that was quite familiar even to my dog. Gave him money, clothes and food. Dude stole my generator. Now, my dogs are more vigilant. If you do no come out of my front door every morning, you are a stranger.”

@tolutronics: “Sorry for the loss bro and thank God you are back up. But having a personal bike guy isn’t bad at all, what I think was lacking in your case is boundaries… you gave him too much access.”

@_taymii: “I didn’t try this. I was in the same shoes. Even neighbours thought I was a yahoo boy. Me I even used to drive out in the evenings sometimes to go buy anything random. Tech will disgrace you.”

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@Oliviajessy5: “Lmao I have one already met him during the cashless policy he drops and pick me and I later transfer the money for him later in the night. God abeg oo.”

@Dazzle_3D: “From my experience, many disadvantaged people see kindness as weakness. You learnt an important lesson that could save your life. When being kind, remember to set very clear boundaries. It works better that way.”

@LAIDETOS: “As per street code: Use them for a while max 3-4 months. Cut them loose immediately. Then get another, rinse and repeat. It never hurts that way…PS: In situations like these, I stay with the guys from up North mostly.”

@TaiwoOgunmuyiw2: “You know, I was also very nice to people too, but these days, I no send anybody. After series of experiences of being nice to people and later having myself to blame, omo I no dey send again. Even beggars, I just go my own way.”