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Thursday, 2 January 2014

Ibadan kids spend new year at the escalator at Shoprite Ibadan

Writing this with a straight face. According to a LIB reader who sent in the photo, he said the pic was taken yesterday at Heritage Mall in Ibadan. The kids came to the mall with their guardians to spend the New Year but ended up spending most part of their visit at the mall's escalator. He said the kids were initially so scared of the elevator, but when they finally got to use it, they loved it and took turns going up and down the elevator...from dawn till dusk. He said there was actually a queue and a lot of argument about who goes first. Like I said, I wrote this with a straight face. Let the kids enjoy...:-)

270 comments:

  1. Hahhahahahha where there is yoruba there you find razzness

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    1. u can say that again

      Yoruba razzz pass razzness itself


      @Galore

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  2. ???????? Why escalator???

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  3. lmao, I also read with a straight face. Let the kids enjoy of course

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  4. Hahahahahahaha!!!! Anything for the "jangolova" experience.

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  5. I just heard that delta state govt gives out bursary to their natives in any university.....pls pls how do I go about collecting mine? Can't believe I've being missing out! All d top delta state govt personnels in d house talk o.....merry new year and a happy easter in advance!!

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  6. Let them enjoy biko,,fun is fun,anyhow it is,....life goes on!!

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  7. Lolz. Let the kids have fun abeg

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  8. awwwwwww! Poverty can be a beautiful thing sometimes.

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    1. Craze dey worry u wit dat ya comment! At least dem b pikin, make den av fun!

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  9. Hahhahahahahaha that Naija 4 u oooo.very funny set of people.

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  10. Ibadan people have suffered sha... Lol...#Chimacee

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  11. Ha ha ha, very funny. It became a play tin 4 dem. I no blame dem jare

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  12. What a shame! Things Nigerians see as a big deal. Complex issues!

    Beautiful Monster

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    1. Easy...they re jus kids. U wud hv done worst as a kid.

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  13. Things are getting better. A lot of adults still are afraid of escalators. I'm glad there's 1 in IBD. I know God will bless enough to put 1 in my villa so that the kids can enjoy too.

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  14. My face straight pass your own sef *chai*

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  15. LMFAO! Linda. Your face was indeed as straight as Elton John's marriage when you wrote this post. LMFAOOOO!

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  16. EYAAAAA!!!! But na Xperience sha! ;) btw, Donot Clcik This Link

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  17. dats vry gud of dem

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  18. Haha linda....no lift inside heritage mall...confirm your source very well dear

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  19. Village Yoruba people

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  20. Hahahahaha lwkmd, Oh Ibadan! What a 21century city.

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  21. Ibadan shoprite #bright bravo#

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  22. like sewiously!!!!!! comentin wif a straight face 2!
    lolzzzz

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  23. I'm actually laughing so hard cos I was also at the mall yesterday. I almost slapped one of the kids cos he almost fell my baby and I down.
    It was a strange sight to behold. Kids running up and down the elevator..
    Na wa

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  24. Ibadan kid and their wards? are they that.....ermm. Let me reserve my comment.

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    1. Lol @Ibadan kid and their wards. Lol. Is Eugenia that.... Errmm?

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  25. Interesting...At least this will leave them with some wonderful memories of their childhood.

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  26. Jangilover tinz....I miss dat time of my life...
    *the Cook*

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  27. So what's d moral of d story? Linda ikeji

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  28. Omo Ibadan ki ni show re.

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  29. Hahahahahahahaha! Escalators can be dangerous though. Thank God no one got hurt. Ride on kids!

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  30. FTC.......my first comment on LIB ...hehehehe.....


    Well ibadan peeps would always be ibadan peeps

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  31. Linda e clear say u no get news. Nyway it's allowed

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  32. Bahahahaha this is so funny but I guess theres always a first time for anything lols

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  33. Ibadan ppl 2 local, lucozade ppl

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  34. lmao !!!!!hahahahaha !!!free d kids jare !!!

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  35. Looolz.@ least they've bin exposed to it.There's always a 1st time.I'm sure they also tot they were in London.

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  36. poverty is all I see

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  37. Linda me sef get straight face,lol
    Let them enjoy biko,oyibo thing
    @UA

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  39. Linda,they are just kids for crying out loud! i don't think i like the innuendos you portray anytime you have to write about Ibadan. i am sure you will appreciate our great city more if only you visit your own town more often.

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  40. wat a way 2 spend d new yr lolzz

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  42. Its part of enjoyment nah... Afterall they had fun!

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  43. Is there escalator in ur hometown talk less of a shopping mall! Mtcheew abeg

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  44. Linda u be agbaya.hahahaha.

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  45. Lmaoo! We will get there... Bushmenfinz#

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  46. ah! See as dem dey embarass me..Ibadan no dey dull

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  47. No big deal. The same happened at
    Ikeja city mall on christmas day.. Sometimes ur post shows au foolish u and some of ur readers are.

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    1. Why insulting Linda? Did she beg u to visit her blog.anyway u r one of d readers and u r so foolish as u said. Mtchewwwww

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    2. Including urself! Na you foolish pass anon 9.43.. ode

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  48. Eh, there babes used 2 go 2 KFC just to take pics and NOT to patronize dem. Dats why it closed lol

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  49. Ib pple sha! Nawa oh! First to comment

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  50. Well few days to xmas day i saw so many kids with thr teachers in shop rite lik it was an excursion ... Deal with us

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  51. Ibadan people transferring there kinda thinking to der kids!

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  52. Is it "The kids came to
    the mall with their wards..." Or "the parents came to the mall with their wards.." Just asking o..

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  53. Lol...let the children enjoy abeg.

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  54. ​​​​​​​​â„“☺â„“!... Am laughing so hard Linda cos i added ur own laughto mine...Lagos kids shld not about this o...LWTMB

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  55. Oh yes....lmao...make dem enjoy oh jare.

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  56. Laugh out Loud. A new 'Jangalova'

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  57. If u dnt write it with a straight face will dey arrest u?

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  58. Dear liber dnt u want d kids to use d elevator? Selfish u

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  59. Lol Lindodo. Seriously with a straight face. How u dey naaa? Happy New year. Linda abeg post my comment.

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  60. kids can be very funny. Little things give them so much joy

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  61. Ibadan have a way of giving me a good laugh, very funny set of people i tell you, who told them the escalator is for "catching fun"? IBADAN PEOPLE WHY???

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  62. Hehehehe. . I can recall d first time I was on an escalator. ...bol* hav fun kids

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  63. Linda, I'm writing this with a straight face; what I find more amusing is that Ibadan kids have wards.

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  64. wat do u expect from d kid..wen dere are no much pack to catch fun...lik benin city...let dem enjoy o....

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  65. Wow lili imhapi 4 em.im goin der 2day @ surulere lag.... enjoymnt tins hehe!

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  66. lol linda!u will not leave ibadan people alone

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  67. Lmao LINDAAA!!!!!! You no go kee person! IB for u my sister lol

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  68. I'm just laughing out ooo. Can't stop laughing. Pls help me out here ooo. Still laughing.

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  69. Linda linda. It seems the holiday is treating you very well. It's the child that is called a ward oo. The person in charge of that child is called a guardian. No need to post it o.

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  70. Hihihihi.... It's not Good to be primitive o.... Am from ibadan tho but born n bred in lag.

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  71. Na wah ooo. Probably they have not seen such before, Children sha plus Ibadan local people.

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  72. This is Wrong! Lol

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  73. Linda y u dey jealousy d children na,abeg go enta ur own

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  74. Me write my own with a bent face......Ibadan pple done come again....LWKMD.... I wonder wetin go happen if na elevator

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  75. Gosh!!!! Bush people

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  76. lol linda!u will not leave ibadan people alone

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  77. LOOOOOOOL! Odikwa la Crios!

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  78. Abeg... anything to make d kids ve fun... poster shld leave them alone

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  79. Lmao! Av always said, if it wasn't for the cultural diversity in lagos, Lagos woulda been worse than ibadan.. So for those who keep saying "lagos is our own nd "foreigners" should go..I dey hail o.. >:)

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  80. Lmao!hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha! Othr customers shd jst tk d stairs! Well its onli for a day let em enjoy!lmao

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  81. Ibadan pple oh...ahnahn am in tears...buhahahahahaha

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  82. Yeepa!omo ibadan kinni show re...LMAO

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  83. Buhahahahaaa... Like I'm surprised... Ibadan peeps can never be civil... Na curse? But asides dat... Wats d difference btwn dese pple n pple at Ikeja mall where gals dress up with flexi curlers on deir heads to d mall?

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  84. Ibadan kini so!!!!! Hahahhaha very possible o #okbye

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  85. Embarassing but can't blame them. Naija is still improving

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  86. LMAO,;,,;  Ω̴̩̩̩̥o fit laff ooooo.. Chai!!! M̶̲̥̅̊y̶̲̥̅̊ belle...:Hmmmmm Hmmmmm.#bush.

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  87. LMAO,;,,;  Ω̴̩̩̩̥o fit laff ooooo.. Chai!!! M̶̲̥̅̊y̶̲̥̅̊ belle...:Hmmmmm Hmmmmm.#bush.

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  88. Otherwords, you are saying that Ibadan people are....... lmfao!

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  89. Otherwords, you are saying that Ibadan people are....... lmfao!

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  90. ibadan peeps sha!!!na wa o...neways dey r kids

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  91. The Fashion Engineer2 January 2014 at 10:45

    Lmao!!!! This is sooo funny!

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  92. So what's d big deal?let d kids enjoy themselves

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  93. Oh yea!let dem enjoy

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  94. Smh...this is jes so fucked up...lmao

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  95. Ah ah ha ha,always Ibandan kids,lol. Let them have fun jare. At least dem get mind try d thing,Ijaw kids won't dare! Lol

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  96. I school at Ibadan, I must confess those peeps are too local

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  97. Lmaooo......Its onli in Ibadan n Linda's village this happens..........

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  98. Hmmm pakororo...

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  99. Lol. Abeg
    Make dem kids enjoy jare

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  100. Wow,dats so touching. Thumbs up shoprite.u'v just gave dis kids a newyear dey would NEVER forget.

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  101. Hahaha.ib pple sha.dey just like embarrassing themselves

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  102. Lolz lolz
    LMAO!!!!!!!
    Nawa oooo!
    Lolz

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  103. Hahaha.ib pple sha dey like behaving like illiterates

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  104. Who sent this to you Linda ? The individual is full of mischief. Yes I agree the picture is real but when it happened the kids had just finished watching a film and were leaving with their parents and guardians. If the kids were on the escalator through out then nothing else was happening at the mall. I was there and saw what was happening.

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  105. Wao, so smone tuk ds pix,I was pissed ystdy seeing kids taking over d heritage mall. Dey goin up n down pushing d adults. Vry funny pple

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  106. How is this news

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  107. I'm sure one area boy was there collecting money for the escalator ride.

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  108. Yes, there is always a first time. I live in lagos and tavel thrice a year but my son of almost four smiles at me each we get to d airport to take d ascalator. Kids will always be kids. Linda you were once in their shoes pls don't make it sound so "straight face" and if you like post.

    Mimi

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  109. Yeah rite, I was at city mall ikeja yesterday and it was also like dat though not as crowdy as the one in ibadan, but kids in lagos also did same.

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  110. Lmaooo.... Linda Ikeji you will not kill me with laughter. ....lol@ they took turns from dawn till dusk. Abeg let them enjoy jare

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  111. lol. Kids o....... Smh. Veedah says so

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  112. Lol...they av 2. Enjoy jare....hpy new. Year 2 liber ..

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  113. Which stupid 'libers' send such preposterous stories to linda?nd the qeue was due to the amount of shoppers at the mall.which is perfectly normal during holidays.abeg u guys should park well jorrh

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  114. They still beta off your igbokwenu children

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    1. Dey dere dey decieve yourself! Ofe. Ma nu locality.

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  115. Ibadan kids wth their parent characters,nawa o!!!!na only for ibadan dem gals dey use agbalumo do salad,na only ibadan man dey bring spoon out wenever he hears 'FOOD FOR THOUGHT'na only ibadan man go go party spend all him money n trek home..hehehehehe i hail una my good ppl of ibadan..

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  116. Hahahahaha. Very funny

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  117. I was actually there when this pic was taken! Trust me, being there in person was epic! A lot more than viewing the pic...lol! And on our way out of the mall after watching our movie, we witnessed another set of people run away from the escalator after placing their right foot on it! Epic I tell u...epic!!!

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  118. Hahaha. No be small thing at all

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  119. Same thing happened at shoprite surulere
    I was super amazed lol

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  120. Escalator! Its like an American kid spendin' time in a stairwell goin up and down the flight of stairs,and her parents watchin' in excitement like their kid is bouncin on a castle. Awesome. boyJESU P

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  121. Shoprite Ibadan doesn' even have escalator, the building is simply linked with 'Mr Price' which has the escalator. Na Mr. Price which is where their movie theatre is that has it, shoprite is another part of the building totally and it uses staircase

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  122. Linda is an "agbaya'. Stop yabbing we ibadan people! lol

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  123. is this now to mock them or what?

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  124. linda u no serious. Straight face indeed

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  125. Does dat mean its dere 1st time,lindyway na u sabi.

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  126. We understand the mind and concept of the sender. but mind u, kids are always kinds. Dis can happen anywhere around world. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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  127. Hey lindodo....u too lik to dey mess my town....SadFace....Ptiana*

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  128. Funny. During my time it used to b the amusement park, bh let the kids enjoy u dunno wen they would eva come there again. Sewzann

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  129. Such didn't happen at Shoprite, Lagos. Ndi yoruba bu nno Okpo!

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  130. Linda one min you say elevator then you say escalator! Haba

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  131. Hahahahahahaha Ibadan of life..

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  132. Dis is serious! Lol

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  133. Ignorance is a bad tin o... Oh dats so bad...aunty linda pls post..tanx

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  134. Dnt make it sound so bad, it ws same in lag 2.

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  135. We understand the mind and concept of the sender. but mind u, kids are always kinds. Dis can happen anywhere around world. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

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    1. @olaleye Adisa...pls shut your filty gub, am sure you've never left your filty cave since you were born. Where in the world have you heard of kids playing on an escalator...oh I forgot your last name is ADISA....moron!

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  136. Lol.watever do u xpect frm ibadan kids? Nk ibe

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  137. Aba Linda! wettin Ibadan do you?

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  138. Now dey are xposed,exactly what the likes of PDP alao akala are hindering them from seeing n enjoying,the modern world wch dey felt it was only meant for their own children.
    GRINGO

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  139. LMAO. Aunt lily,what is ur own with Ibadan peeps. @dat_butter_boi

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  140. LOL! Linda, you are lying....straight face indeed! I trust I.B peeps..lol!

    Awon omo Ibadan ki ni sho? sho sure, ki lo je lana? eran sikin, Ki lo fi joko? kusin siar

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  141. linda i am saying this with a straight face... take this post down...people are laughing at me in the office joor *straight face

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  142. Lmfao , Only in Ibadan!! Choiiiii

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  143. this also happened at ikeja with people paying to take pictures on the escalator

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  144. Lol jangolova opuli moto....... Hehehee
    Kids & deir way of havin fun shaaa.. Lol

    ---------------------Tarilicious----------------

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  145. ...but why would anyone in their right frame of mind allow kids turn an escalator into a playground or a swing. And people here are saying they should enjoy. I've lived in London for over 20 years and never seen kids turn an escalator into play point. The mgt or security would never allow that. Why are we so ignorant?

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  146. this also happened at ikeja with people paying to take pictures on the escalator

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  147. Lolz o,I no fit shout *straight face*

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  148. Honestly how many malls are in Nigeria? None in the east and I once found the escalator weird when I first travel, well this is not a news and even white people take pictures with stupid things they see everyday and play with things they see everyday... Linda sometimes your news make no sense, I no u won't post this but good u can read this

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  149. Children will always be children

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  150. Ibadan is and will always be razz. They are the only ones that take kids on excursion to a mall.

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  151. Can't blame them.. Since the amusement park in ib barely functions kids have to improvise and have fun.

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  152. Can't blame them.. Since the amusement park in ib barely functions kids have to improvise and have fun.

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  153. The first time I got on an escalator was in Leventis in ibadan and that was some 30 years ago. It was a great experience as we went back and forth...if things had been ok the way they were, ibadan was amongst the most sophisticated cities in Nigeria...i also remember transfer amusement park, chicken grotto etc...but then what do I know?...double O

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  154. Lol...to be honest, I don't think it's that bad, they are just kids. I live in England, and there are escalators everywhere, I still sometimes see white kids wanting to go up and down d escalators. For kids it's just fun, but the part I don't understand is why their parents/ wards allowed them stay there d whole day! Lol....pls y'all don't eat me up, first time commenting here. xx

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  155. Linda wat has Ibadan people done for u na u sabi

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  156. IGNORANCE IGNORANCE IGNORANCE...Period!

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  157. Oh my people perish for lack of knowledge...and we claim to be the best in Africa...I can imagin a South African reading this....MORON!

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  158. When I visited Lagos last year from London, I was having a meal at one of the Diners and a photog approached me for a pix, I was like why?...my coz said people like to take photos at restaurant and put it up on FB... Phew!

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  159. Linda with Ibadan peeps! things are not that bad like the people used to portrait those people from Ibadan. Atleast they are kids having fun and it can also happen to an adult as well being a first timer, the only difference would just be that adult will be able comport themselves. Even Linda way dey talk self, when you entered plane for the first time, u want tell me say e never do you somehow? Like operating some gadgets in a plane.... #straightFace

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  160. My British colleague at work here in Kent, just read this and am the laughing stock at work for the next one week. Common my people, but why? It's ONLY an electronic staircase...omg!... People really pay to take pix on an escalator! My my my...

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  161. hhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...i'm yoruba and i'm laughing at my people. chai!

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  162. This is Serious! How will they break even with this kind of development?

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  163. lmao. ibadan people2 January 2014 at 13:53

    lmao. Ibadan people

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  164. This can happen anywhere jare.

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  165. Management had to stop those escalators on xmas day..

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