AT TIMES, A RAVING LION MAY BE MORE MERCIFUL THAN AN ANGRY POOR MAN!

There was this man who was facing a hard time with his family. It came to a time when he could no longer feed himself and his family. He then began to cry out for people to help him with something to do so that he can feed himself and his family. 

One day, a man came to him and gave him some games to play. He told the man that he doesn't know how to play bet  because he hasn't done it before. The man gave him the sum of three thousand naira and he showed him a bet shop. He told him that he should just walk into the shop and give them the five numbers and the money and they would do everything for him.

He went into the shop and met two young ladies. He was about to sit down and they told him that it won't take than a minute for his work to be done. Really, one of the ladies took the games and the money and within a minute, the betting was completed and she handed the receipt to him which indicated that he would win the sum of seventy million naira if the five numbers eventually played draws! 

And the man said, "Wao! Your services here is very fast. I love it. I hope you will also pay me without delay if l win?"

And the ladies said to him, "Sir, once you win, the same time you spent now will be the same time you will spend here to get your money. We don't delay!"

The next day when the result was eventually out, he had won! His joy knew no bound! He ran to the shop to get his money. On getting there, he showed the two ladies the receipt which shows that he had won seventy million naira!

They asked him to sit down and wait for their director. The man waited for three good hours before the director finally came.The following ensued between them.

DIRECTOR: Please, Mr. I want to know if truly the games were yours and also if you are the one who actually came here to play the games?

MAN: Yes sir.

DIRECTOR: Well, l want to know your marriage status, your age, language spoken, home town, state of origin, nationality, number of children and others.

MAN: Sir, what type of WAEC questions are you asking me? When l came to play the games, it took me less than a minute! Then why can't you also pay me in less than a minute?

DIRECTOR: Thank God that you know that this is WAEC questions. JAMB questions are even coming soon!

There are more questions, such as the provision of a DNA test, HIV/AIDS test, nation identity card, voter's card, NIN, international passport, electricity bills and medical report of your health status, primary and secondary schools certificates. Without these, you won't be paid in full!

The man told them that he would go home and try to see whether he could get some of the requirements.

After he had gone, the director said to the ladies. Ladies, we are going to give him the sum of twenty million naira and three of us will share the remain fifty million naira. Each of you ten million naira and l will take the remain thirty million. Ladies, this is a real cool business!

But like an old proverb which says, "Don't ever call a lady that you love, your wife not until you have paid her pride price and brought her home".

An hour later, the man appeared with a long and sharp sparkling cutlass! As he entered into the shop, he brandishes it menacingly and the director and the ladies ran inside. But unfortunately, the shop, has no exit except the only door which the angry man was standing!

And he said, "Give me my money now or out of the four of us here, three persons will pay an unscheduled visit to the land of the dead this minute and l will not be among the three".

As he moved forward, the director shouted, " Please! Please! Call your account numbers and the name of your bank, please! That settled the matter!