<title>December 1st - The Worst Experience I've ever had

I didn't want to make this post, but each time, I keep remembering, and always feel like crying.

This is the first real test I have to undergo as a man and It remains a question of "are you stupid?, how could you have made that mistake? were you in church on Sunday? what did you do to the security man? what did the bank say?" and all manner of questions regarding my stupidity, gentleness and all that.

The first day of December, when we were thanking God for seeing the first of another December in the year 2008, a Monday Morning and a day to celebrate World's AID Day; I left home with all hapiness, clinging my bag (containing my laptop, IDs and other school documents) to my side but alas, I ended the day with the tag "The Saddest day of my life" or better still "My worst experience ever" or "the costliest mistake I ever made".

I headed towards United Bank for Africa or is it UBA Idiroko, Sango Ota Branch to drop the cheque of the remaining change on my salary. The remaining change because my salary is being deducted 'cos of a HP laptop which I took on credit.

I got into the bank - among the first entrants around 5mins past 8.00am and knowing that my Bag couln't allow me pass through their 'yeye' security door, I took for granted my laptop by
droping my bag in the presence of a security man on the shelve provided for keeping personal properties because the safe couldn't contain my bag.
I got into the bank, filled the teller and droped my cheque, not spending up to five minutes only to come out to receive the greatest shocker of my life - my bag has disappeared - meaning bye-bye to my laptop which I am yet to complete payment for. It was like a dream (I am yet to wake up) I cried, whaled, contacted the bank's management and even the Police - all yet to no avail.

Can I ever wake up from this nightmare, my HP530 Laptop which I took on credit not up to four months has been stolen. God!!, why did I have to go out with the laptop that morning; why was I in such a hurry not to be too late for work and didn't take my time to drop it with that security guy; why didn't I read the caveat - 'properties droped at owners risk'; what sort of bank will a security man not know who picks what - as the guy said he didn't see anybody pick the bag; what sort of bank has a CCTV camera but they are not functioning - cos my bag was under the Camera directly.

Jesus, why me!! before now, I had always had that conviction that none of my personal belongings could get stolen but alas!

What do I do? Who do I blame?

I have done nothing but to place the thief into the Courts of the Almighty God.

Each month ending will bring sadness as my salary will be deducted for a property that has been stolen and I am not enjoying.

All my projects have been stalled!! I had the intention of keeping my blog up to date, learn statistical tools that are relevant to my job of health information management, develop web applications for managing health information and all that... and my laptop contains lot of research papers that I am also using to write my research paper(s).

I believe in God that I will recover my laptop, I have learnt the greatest lesson of my life, though I had to pay a very expensive price. God I believe will provide another one for me in a miraculous way, who knows I might win the John Chow Contest and have the $1,000 for myself.

God help me and please don't tell me I'm stupid or too gentle (as my co-wokers said) - you will only be compounding my problem AND the next time you will be visiting a UBA Bank near you, think twice before going with your valuable possession and consider what the Police Officer I met told me "TRUST NO ONE"

Naira Blog

December 1st - The Worst Experience I've ever had

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