The mound of yellow plastic cans, which originally held vegetable oil is the latest technology in the smuggling of Nigerian oil. Believe it or not underneath there is a scooter. It will cross the frontier in Nigeria using a narrow beaten earth foot path and will return in Benin the same way, to sell the gas by the bottle, a few cents cheaper than the official gas station. It is a terribly hard way to make a living, dangerous ,etc. There have been voices raised against this practice. But it seems the President of Benin who comes from a very poor family originally was sent to school by his parents who earned a living and paid his schooling using similar means...He cannot forbid it now...
And by the way...coming in Cotonou I see a motorcade stopped in one of the slum areas: It was the president coming to visit his home and parents...I rather like the guy!
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