With the high rate of fraudulent activities happening in the country, it is no wonder that Nigeria has been ranked by Transpsrency Intentional as the 6th most corrupt country in the world. It is a shame that good intentions are now rewarded with atrocious acts.
Walking down the streets of the main markets, you'd see a bunch of old women (and sometimes men) in groups circling the customers and passersby with lists in their hands, asking them to "donate to charity". They come to you with puppy eyes and sad stories of how these children need people to take care of them and how you would be rewarded abundantly.
Yes, times are hard but sadly these acts only make things harder.
I had a run in with some of them at the market last week with their usual slogan "God loves a cheerful giver". At first I wanted to just hand them some money and walk away but then I asked the lady if I could get a picture of her holding the paper that had the orphanage's name and logo for my school's paper to help them promote the organization and she bluntly refused. In fact, she rejected the money I already had in my hand. This led me to raise the question: are these orphanage homes and charity organisations real or are they just cheap rip offs?
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