There’s nothing quite like going out with friends to drink, dance and have a good time. Whether it’s the weekend or a Tuesday night, the urge to enjoy and pepper social media people by sharing videos of all the fun they’re having is a hard one to beat. And while most of the time, they have a good night and go home preparing for the next day’s killer hangover, sometimes things go awry.
We spoke to six Nigerians about their wildest outside experiences.
Gideon, 24
My friend and I were at a club, and a lady walked up to me, clearly very drunk. She went, “oh my God, you’re so fine,” kissed me, and went on her way. Everyone in the vicinity was stunned. When she left, I first checked my pockets for my phone. Thankfully it was there, but my friend joked that she probably took my destiny instead.
Hannah, 21
I went to a festival with my best friend. I think it was Bole Fest but I don’t remember now. Anyway, we were dancing and having time, and I went to get more drinks, I got back and started looking for my friend. I walked around the whole venue, and all the alcohol even cleared from my system. Only for me to find her getting escorted off stage by security for trying to jump one singer. I decided it was time for us to go home. The funny thing is she doesn’t even remember doing that, but I’ll never let her forget it.
Lenora, 22
After our matriculation, my course mates decided to have an after party at a club. I was so ready to let loose and go crazy. Next thing you know, I had climbed the table and was twerking on top. Then one man came from nowhere and poured his drink on my ass so that “the yansh will shake well”. That’s how my course mates beat him up.
Rachel, 23
I went out with two girls to a classy restaurant. We ordered our food, had our fun and everything. We paid the bills and were about to leave when one of the waiters came up to me and said a gentleman over at the bar wanted to buy a drink for me and I should order whatever I wanted. We ordered red wine. The guy who paid for the drinks walked up to our table, introduced himself, and said, “Order whatever you want, it’s on me, I just want you girls to have fun, I loved your vibes and all” and then left again to where he was sitting with a friend. I was a bit skeptical at that point and said we should go home, but the girls went all out and even ordered food t.
When the food finally arrived, it was almost midnight, so we booked our bolt and headed out. I waved to the man and mouthed a thank you again. The friend that was with him followed us outside and introduced himself as a lawyer. He said they came here for a business dinner and after the dinner, they saw us and wanted us to have a good time, and that it was kind of rude for us to just leave so hastily without telling them a proper thank you before going.
We apologized for that and said we were rushing home because they closed the gate at a particular time. He then offered us a hotel room to stay for the night. We disagreed and he insisted that he wasn’t planning to sleep with us and he just wanted us to be safe. He told us the hotel was close by and the three of us can share a room while he and his friend would get two rooms for themselves.
We were already tipsy and it sounded like a good idea at the time. So we went there and it was close as he said. Of course, there was no other room. They spent hours trying to convince us to just ‘have fun’ with them but I didn’t budge. Eventually, they had to get to their room and I locked our door.
Anthony, 25
This was when I was like 20 or so. There was one older guy in a club my brother and I went to who kept just grinding up on girls from behind – like he would just walk up behind some completely random girl and start grinding up against her. Of course, they didn’t appreciate it. My brother and I followed him around the club and did the same thing to him until he left. I hope it keeps him up at night still.
Daniel, 24
This didn’t happen to me, but I happened to see it. At the table next to mine at the club, two people were having sex. She was sitting on his lap and dancing, trying to seem unaffected, but it was so obvious and the guy would grope her breast at some point. I think my friends even took videos.
