Things Fall Apart: Nigeria Lives By The Machete Swingometer
TALK sofly and carry a big machete:
ABUJA (Reuters) – The price of machetes has halved in parts of Nigeria since the end of general elections in April because demand from thugs sponsored by politicians has subsided, the state-owned News Agency of Nigeria reported.
NAN surveyed prices in the northeastern state of Gombe and found that a good quality machete was now selling for 400 naira ($3) compared with 800 naira before the elections, which were marred by politically motivated violence in many states.
“A price survey on machetes, which served as a popular weapon among political thugs in the state, indicated … a drop in the price of the implement.”
Is that Sarah Teather at the door? Fetch the ‘canvaser’, Neville…
Posted: 2nd, July 2007 | In: Reviews Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
