Danger and Benny's Story

Every street in Lagos has its area boys, and on June 12 Street they live in Room 8 of Iloro House. Danger is the most dangerous man on the street and the one it loves most: a big laugh, a stare that can stop a fight, and a notebook of verses he reads on the veranda when the light goes. Benny is small, talks fast and can sell anything to anyone. Between them they sell whatever is moving this week and do any odd job going. This is their story in three chapters: how they got their names, the night AJ moved in down the corridor, and a bag they were told not to open.