
The decision of Joshua Francis, 18, to hitchhike by dressing like a female, to get to his destination in Ikire, Osun State, from Kishi, Oyo State, backfired on Wednesday, March 30. But for the timely intervention of the police, he'd have been burnt to death. While reliving the experience, Francis, a marketer, said: ''It is true I disguised as a lady but it was just to get a free ride. We went for a marketing programme at Kishi, Oyo State. I was paired with a male colleague. ''After the programme, we boarded the bus on the way home but I took an excuse to urinate. Before my return, the vehicle had gone. Confused and afraid on how I would get back to Ikire, I started waving vehicles down, but they refused to help me. I went to a motor park nearby and asked for their help but they said they could not help because there was fuel scarcity. ''When I saw that there was no help coming my way in Kishi, I remembered that I had a few female clothes belonging ...