This is Lagos chronicles the life of a poor young man, Okemoma who after the Nigerian civil war, came to Lagos in search of greener pastures, Having been conscripted into the Biafra army, he was enboldened and strengthened or the usual rough life of Lagos motor park touts called "agbero" . His fierce encounter with a hooligan he beat up later earned him the job of the chief security of a night club where he worked for several years .