Pokemon Go: Only for the brave in Nigeria


  • TECH
  • Friday, 15 Jul 2016

Timi Ajiboye, a 23-year-old software developer, searching for virtual Pokemon creatures between taxis parked at the University of Lagos. - AFP

LAGOS: It's safe to say Nintendo's hit mobile game Pokemon Go is more suited for playing in the clean, well-lit streets of San Francisco or the impeccably-maintained parks of New York.

Anarchic Lagos in Nigeria, on the other hand, with its seemingly suicidal motorcyclists, festering sewage and prowling thieves, doesn't appear to be the ideal place to go hunting virtual creatures.

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