Shotgun Guy

One of the Unsolved Mysteries of Burkina Faso is Shotgun Guy. Shotgun Guy sits in shotgun in cabs in Ouaga. He doesn't pump gas, he doesn't wash the windows, he doesn't check under the hood, he doesn't collect cab fares, he doesn't even talk much. All he does is sit in shotgun. Where is he going? What is his purpose? Why does he like sitting in shotgun so much? These are questions that demand answers.

I've often sat in the back of cabs staring at the back of Shotgun Guy's head, trying to figure out the mystery. Maybe there's a Shotgun Guy Depot where all the cabs go every morning to be assigned that day's Shotgun Guy. Not all cabs have Shotgun Guys. Maybe Shotgun Guys are rewards for the best cab drivers. Instead of a trophy they get a Shotgun Guy. Maybe there's a Taxi Institute that has done studies showing that the presence of a Shotgun Guy significantly increases the amount of passengers a cab picks up. People think, "Hey, that cab's good enough for that guy sitting in shotgun, so it's probably good enough for me!"

I don't expect to ever figure out the purpose of Shotgun Guy. It'll just be another Unsolved Mystery of Burkina Faso.