Nigerian watch-repair shop closing
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•The Nigerian wristwatch repairer lost in time in Kaduna
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Baba Bala Muhammad's watch-repair shop in Kaduna , Nigeria , has been closed for years .
He worries that his skills - taught to him and his brother by their father - will die out.
The 68-year-old blames mobile phones and technology for the decline in his trade.
His father would travel all over West Africa for six months at a time fixing timepieces.
Baba Bala returned from Abuja to Kaduna to set up his shop about 20 years ago .
He says he considers himself a doctor for sick wristwatches - plus he is not getting any younger.
His tight-knit family remain loyal to his profession - his wife and all his five children wear watches.
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