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ISBN 978-978-922-492-0
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AVENGE THE AVENGER
ARU!
AVENGE THE AVENGER.
AVENGE THE AVENGER.
AVENGE THE AVENGER
ARU!
CHUKWU S.D. CHUKWUNYERE holds
PhD in B.A (Hons) English, Bsc.
Marketing, ACIA, MCIA, a consultant of
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scholar and his heuristic artistry is
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fiction, poetry and drama texts. He is a
rare committed Africa literary writer
who believes in societal emancipation through a sound
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CHUKWUNYERE S. D. CHUKWU
Avenge the Avenger
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DAN ISKA!
DAN ISKA!The Place of Exploits
Copyright 2014
By Chukwunyere S.D.Chukwu
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Dedication
I dedicate this book to God Almighty, non-
tribal personel and committed security
agents of this great nation. (I love you
Nigeria).
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart and lean not on
your own understanding
Prov. 3:5 NIV
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iv
Acknowledgments
am indebted to God Almighty whose directions
are beyond human comprehension. I also
acknowledge my Grandfather, Late Mr. Chukwu I
Amakiri & Late Mr. Clement Ajeagbu, my parents Mr
& Mrs. Richard Chukwu Amakiri, Bishop David
Oyedepo, former Anambra State Governor Dr Chris
Ngige, Wolley O. Okereke, Mr. S.G Omikunle, Al-
Hassan Sudiq and Adeleye (NAFDAC), Elder Kafas
and Barrister Okoro (ASCON) My lecturers and
fellow student of English Departmant of Lagos State
University. Great lecturers and follow student of
Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA) more
especially my H.O.D Professor J.C Okeke, (FCIA)
and Mr. W.E Essian, (FCIA) Dr. Chukwuma Duru
(PH.D, FCII, FCIPS, FCICT) and Chief Comas
Okafor (Ikenga Aniocha) and my motivators Dr.
Gabriel Osoba, Pius Ahimen, Folu Agoi, N.C.E,
English/CRS, B.ED English, M.ED. (Educational
Management), M.A. (English Langauge) Adeyemo,
Julius. A.
Also my regards to Dr. Bassey Akpan, Rev Dr.
Broadrick Oyekoko, Anthony Ijeoma, Francis
Uramah, who also assist in editing my previous
books, Elder Anawah for his spiritual support, Eno
Cyril Akpan, Anyochukwu Ejiogu Okeagu, Nobleson
Okeagu and (Chimbudike Nig Ltd) and members of
ARU! Avenge the Avenger
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FOREWORD
vi
RU! Avenge the Avenger is one of the
several plays in which the author draws
Aattention to the ills of the contemporary
Nigeria Society from the perspective of a moralist.
In this play, like his other plays, such as DAN
ISKA! The place of Exploit and Owanbee! One
Good Turn Deserve Another and Escape,
Chukwunyere S.D. Chukwu, underscores the
repercussion of infidelity and other indices of
corruption and indiscipline accentuating the biblical
assertion that The wages of sin is death.
The play portrays the institution of marriage
in its classical sacrosanct state, which accounts for
the tragedy that befalls the adulterous - Mr Ebule and
Mama Junior, Mr Ugbalas sanctimonious wife .
Chukwunyere, in this play tends to
emphasize the social notion of art for arts sake, for
which greats writers like Oscar Wilde and E.M
Forster are renowned.
Folu Ago.
1st Vice President (Nigeria Centre of PEN
International); Past Chairman (Association of
Nigeria Authors (ANA) Lagos Brance (March 13,
2004 - October 13, 2007)
Association of Nigeria Authors, Members of
(A.N.L.C.A), Members of Youth for Change
Association to our honorable President
Chukwuemeka Elijah Onyichenduaka and
Barrister J.O.J Chukwuocha and (Members of
Canopy led By Onyikachi Okonkwu) for their
support Moreso, Okey Iregbu, (Director of
Baggage).
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Table of Contents Table of Contents
ACT ONE: SCENE I.........................1
SCENE II......................14
SCENE II......................25
ACT TWO: SCENE I.......................33
SCENE II......................43
SCENE III.....................50
ACT THREE: SCENE I........................59
SCENE II.......................71
SCENE III....................87
ACT ONE: SCENE I.........................1
SCENE II......................14
SCENE II......................25
ACT TWO: SCENE I.......................33
SCENE II......................43
SCENE III.....................50
ACT THREE: SCENE I........................59
SCENE II.......................71
SCENE III....................87
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RU is an Igbo word which in translation means
Abomination in English Language. Two plots
emerge in this drama piece. A
The main plot paints the picture of a community
where ethical values such as honesty, integrity, hard
work, respect for constituted authority and moral
uprightness controlled the cultural and traditional life of
the people.
Gradually and steadily, greed, corruption and
avarice set in to erode the hitherto cherished virtues that
kept the community together.
Prominent among those pioneering this new
wave of life style is Osaa, who the author describes as a
kidnapper. He and his cohorts engage in ritual killing,
armed robbery, stealing, promiscuity and other social
vices.
ARU! Avenge the Avenger - mirrors the ills of
this society where wickedness is mistaken as blessing,
where people celebrate money rather than hard-work,
where respect for culture and tradition is shifted to the
adoration of criminally minded people with ill gotten
wealth.
In the sub-plot, the author makes use of
epigrams as prologue to introduce each scene. This
device is a deliberate efforts by the author to edify
learning, teach and encourage literary minds to cultivate
the act of discernment.
He laments that the government inability to
provide basic social amenities has led people to trying to
cut corners to become rich over night.
Being irked by this syndrome of get rich quick,
the author regrets that we no longer enjoy the security
and protection our fore fathers enjoyed from culture and
tradition in the past and blames it on governments
ineptitude.
INTRODUCTION
Strategic action beats up beauty
when it stinks.
The night everyone slept without ties
Darkness became sweeter than honey
When our eyes closed
I asked my chi why?
Many have gone
Never to remember the last time we
kissed
I borne all night with candle because
of chi
When many eyes have closed
I held unto destiny of tomorrow
Today you are born
You are welcome!
FROM THE STAGE! HAVE
I LOST MY CHI
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CAST:
Chika: The little boy
Amoko: Chika's parents.
Ossaa: Friend to amaka.
Otun: King.
D.P.O: Police officer.
Ebelu: Co-tenant.
Lawal: Senior Officer
Nzaka: One of the villagers.
Adazu: Who can pretend.
Amoko: Adda's wife and a multilingual person.
Otun: King
Peter: Police Officer.
Adda: Amoko's husband
Ballo: murdered.
Jose: Club freak
Omoba: Ugbele's husband
Viger: Crime minded officer.
Abuloto: Evil man.
Dr Azu: Officer doctor.
Issoto: The wicked landlord whose children
practice homosexual and lesbianism.
John: Intelligent D.P.O
Nta: Ebelu child
Akala: Ebelu child
Akara: Ebelu child.
ACT ONE: SCENE 1
This day has come, Could my uniform save me,
by giving me goodies of the unknown today?
(Suddenly a voice was crying next to his room.
Amako! Rise up! Rise up from there)
As I stand is unknown to me
Who knows the next to die?
Biko may I not be the person
Not to turn my family to beggars
Establish them in the path of sorrow
May my children not become
orphans?
Oh! The goodies of the road
That come with hi-tech wickedness
Let it pass Ejor o!
May their bullet never touch me as I
stand?
Let this unwanted sorrow pass like
The crawling snail
May it pass Dan-anla!
Let it pass Biko!
Let it pass Ejor o!
May you, protect our heritage oh
Lord!
1
THE GOODIES OF TODAY
2
Chika: Da! D!
Amoko: What is the problem?
Chika: Da! D!
Amoko: Come, what is wrong?
Chika: Nothing.
Amoko: But why are you crying like you've
lost your eyes?
Chika: Well, it could be.
Amoko: Oh! Even the little ones cannot hide
behind the mirrorcome! My dear,
can't you see Im not crying?
Chika: (He screamed and lied on his father's
lap and slept off). Adda could not
sleep because he has kissed death and
would want himself to live. Because
he is not a coward who would allow
death to hurt him before it comes.
Chika: (Begins to enjoy the beauty that is
associated with sleeping) snoring a
little with his strength.
Amoko: Oh! If I had used the 20 Naira I
usually collect along Lagos, Aba,
On i s h a a n d Po r t Ha r c o u r t
highway very well, who'll hurt me?
Suddenly, Adda began to scream seriously
fighting the air with thunder and brimstone
shouting you cannot kill my husband, you
can't. I mean it, before you kill him I will kill
you.
3
Amoko: Hearing her voice again allowed his
wife to fight the battle of her life.
Adda: Oh! You thought that God is not
CHI.
Amako: (Touched her, and she woke up)
Adda: Oh! It is sheer providence that I am
not perfect but a woman to behold
with strength. I've found peace with
the Lord and that I'll dare my
enemies. This is a nightmare but
this is not ordinary because there's
no basket that can contain the water
of failure
Amako: Which Chi? Which God? He asked
looking frightened and down cast
to have believed that the die is cast
yet starring at his wife, what is
wrong?
Adda: It's your friend, Osaa.
Amako: Dear please, what has happened? You
know where the Eagles fear to perch
I'll dare! Where others fail, I'll succeed
because the sky shall always be my
springboard. And the Lord shall be
our strength, our shield and our
buckler. What is it?
Adda: Please my strength has not failed me
but most sincerely and consciously
something is about to happen but I've
regained my strength for the terrible
fight ahead concerning my family.
4
Amako: I know you have and they must be
defeated.
Adda: Yes oh!
Amako: What then shall I offer you for the
great fight you've fought for us?
Adda: Just cool water first and you could see
how I'm sweating from my sleep.
He brings cool water while she was still tense
drinking; there was a bang at the front door.
Amako stands to open the door, he began to
laugh.
Adda: [Shouting] What have you come to do
in my house, what is it?
Osaa: Please I've come to check after my
friend.
Adda: Who is your friend?
Osaa: Why are you just hardened like the
rock I've never passed by?
Adda: Oh! It's a mistake! How is your
family?
Osaa: They're all right, is he at home?
Adda: He just went out.
Osaa: Well I cannot wait for him; give him
this bag when he comes back.
Adda: Ok! But you've to open it because you
would remember that last night has
gone but today we're not in the hand
of truth
5
Osaa: Why are you becoming too hard these
days?
Adda: The death of a bird is not questioned
by any one because it belongs to no
one when it flies, then the land if fails,
matter to no one who hardly cares.
Amako: (Hearing and wondering what could
keep his wife at the door, he walked
quickly to the door. Trying to 'cajole'
Adda to over look the bag containing
the fruits of beautiful deaths that
hardly fall on deaf ears.)
Adda: {Suspected a foul play and began to
shout at him]. O! I pity the day you
were born because it was marked
with evil.
Osaa: Keep quiet woman before your
mouth runs you into trouble as he
began to open the bag.
(A sliced head of a little child appeared).
Adda: Screamed aru (abomination) [and
her husband opens the door, behold!
Osaa began to run and Amako
pursues him. Held him then people
gathered, (a little boy was killed two
days ago behind Osaa's compound
6
and the youth have mobilized to
search people's houses in other to
have a clue of the boy's death. Having
restricted movement in and out of the
village, knowing quite well that evil
is not merely written on any one's
face rather, it's in the heart because
any one could be a victim of evil act
even the highly placed are suspects in
this case he decided to take the bag
to Amako to save his head from
danger. As he asked himself, whose
fault is it since Osaa an officer while
he was narrating all that took place
concerning the sliced head of the
child. Olowrunba! He said, God has
caught up with you. Whose fault is
it, oh? You want to get rich without
working. It is the get rich quick
syndrome buy good cars, own good
houses and chase the most happening
babes in town e.t.c. Osaa you are a
disgrace to humanity.
Otun: (Hearing this ordered for Osaa's house
to be burn down and his wife and
children killed.)
7
Osaa: Ask the king to cease from giving
such order or else what has gone for
ever from him will be found in his
room.
Otun: Asked the aggressive youth to come
back.
Osaa: (Looking tired and unwilling to walk
called the king out among the crowd
and whispered to his ear saying).
Don't judge or kill me because I have
caught your son once in this game and
presently the knife used in killing this
boy is from your house.
Otun: Whaoo! (He exclaimed and asked
Osaa to remain quiet).
Osaa: On one condition.
Otun: What's the condition?
Osaa: Invite the police here before the
crowd lynches me to death or else I'll
mention your son's name and where
the cutlass we used was kept.
Otun: Shouted! Quiet, you devil.
Osaa: I hope you're not trying to play a fast
game by bargaining with my life.
for every king could decide to kill in
order not to be dethroned, not to talk
of you who would want to save your
head.
8
Oh! I've slaughtered a kings
generation.
Oh! An innocent child!
Night may not remain silent again.
This is the price of evil.
I can't find peace in my grave
Good names are better than gold
(Otun, speaks to the youths)
Otun: Yes, there is a crime committed by
this culprit we are holding. You
could see there is a mob waiting to
lynch him to death, but as a good
citizen and a king who respects the
law of the land, I will not like to be
associated with jungle justice. We
are handling over this man whose
name is Mr. Osaa to you for
f u r t h e r i n v e s t i g a t i o n a n d
punishment to be melted on him by
our constitution.
9
(To the Police Officers)
Mamdako: There is an innocent child's head
found in his possession.
Sergeant: That's ok sir, our boss the D.P.O
directed us to come here while
he is on his way coming.
Otun: Let's go to the palace and wait for
him.
Sergeant: Oh! He's around.
Otun: Where is he?
Jab: Your royal majesty, we heard
there's fracas and I can't be here
immediately; so, I had to send my
boys
Otun: That's good of you.
Jab: Sergeant, handcuff him, take
him to the car park adjacent the
police patrol van to avoid the mob
from knowing where he is.
Sergeant: Yes, sir
Osaa: Walked to the king and the king
told him not to say anything till he
comes What a world Osaa said.
Committing crime is one thing,
coming out is another thing. He
began to laugh while the police
man stared at him.
10
(Arriving at the police station, Osaa jumped out
of the car)
Jab: Your action and tricks show you're
used to crime and it's like you're
feeling at home?
Osaa: Baba agba, yes oh! These useless
boys wanted to kill me this morning
o!
Jab: Where is Mr. Con?
Mr. Con: Sir, here I am.
Jab: Take him to the guardroom till I ask
after him, where is Mr. Feel?
Mr. Feel: Sir, here I am [gives a compliment]
Jab: Please keep the evidence in the file
and mind you, it's a child's head that is
involved. Its a very serious offence,
not bailable
Mr. Feel: Yes sir.
Jab: Could you imagine how this man
chopped off the head of his neighbor
son for rituals?
Tag: Wonder shall never cease and he is
even smiling, I promise you I will
teach him a lesson of his life in this
place.
Jab: If not for the fact that we're crime
fighters, this man ought to have been
killed before reaching the station.
12
Jab: Since I joined this profession, I've
never perpetrated any crime or even
be a party to any crime. Can't you see
how my family is properly taken care
of because I believe in what God
gives me. Oh! I pity the young man
that lacks regard for children.
Tag: That's true, look at me since I got
married for ten years now; I've not
got my own child yet somebody
has killed his own because of
carelessness.
Jab: What of the man we just arrested for
chopping off a little boy's head,
because of money?
Tag: Mine is worse, just last month I
buried my father and last week my
mother died.
Jab: Why? Stop crying rather ask God to
be merciful to you.
Tag: I'm tired of this world, they called me
wizard. Do you know the worst, Oga,
my immediate younger brother died.
They sumoned me asking me to hold
his body and swear on oath while he
was lying in the bed but I know my
God will avenge my oppressors.
11
Tag: Did you hear what happen to Mr.
Otun?
Jab: Which of the Otuns?
Tag: The man that drives bullion van.
Jab: What happened to him?
Tag: On his way to Agba while conveying
some money, he crushed two children.
Mr. Agbo asked him to stop; he
bluntly refused.
Jab: Well, he should've stopped in pity and
convey them to General Hospital
before heading to the bank
Tag: Wait, you've not heard me yet. Do you
know that those children turn out to be
his own children?
Jab: Whoa! How come about that?
Tag: One of the kids was sent on an errand;
trust children na! They all went
together but before then, he pleaded
with the other officers in the van not to
report the case, he even gave the
officers some bottles of beer and
pepper soup as normal inducement.
Jab: God don catch am, could he tell his
wife what happen to their children?
Tag: How can he? He was just crying like a
baby at the entrance of the gate.
13
Jab: This is shameful, why can't you arrest
them? Are you not a trained
policeman?
Tag: Arrest keh! It is not everything that
money or authority can solve. That
would've been the worst. I took the
oath in front of my brothers and
sisters, ever since then, they all turned
away from me for good. Both my
brothers and sisters and even my
friends say I m a ritualist.
Jab: A whole you! That's unbelievable.
Tag: Funny enough, God has answered me
Jab: That's good of you o! What is it that
God has answered you for?
Tag: On the day I was taking the oath, they
said I should say if I am the one that
killed my brother that the gods of the
land should kill me in a week time, and
I did as they said but do you know
what happened?
Jab: What happened? Why cant you report
this matter to the police?
Tag: If I had reported it, it would amount to
moral problems for me. However
God has his own way of doing things,
it was the very day they were
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expecting me to die, God in his own
way gave me a child in an extra
marital affair I was keeping with one
of my girlfriends.
Jab: Oh! Thank God and what? What did
you tell your wife concerning the
child?
Tag: Well, I've not solved that. That is
another keg of gun powder waiting
for explosion.
Jab: Well, you said so. He that wears the
shoe knows where it pinches.
Tag: When I was asked to take the oath, I
remember I asked God to give me a
child as to always remember his
faithfulness on how I've been cheated
by my own brothers and sisters. A n d
if pregnancy is the joy of marriage
then every woman that is pregnant
should have a child, and for me let no
one ever deliver again till Im
satisfied with children. A week
l a t e r my wi f e d e l i v e r e d a
bouncing baby boy. A man who
oppresses t he poor i s l i ke a
sweeping rain that leaves no food
Jab: Yes I believe you.
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Jab: I pity am o! He wants to get rich
quickly; this syndrome of getting
rich quick without planning is
dangerous to our society. And if I
may ask, is the cause from the public
or our attitude that causes this?
Well, what is good for the goose is
good for the gander take life JE! JE!
That's the answer.
There was a bang on the door and he asked?)
Jab: Who is it?
Peter: Sir, it's your majesty!
Jab: Why is he here? I hope he is not
involved in the child's killing?
Peter: Sir! You know based on experience
most of them are ritualist.
Jab: We'll deal with him because I'll not
tolerate that nonsense at any level
with anybody killing innocent
children for money sake. He is gone
for this; I mean it! We protect and
respect and even prevent anything
that will dent our image in this station.
If others like let them compromise
but we cannot afford to watch or do
things with glove hands.
15
Tag: Do you know that my wife was two
months pregnant when my brothers
and sisters were planning to kill me?
And the wives of my brothers for the
first time all delivered pre-mature
babies a week later:
Jab: You mean it?
Tag: I don't use to believe there's miracle
neither is there God before but today,
I've seen why it is written in Psalm 53
vs 1 that its only a fool that will say
there's no God.
Jab: Exactly, it takes what is inside you to
get what you want.
Tag: Greed will not let us say the truth,
because of money some of us in this
profession are very greedy and cause
a lot of problems for ourselves.
Jab: That's true but these young boys think
short cut is a result of becoming
rich. Go to the cell and you'll see
Viger crying, weeping like a baby, he
was caught selling police arms to
robbers.
18
Amako led his wife back home after the hot
chase. As he began to narrate what transpired
between her and Osaa in the dream that made
her to have prepared for him in the morning
when she saw him. Shouted saying God knows
my hands are clean, that's why Chika woke up
and began to cry! Saying that she saw somebody
beating me while I was crying but how could this
happen?
Adda: Do you mean i t ? But what
we've told the people of this land that we're
leaving with an innocent child's head.
Amako: How do you mean?
Adda: That Wasiu's head was chopped off
and found in my house.
A Queen cannot be handsome!
Even when our blood says
biko-please
Let us act like the truth of river!
And let truth stand taller.
17
Peter: Yes sir.
Tag: Should I be going to my office?
Jab: For what! A royal beast except
otherwise, I'll soon come to see you
after the king must have gone.
Please what's the name of that your
new found church?
Tag: It's to believe in Him, trusting and
being faithful to God in everything,
anywhere and any place you find
yourself. That's my maxim in life.
When nemesis is caught up
with an evil man
While sleeping, it seems like
yesterdays grave is no more
Nothing inspires them like sorrow.
As long as integrity is concerned
A wicked man has a price to pay.
EVERY ACT REWARDS ADEQUATELY:
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Amako: God forbid! Aro! Ewo! Egha!
Abomi nat i on. What woul d' ve
become my position in this town? Oh
God!
Amako: My son, its better you thank God
rather than questioning us.
Adda: Did you remember it, this same Osaa I
saw at Ebalu junction chatting and
discussing while laughing with the
woman that wanted to kill my son
because of a breakable plate at the
corner of my house? That Dan-
brruobanka ewuobi, ekwensu, dan-
iska (idiot, devil, useless man)
Amako: Let's go home first, in fact this calls for
thanks giving.
Adda: Oh! Look at your children fighting at
the corridor.
Amako: Who?
Adda: Are they not your children, or can't
you see them at that extreme?
Amako: In fact, if any one should touch them, I
know my God will not spare him.
Adda: Are you not going to work?
Amako: For me, I'm not going o! I deserve rest.
I am going to seek the face of the Lord
today whether good or bad, is there
any need going to work as well?
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Adda: You should go to work o! As a
policeman, you should live up to
expectation by protecting the interest
of the public.
Amako: Where could I have found who
would've done what the Lord did for
me today? I suspect something must
happen in that office today too.
Adda: How do you mean? Did you
remember that our mummy's p e t
said she saw somebody beating me in
the dream.
Amako: Is that why you don't want to go to
work? [Iskanshi- stubborn]! You were
fighting, disturbing in the house when
finally Osaa came here and he was
caught. Go and tell them, that I did not
want to go to work.
Adda: If you're staying at home, just give me
enough money to buy you whatever
you need to eat or demand for because
I know your mouth will not rest today.
(Baba ijebu ojuelegba-teasing word)
Amako: I now see why you want me to go to
work at all cost. Bad belle na im go
kill you
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Adda: You're not going anywhere! It's only
when the onion is s hr e d t ha t t he
beauty is seen. Let's fast today and
each time you're asked to fast, you
always run away but today you're
caught in the act. We must fast in this
house, fasting is not a taboo baa! If Im
to prepare pounded yam for you, I
know you will stay. It's only food that
will kill you big belly.
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Adda: Not to eat the remaining food my
children ought to eat when they will
come back from (makarata-school)
you eat too much. By the time you sit
down, it will look as if an hungry
elephant has visited the farm, (in this
house).
Amako: Remember it's a taboo to deny ones
husband food in this community o!
Adda: I don't want to hear that o! Because
there is no war without fighting
instrument and any nut that is not
tightened must lose its purpose. Go to
work and let me have peace! There's
no food for you today, let's fast and
thank God for what he has done for
us. The okpa, boli and suya you took
yesterday are enough to sustain you
Mr. Chop as she rubbed her hand at
his moustache.
Amako: You mean it? In fact, let me prepare
and go to work because it is only me
that know the thing that beats the
gwesi drum for you in the bush.
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SCENE: 11
As Amako ran in to get dressed, she followed
him and collected his uniform. Amako began
to laugh saying Waree you don't want me to
go to work again o! There was a bang on the
door. The children have all left for school.
Amako said, who could that be? She walked
towards the door, sighting Elders of the clan,
She bowed and greeted opened the door for
them to come in
Ataun: O! We heard what happened so we
decided to come and show our
gratitude to God for saving and
protecting your family from this
kind of disgrace.
Adda: If not for God what would I be
saying now? (As she went in,
brought out some bottle of drinks
and kolanut for her visitors and
asked them jokingly to assassinate
the presentable.)
Mrs. Nzeka: Assassination keh! Oh! (Isi ukwu-
big head) I understand you know my
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daughter but not the type who
wanted to incorporate you people
into ritual masters
Abuloto: Where is your husband?
Adda: He has gone to work.
Abuloto: You mean your husband still went to
work?
Adda: Yes, after all it's God that gives, take
and protects, blesses and provides for
any one that cares.
Bello: God keh! (Ejo-snake) are you still
talking of God now in this present
scientific days!
Adda: I don't play with my God though
there are others that worship other
things but my God is above every
other thing in the world.
Adazu: Insult! I mean insult o! You decided
to insult us in your house because
we've come to express our gratitude
to you God and our god shall have a
feast of fight soon
Adda: What! A feast of fight? (omo olosi,
stupid child) with all due respect,
I've not insulted any one neither do I
intend to use my words for insult
intentionally. But how ever if this
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should become a challenge mama,
my God and your god whom you
think I ought to be afraid of which
I'm not, must have a fight with the
almighty God. Whatever makes you
to think that I'm afraid of your god
then you better have a re-think. I'm
not what you think I used to be, I've
become a new person in the Lord
(Dan Iska-fool).
Nzeka: You feel too pompous, is it because
you are married to an officer who
has built what others have not built?
Onye-ara! Mad person.
Adda: Please hold it; it has not come to that
extent, however, don't I worth it?
[As she began to twist her waist
while they kept looking at her saying
yes, I'm proud of my husband, I am
not you who killed your husband
because of that occult you belong
to]. Since you allow these useless
people to shatter your home, mine
cannot be shattered; can't you see
how you've succeeded in messing up
your life? Useless woman! You want
to talk with me in my house, [fool of
forty] get out of this house you big
fools.
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Nzeka: You mean you're very insultive like
t h i s ? Go d f o r b i d ! Eg h a !
Abomination! I'll deal with you.
Ekpa- fool.
Amako remained quiet in his room while he
kept peeping through the curtain!
Adda: You cannot do anything as she
walked into her room brought out
cutlass and began to ask them to get
out of her house. Tivo wora-where
are you going?
Bello: Take it easy please, it hasn't come to
that extent after all I've not said
anything, you women understand
yourselves.
Nzeka: Oh! Is this how you behave, I will
take your husband from you when I
finish sleeping with him you know
and thank God he's a police officer.
Adda: My husband is not like your
husband neither is he interested in
other women or if you may want to
know, he is not an ordinary police
man.
Nzeka: If he does not sleep with me, you'll
hear it very soon if not I'll kill
myself. Takaiami-shoe!
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Adda: You've already killed yourself in my
own house oh! You've all come to
snatch my husband in my house
while am alive. Odumare! Must kill
you people.
Adazu: Eyamiah!
As the women kept shouting on top of their
voices, Adazu kept pouring some white
substances in the entrance. Amako kept
peeping from his own room but kept quiet.
Amako came out to beg while he kept asking
them why they wanted to kill his wife for him.
Bello: Please temper mercy with justice
because the beauty of death is in the
closed eyes when being buried.
Adazu: Please forgive oh!
Amako: Why were you pouring that white
substance there in my frontage?
Adazu: Where?
Adda: You that wanted to take my husband
from me is asking for forgiveness.
Amako: I will cut off your head if you ask me
that question again.
Adda: Oh! You people came to poison my
family and me as he
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gripped the small bottle in one of the
visitor's hand and asked them to
drink it.
Adazu: Is Abuloto that came with it and gave
it to me she said, that she was asked to
spread it in your house so that your
husband could step on it and later die
in few days time.
Adda: My own husband? God forbid! O
tunugbeka! (Talkative) What've I
done to you?
As Amako kept contemplating on what to do to
them,he went in mixed jerk, added washing
blue, rat poison and asked them to take it as an
oath. Sensing danger, they began to plead
asking him not to tell anybody what they've
come to do since it's a taboo in the kingdom to
commit suicide talkless of poisoning someone.
Bello: Please forgive us.
Adazu: Let's take the oath and die like rat,
we've killed much jor!
Adda: You that want to take my husband
must not go scot free.
Amako: Quickly mixed jerk, blue and rat
poison together as an oat offered it to
them pretend as if he has drank and
given to his wife.
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Abuloto: I am taking this oath for the purpose
of unity; therefore this oath should
not divide us in time of peace and
fight.
Ataun: Evil is evil, when the lion is caught
he loses its integrity this substance
surely will kill me, let my body and
the blood of others be placed on
Amako's Family.
Amako shouted on him, to say something else
because what they are doing is in good faith.
Ataun: Changed his statement by saying, let
there be peace between us.
Amako: Asked them to leave immediately.
Adda: Insisted.
Amako: Asked why?
Adda: They've not told us why they brought
the substance.
Amako: That's true.
Ataun: Pour water on the person's hand that
you caught doing it, ask him or her to
leak the substance then premature
death will not be far from that person
and his generation.
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Bello: I am taking this oath to strengthen
the relationship between Amako's
family and me. From now onward
anything success or failure, they
enjoy or labour for is what I'll
enjoy with them.
Adazu: I am taking this oath for the purpose
of uniting with Amako's family,
from now onward is for good and for
worse among us. Any evil from now
onward that I'll partake against them
should kill me.
(Amako ask those that have drunk to leave his
compound immediately).
Nzeka: God forgive me O! For today I am
caught in the lion's den, evil never
smiles when it stinks more than it
smiles if you o! Lord will spare me
and protect me from this evil act I
will serve you all the rest of my life
{she said and began to cry}
Amako: Knowing the gravity of what he has
done wanted them to drink the
substance as quickly as possible
rather than talking much.
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Amako: She has gone.
Ataun: She can't, she will be waiting for us
somewhere or don't you know that
she is the devil among us?
(Amako went outside the compound, saw her
and called her in)
Adda: Leak this substance before she could
say Jar Robinson Amako's wife
has poured water all over her.
Adazu: What an insult! When a man is
victim of negative act, he becomes
the prey of his lest enemy
Adda: Oh! You have the mouth to talk
about useless woman.
Adazu: Shouted, Abuloto and Ataun
You've betrayed me.
Amako: (Forced her to leak the substance
and she was forced to pronounce
peace on his family and he asked
them to l eave hi s compound
immediately so t h e y l e f t l i k e
wounded lion.)
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As they walked off Amako's compound, Ataun
started vomiting, asking them to quickly go to
Baka the god of the land asking him to temper
mercy with justice over the death of the young
boy whose head was cut by his order over
money rituals Run O! The elephant that
cannot carry its tusk is not worthy to walk
among other animals.
Adazu: Is it not you that said we should kill
Bola and Jada with poison in their
house as you've asked us to kill
Amako's family too? Forgetting that
As tall as the moon
on one but settled in eyes.
Glittering while rotates
moving but can't ponder.
evil act equal its consequences.
If the heart becomes a sign post!
Evil men would become moon.
Like the colours of rainbow
is defined.
WEIGHT OF EVIL
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our source of strength depends more
on collective interest of our people
be it politically, economically and
socially.
Bello: O! This is an open confession, what
of me that killed Obaka in the river
even when the boom of the gun
would've attracted the wrath of our
ancestors. As far as Im concerned,
our time is up. Who could believe it
that in this kingdom, Adda of all
people will challenged us without
any gut to cry for and succeed in
making us her foe tool? And
besides all these recent events the
god of the land is against us. I mean
Abaka! Abaka has abandoned us like
flies that follow corpse to the grave.
He that owns the god, anytime pays
doubl e i n t he ki ngdom of
foolishness.
Nzeka: Our cup has run over what is the
beauty of evil when it cant stand the
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test of time, since Amako's God has
beaten us and turned us into puppet
over night. I've nothing to do with
Baka the god of the land anymore.
Abuloto: Oh! You've finished us Baka! What is
good in deities? What is good in
shrine? He that plays with the tiger's
tail becomes a playing instrument for
the tiger. The head of the little boy is
after us however, Osaa 'is good for
the turn'. I'm prepared to tell the
world what we've done in this
community so far.
Nzeka: Azibaka! O yes! Remember I am the
only person that has asked God for
forgiveness and I know at the end, I'll
prevail.
Ataun: Oh! You want to turn a new leaf look
at you evil woman.
Ataun (quickly called Abuloto) let kill Adaku
before the grave of our ancestors and the host
of the spirit unknown in the world rise up
against us (she walks at the path, carefully
watching her, they heard a strange voice)o ma
adili onu ma (it shall not be well for you people)
(Adaku fell on the bush path).
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(Suddenly, she heard let's kill her)
Ataun: Let's kill her.
Bello: Why? The day an evil man is
k i l l e d wi t h o u t p r o p e r
observations; more evildoers are
born at the door of the unknown
because of evil. We are all caught
in the same mess so why killing
her alone?
Abuloto: Ok! Let's lead her back home.
Adazu: I'm dying O!
Ataun: None of us has asked what is
killing us? I suspect that Amako
has killed us unknowingly, can
we survive this harm? What
Amako gave us in his house need
to be questioned.
Bello: The god in my heart wants
somebody to die.
Abuloto: Which god? Must we all die
before the god knows that he
needs somebody to worship
him? If we all die, who will serve
the god? Is it not the god we are
all worshiping? To hell with the
god that answers not in sorrow
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Ataun: How do you mean?
Abuloto: Its better we go back and pretend
to have rescued her by singing that
the god of the land has caught up
with her as an evil woman!
Nzeka: 'Mimic' I'm not following you
people anymore! I am going o!
(As she left) others began to sing
Adazu! Adazu! (Uwa eji dena gi
ke! Duniya ta rike ka! Duniya ta
rika ka! Aye ti mu yi! The world
has held you) (They sang the song
with pain in their heart).
Adazu: (Shouting and mimicking the gout
all over her body, she knew it was a
situation created by her own
people to Jibe her and clean their
faces from the evil they all
enjoyed a fortnight ago. But the
pain was much more as she kept
saying). My belle, my head o!
Who can help me o! (As she
heard no voice but songs, she
knew that her days are numbered
with disgrace and shame.but kept
quiet waiting to enjoy the
goodness of evil).
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Bello: You're wonderful
Abuloto: May the god of the land punish that
your mouth, (as they began to
laugh and laugh forgetting the
man made evil that is lying in
their stomach.)
Ataun: How could this little boy called
Amako disgrace us and become a
hero in the land? He never will
merit to become a king.
Adazu: I'm dying O! May the casket that
will contain my mortal body curse
the day Baka the god of the land
was brought into this kingdom. If I
may drop dead before getting home
Baka may you lose your
kingdom to our enemies. As you've
turned your back against us may
your kingdom be drowned in the
ocean that has not been seen by
any man in the land, but Baka if I
arrive home peacefully without
dying in the bush path may this
cause befall me in my grave!
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Bello: We'll lead you home and Baka the
god of the land have heard you
but you must not tell anybody
what transpired in Amako's
house.
Adazu: (Responded by saying), We must
turn a new leave because the
grave awaits us all!
Abuloto: That cannot be but let's stop
singing and carry her quickly to
her house.
Ataun: Ochoro Igho Ozu lets take her
home.
They hurriedly carried her to her house .
'Nzu' her son has gone to the stream to fetch
water. Ulu her daughter has gone to play with
their neighbour's children in 'Azala' While
they've just left Nzu came in carrying a bowl of
water, sighting her mother lying on the floor he
shouted! (Oluwa! My God, what have I done to
deserve this unjust sight?) He asked.
Nzu: Mama, what's wrong? Mama
please don't die, you must not die.
We don't have any roof neither
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Nzu: She has gone out to play, mama
did you know that I saw Vigala's
children roaming about the street
begging for arms? Her wife has
turned their house into prostitution
joint. In other to hold body and
soul together mama please don't
die.
Adazu: Who told you and how did you
know what prostitution is? O!
Global village, computer! Please
get me the palm oil in the kitchen
while you go and call mama F e g a
for me.
Nzu: Mama here is the palm oil.
Adazu: O yes! I'm getting better, they
thought am a fool.
Nzu: Please don't die mama!
Adazu: I won't die but if anybody comes
here asking after me, tell that
person that I've travelled.
Nzu: Yes Ma!
Adazu: It's not good to be jealous; I hated
Amako's family because her
husband is caring.
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zinc to shelter us when it rains
heavily. What'll become of us,
when humans become rain in a
twinkle of an eye they find you no
more, he screams 'Chineke mo!
Chinekemo bia nyere m aka! My
God! My God come and help me
o! Mama you know that nobody
will take care of us then why will
you decide to leave us in pains?
Adazu: It will be well with me and you all,
I won't die don't worry my
beloved son. (Yanre-come here)
Nzu: Mama if you die, what will
happen to us? Remember papa
Vigala, who went out to look for
money with his okada is still
missing. Or is that place that you
people are going to better than
here and if it is, may I join you
mama to this unknown world?
(He asked)what a pity, what a
world! Wonder shall never end.
(Adazu screamed) Shut up your
mouth.
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SCENE: 111
ENVY KILLS LIKE FIRE
Adazu: Lamented but couldn't sleep
Nzu has gone to call Mama Fega forgetting to
shut the door, Adazu called him but she was
pouring water on stone suddenly she slept
while the door was open. Mrs. Nzeka comes in,
seeing Mrs. Adazu lying unconsciously on the
floor.
Mrs. Nzeka: What's wrong? Can't you respond
to me, are you deaf? If you can't,
I am going oh!
It looks like rock, chatting,
pretending to be pure like snow?.
Stings like bee for a good day
ahead. Destroys peace for all
time killing faster than
death can sleep.
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Mrs. Adazu: How do you come into this
house? Is the door not shut?
Mrs. Nzeka: Yes, it's not shut oh! You want to
shut the door and kill yourself? It
won't happen. Come oh! Who do
you think will train your children?
Mrs. Adazu: You of course.
Mrs. Nzeka: You better wake up and carry your
cross; after I left you people, I had
a stomach pain.
Mrs. Adazu: That's what is killing me here.
Amako must have administered
poison to us.
Mrs. Nzeka: Why not?, if you were him I know
you would've killed us with
cutlass.
Mrs. Adazu: Me?
Mrs. Nzeka: Yes of course! I am defecating
blood but I've taken palm oil,
prayed before administering on
mys e l f t hi s a noi nt e d oi l
that healed.
Mrs. Adazu: I thought as much, here is the
palm oil but I find it difficult
drinking it.
Mrs. Nzeka: Open your mouth; dear God!
Forgive her sins as you have
forgiven me. Take, wicked woman.
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Adazu: Why I hate Amako's wife is that
she is too proud, a blind for that
matter.
Nzeka: It's not her fault though I followed
you people, I thought I was fit
fulfilling my right as required.
Adazu: Required o! Let's say the truth, we
k i l l e d m a n y p e o p l e .
Nzeka: Thank God you know, whose fault
it is? When God created her
blind and gave her a good
husband, whose fault is it?
Adazu: Is it not our fault? IBALABA
asked me to bring the cloth of my
husband to the shrine, which I did.
Af t e r mi n o r a r g u me n t
IBALABA asked me, should
my husband be killed?
Mrs. Adazu: I said yes! The next day I saw the
cloth in my frontage, two days
later my husband died.
IBALABA: Sent Mr. Abuloto to me asking me
to serve the god of IBALABA
but to God be the glory, I did it out
of ignorance and what I regret
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Mrs. Adazu: Is Osaa issue not better than our
own?
Mrs. Nzeka: It is o! I am even ashamed of
myself.
Mrs. Adazu: Have you heard that the gods have
slept without offering sacrifice in
the shrine!
Mr. Abuloto: In front of his house he can't talk,
neither walk nor see; he has
deceived us a lot.
Mrs. Nzeka: What a world!
Each man creates his own encounter
To ease off tension
The aching nuts and bolts of his life
Which face the cloud with eyes of cheat?
Is a world of borrow
If you closely choose the right path
A world of regret never comes.
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most is the death of my husband.
How can pain and sorrow depart
from my heart? I've ruined myself.
Mrs. Nzeka: What happened to you happened
to me as well but in my own case I
was asked to bring my husbands
drinking cup, my happiness is that
I've met God and I am prepared to
turn a new leave. I will deal with
them spiritually, I'll be going oh! I
hope you're getting better.
(There was a knock at the door,) who could that
be? (Mrs. Nzeka asked Mrs. Adazu politely,) I
don't know, responded Adazu.
Mrs. Adazu: Who is it?
Nzu: Mama it's me oh! Good evening
ma
Mrs. Nzeka: How are you doing?
Nzu: Fine ma, I heard that Mr. Abuloto
is dead we are conveying his
corpse to Abuto Mosques. An
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Okada man that was conveying
Mr. Bello and Ataun was crushed
by a car.
Mrs. Adazu: Shut up your mouth, who told you
this?
Nzu: Is Abuto Mosque not close to our
house? Mama, walk out of the
house, you'll see people standing,
discussing and crying
Mrs. Nzeka: You mean it?
Nzu: Yes Na!
Mrs. Nzeka: The gods have caught up with
them, for us; weve renounced the
useless god, we will overcome.
Mrs. Adazu: (Stood up and shook hands with
Mrs. Nzeka and began to laugh.)
Nzu: Mama, what happened ma?
Mrs. Adazu: Are you not happy?
Nzu: I am very happy.
Mrs. Adazu: Administer to me some drugs that
can melt sorrow and pains, I am
alive thank God.
Nzu: Mama Kaya, God bless you oh!
Mrs. Nzeka: I am leaving..
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Deaf gets married! Who says
marriage is shambles?
Blind had gotten one.
The cripple is entitled to it.
sorrow is the fruit of marriage
happiness
An eye is watching
The blind, oh! The cripple,
Deaf also Celebrates
Marriage has caught us.
So is our destiny! Who can
change it?
MARRIAGE IS DESTINY

Mrs. Adazu: This your word hits like a thunder
bolt
Mrs. Nzeka: Let's pick the pieces of our soul
together and leave a good image to
last long good night.
In Army Barrack.
Agala: Let's leave the barracks, it's meant
for soldiers alone.
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Zaka: Why do you say that?
Agala: Because one day monkey go go
market, e no go return
Zaka: How do you mean?
Agala: The explosion they are carrying
will explode one day oh!
Zaka: Is it not better for us to leave this
barracks than to be shot by armed
robbers in Kefi?
Agala: It's better o! Since Mr. Amako left
this barrack his thinking method
of doing things changed.
Zaka: Which means he has become a
bloody civilian
Agala: Yes of course, he is more
organized than us.
Zaka: Well I prefer to be a friend to the
soldiers to being a bloody
civilian.
Agala: What do we gain from them?
Zaka: Security.
Agala: You think so, you might wake up
tomorrow and they'll give you
quit notice.
Zaka: Is it why you are afraid of them?
After all, living with them does
not make you a soldier.
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Agala: Yes of course but we are not. Have
you forgotten how they asked
Akola to quit his house? Oh!
You're laughing, look at your four
corner head.
Zaka: Ehh! You too fear jare!
Agala: I wouldn't like to get married
here, apart from the fact that I am
not a soldier. That would be
b e t t e r . A d r u n k m a n
might come one day, beat me up
and take my wife. Just like what
happened to Tobu.
Zaka: That's true o! I pity Tobu but life
itself is very wonderful, his wife
does not care any longer for him.
Agala: Whose fault is it?
Who will you put sweet in his
mouth that will not be happy to
lick it
Zaka: Each time I see Tobu's wife in
front of Mr. Kalaka's car, I smile
in fact some women be yeye o!
Agala: Well! That reminds me, I will be
travelling tomorrow.
Zaka: Why soon?
Agala: I want to go home and see my
parents.
Zaka: Oh! Agala you get coins for
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Agala: Na small coins but I have to visit my
parents.
Zaka: That's good o! I like doing so but I
couldn't, I wish you the best journey
jare!
Agala: I hope you are not planning to get
married? As regard staying in the
barracks.
Zaka: Oh! You're laughing, it's part of my
plan visiting home.
Agala: That's nice.
AS IF ITS NOT THERE
We cast away our light of hope
Because of uncomfortable situation
It's really uncomfortable
Inside the pot of hope
Who need to be blame?
When there is no alternative.
The rope should be in our hands
As they ceased it and tied it on us
Providing an anchor of no hope
If really we can see when the die is cast
Wicked man cannot know our fate
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Agala: I know it, I feel it, and I'm going home
for a rethink (he left the next day).
He boarded Ali transported him while in the
bus. There was a news flash that certain people
have been killed in an army barracks.
Agala: Which barracks, please? He asked the
lady sitting adjacent to him. Agbalala
barracks replied the lady.
Agala: Please what's your name?
Asaka She replied. Asaka
Agala: You look nice, cool and beautiful, in
fact you are beautiful, you're really
pleasant to behold!
Asaka: Thanks a lot.
Agala: Do you know why I'm anxious of the
barracks?
Asaka: No
Agala: I'm living in barracks and barracks are
not meant for civilians; it was just
yesterday I was telling my friend that
we should leave barrack.
He insisted that we should remain in
barracks.
Asaka: Are you sure that he is not hurt?
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Agala: Before now, I've been trying his cell
phone but there was no response.
Asaka: Well, let's hope nothing has happened
to him.
Agala: Let it be o! But where are you from?
Asaka: From Idaka.
Agala: You said Idaka, which Idaka?
Asaka: Idaka Abutu.
Agala: Do you know Amengo?
Asaka: Yes of course, he is my cousin.
Agala: Are you married?
Asaka: Married ke?
Agala: What do you do for a leaving?
Asaka: I work with SHELL
Agala: SHELL
Asaka: The SHELL behind Idaka, Abutu town
Agala: You are big o!
Asaka: You nko?
Agala: I am a business man.
Asaka: Which type of business?
Agala: I deal on import and export of goods.
Asaka: You be oga o!
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ACT TWO: SCENE 1
Agala: Why did you keep late?
Asaka: I'm thinking about something.
Agbala: That reminds me, is it not your tradition
to worship ejo-snake?
Asaka: It's our tradition and it's against our
culture to kill (ejo- snake) We don't kill
any kind of snake in our town. Doing
such is incurring the wrath of the gods.
Agbala: What of a stranger who comes to visit
you, who does not know and kill such
a snake.
EVERY GOOD THING THRILLS
To ease tension the star glitters acting
like nuts and bolts with the god of light!
Failing like the cloud without help a
man is always a man if he thinks well
speaking one million sweet words
love is truth and truth is life
Beauty knows who she cherishes
light of beauty we can't find lie.
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Few minutes later, there was another news
flash, three hundred people died in Agbala
barracks.
Agbala: Shouted, I'm finished my property oh!
My car oh! Where else will I head
from here oh!
Asaka began to look at him knowing quite right
that he never owns what he has mentioned but
in her thought she understood Agbala more he
thought. These are all tricks.
(Another way of chasing woman, na wah for
men oh! Always having the same attitude after
women.)
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Asaka: Such a person must be killed, beaten or
chased out of the town.
Agbala: Why do you people value snake more
than human beings? Is your culture and
tradition not in human right charter!
Asaka: Charter keh!
Agbala: Why did you go to school? You should
have been worshiping Efuka in your
village.
Asaka: Well, such culture and tradition should
be discouraged and resisted by the
people since it is harmful to society
at large.
Agbala: You are planning to get married and
as such anything can happen one good
turn deserves another.
Asaka: That's the truth but remember we
women are not much as important as
the men in various towns.
Agbala: You must start from somewhere in order
to contribute to the eradication of the
culture, do you know that? You women
don't want to get married outside the
shore of your town.
Asaka: That's the purpose of culture.
Agbala: You people are still living in the dark,
the world is a global village; if not, and
why are you using computer and other
electronic devices?
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Asaka: (Began to laugh), oh! You're hitting
me very hard I've an (N.G.O) whose
objective is to expose these wicked
cultures in our society.
Agbala: You've started, anyway, why is your
own still being practised? that do
you mean by N.G.O?
Asaka: N . G . O m e a n s ( N O N
G O V E R N M E N T A L
ORGANIZATION) they exist for the
purpose of exposure and educating
people economically, politically for
social activities in government.
Agbala: Most of them are money spinning
organizations jare!
Asaka: If you say so, you're ignorant of such
organization but apart from that you're
funny.
Agbala: Can I've your cell phone number? I
will be alighting at the next town.
Asaka: Why?
Agbala: I want to visit a friend nearby before
coming to your town.
Asaka: Please are you from Idaka Abutu?
Agbala: No but I grew up there and my parents
are still living there.
Asaka: Where are they living?
Agbala: At Mama Ouda compound.
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Agbala: Oh my God! That is wisdom, you mean
it?
Asaka: Papa Jezy is very responsible now, he
has his own business and he drives his
own car.
Agbala: That's wonderful.
Asaka: You could see what a man can do,
a woman can do better
Agbala: It is for Papa and Mama Jezy oh!
Though I admire that womans hard
work, I don' t think I' ll be as
irresponsible as papa Jezy.
Asaka: Let's watch and see! I'm alighting oh!
Agbala: I'll pay you a surprise visit on Saturday
but when you get to my house before
me, don't tell my parents that we
boarded the same car oh!
Asaka: Don't worry!
Agbala: Goodbye!
Agbala was helping her to drop luggage from
the car; a car parked behind them. A man kept
on shouting calling Agbala but he could not
hear Asaka ran after him, tapping him on the
back pointing hand on that direction.
Oh! My God, Agbala screamed Amako. What
happened?
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Asaka: You mean it?
Agbala: Yes of course but don't tell them that
you saw me oh!
Asaka: Why? Who are you visiting in that
village? I hope it's not your girlfriend,
there is oria obiri naja ocha in town o!
(H.I.V Aids)
Agbala: Woman! You're very wonderful oh! He
began to laugh.
I know you can't afford not to see me
with this your gap teeth that sells
like hot rice and beans of mama Viga in
that village.
Asaka: Do you know her?
Agbala: Yes of course.
Asaka: She has built her own house oh! You
know her husband is a drunk.
Agbala: Yes of course, he drank one day and fell
into Opia ditch.
Asaka: You even know Opia ditch.
Agbala: Why not?
Asaka: Mama Jezy has a car now and the
husband has stopped drinking.
Agbala: How manage?
Asaka: After she built the house, she asked
him to stop drinking or else she will get
married to another man who will
follow her to live in the house.
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Agbala: Yes please get it for me. (Onyeara
- mad person)
Driver: Here is the bread.
Agbala: God bless you when an unknown
corpse is carried it looks like a log
of wood
Amako: The world is not a bed of roses oh!
Agbala: I was with them in the barracks
three days ago.
Amako: But you escaped the hurt, thank
your star! The barrack has
become shambles of sorrow and
pain, blood everywhere.
Agbala: What of Puto's wife?
Amako: That stubborn woman is lying in
bed at Minitano hospital.
Agbala: This has really taught us a great
lesson; I wish people could
realize that the army barracks is
meant for soldiers alone.
Amako: Yes of course, didn't I ask you
people to leave the barracks
before now? Puto's wife refused;
she rained abuse on me as if I am
as foolish as she thought.
Agbala: Has anybody gone to tell Puto and
Balloga parents and family what
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Amako: Puto and Balloga are dead; it's
their corpse that we're conveying
home.
Agbala: Where are you going now?
Amako: You think I am lying, that
ambulance is carrying their
corpses.
Agbala: He shouted and fell on the ground,
is it the News Flash I heard?
Amako: Yes of course
Agbala: What of Zaka?
Amako: He is injured but let finish with
Puto and Balloga first.
Driver: Oga are you not going?
Amako: Go and get his bag. He is going
with us.
Agbala: Please get me my bag.
Driver: Oga, here is your bag o!
Amako: Keep it at the back seat.
Agbala: I hope I'm not owing you?
Driver: No, God don butter my bread for
me, at least I can pick one
passenger from here.
Agbala: I hope Ive not forgotten anything
inside your car?
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Agbala: I believe you have decided to die
and leave your wife and children
to suffer.
Amako: Allow me to die before you bury
me na!
Agbala: Die keh! How do you mean?
Amako: Don't be frightened, it's just a
proverb.
Agbala: Let it be oh! 'I dey fear if I hear
death'
Amako: The commanding officers in the
barracks gave us six soldiers
Agbala: Where are they?
Amako: They are next to the ambulance,
immediately they came to tell me I
went to Puto and Ballogo house. I
just thought it'll be wise to do
something before it becomes
problems much more to us.
Agbala: That's good because the injured
would be taken care of.
Amako: My brother, immediately I saw that
money in Puto's house, I became
happy.
Agbala: I know Balloga has nothing. Stop
making it look like anything
well, what is good for the geese
is good for the gander
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has happened to them? Before
they will turn us into a punching
bag.
Amako: How do you mean?
Agbala: Have you forgotten what happen
to us when Yababa died?
Amako: God forbid! It won't happen here
o! {Once beaten twice shy}
Agbala: They asked us to go and bury
Yababa and later gave us
concoction to drink and so
many other rubbish, all in the
name of culture.
Amako: Nothing will happen this time
around, we're ahead of them
Agbala: So far so good, what is the
preventive measure you've taken?
Or I will get down at the
entrance of their town, remember
Puto is the only child of the family.
Amako: Calm down.
Agbala: Any moment from now I'll be
getting down.
Amako: Don't come down, we're in
Democratic Government. I we n t
to the police and reported the case
they gave us four police men
armed to the teeth.
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Amako: I've some that I will give to his
wife in the hospital while I will
give some to his parents!
Agbala: You are treading on a dangerous
pat h, ar e you t he maj or
beneficiary of his will?.
Amako: It is dangerous but watch it.
Agbala: Alright.
Amako: I wonder what woul d' ve
happened to him now?
Cruel to over come
Lights the born like fire
knows his destination next.
give up the ghost everyday
what our destiny holds for us
The grave is always the solution.
dead is really dead indeed
corpse is not better than waste
What a world!
DEAD IS KNOWN, BUT
UNKNOWN TO MAN
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Agbala: If I were God, Mrs. Osaa; wouldn't I
mean wouldn't --- I---I---I
Amako: God knows best, keep quiet
[laughing]
Agbala: Why are you laughing?
(The king visited the D.P.O Jab and asked him
to allow Mr. Osaa to come and see him)
Jab: Where is Mr. Peter?
Peter: Here I am.
Jab: Go and get that murderer here.
Peter: Yes sir.
Jab: What do you want to ask the
ritualist?
Otun: It's an important question that will
help us to know what transpired.
Jab: Okay, there is no problem.
Mr. Peter: Here he is.
Jab: Take him to that seat where the king
is.
Otun: Take an oath before they kill you.
Osaa: How do you mean?
Otun: The village has banished you and
there's no way you will not be
sentenced to death for 25years like
Bajaja.
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Osaa: Oh my God!
Otun: I came with the iron kolanut which
quietly kills and take one to the
grave to avoid shame as tradition
demands.
Osaa: What did the gods of the land say?
Otun: They are quiet, no word yet from
them.
Osaa: How do I believe?
Otun: Read the message in your palm,
read it.
Osaa: (He looked at his palm and asked for
iron killer.)
Otun: Take this kolanut
Osaa: I want to die.
Otun: Chew the remaining kolanut and
say your final prayer
Osaa: Take proper care of my wife and
children.
Otun: [Response], (fold the iron killer in
his hand to Mr. Osaa)
Osaa: Do you have the poisoned kolanut
with you?
Otun: Please don't chew it now till we are
gone
Osaa: [Response] I've it in my pocket.
Otun: Bye, heaven or hell, you will make
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Jab: Are you through?
Otun: [Response] we're through, he is the
one that killed the child.
D.P.O: He is just the one.
Otun: What do we do because he is --- a
son of the soil?
Jab: There is nothing we can do, he has
to face the music presently the case
has been reported to commissioner
of police.
Otun: Oh my God! [Pretending] well, I am
going.
After the king left, Mr. Osaa was asked to
follow Mr. Peter to the cell. He was pushed into
the cell and some prisoners made mockery of
him. He was thoroughly beaten due to anger
and pain, he dipped his hands into his pocket,
brought out iron kolanut and ate it.
Few minutes later, Mr. Osaa laid on the floor
stiff and dead.
Men awaiting trial: Oga, make una come oh!
This man don die oh!
Mr. Peter: Which man don die? Get
out of this door before I
hit you with this wood.
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Man awaiting trial:You bring dead body into
this cell'
Mr. Peter: Shut up your mouth.
Man awaiting trial: Which mouth?
Dat your mouth wey dey run
like tap will close soon.
Mr. Peter hearing this ran for his dear life, went
and reported the case to the D.P.O
Peter: Oga that man don die oh!
Jab: How manage?
Peter: It's the men in the cell.
Jab: Call me other officers.
Peter: Sir here they are.
Jab: Go and bring out the mans corpse.
Other officers: Yes sir.
Peter: We have brought it out.
Jab: Go to the administration and tell the
oga that I said he should draft a
letter that the suspect is dead and
address to the king.
Peter: Yes sir.
Jab: Officer, have what do you think
would have happened to this man?
Officer: He is either sick or otherwise.
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[They chorus].
Oh! Exclaimed D.P.O Jab, what could have
happened to the man? He sat down, began to
meditate while the officer left. How could such
a hearty man die? After the departure of the
king, they must be up to something; there was a
knock at the door.
Jab: Who is it?
Peter: Sir it's me o! I've brought the
letter.
Jab: Come in, Mr. Peter. I suspect a
foul play on that Osaa.
Peter: Sir, how do you mean?
Jab: The way the king came and left
is suspicious.
Mr. Peter. I thought as much.
Jab: We must conduct an autopsy on
Osaa before the arrival of the
king, meanwhile don't dispatch
the letter yet.
Peter: Yes sir,( then he left.)
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SCENE: 11
(Talking Alone)
How could this rubbish happen to me? For the
past twenty years I've never had this kind of
incident, there must be a way out. The king
visited him, asked him to commit suicide after
certain agreement has been reached; could
this be the right way? He asked! If only they're
caught, if after the autopsy. The doctor says he
died of poison that means the king has
question to answer.
I'll dispatch the letter, few hours later, I will
order for his arrest.
(Shouted)
Jab: Where are you Mr. Peter?
Mr. Peter: Sir, I am here
Jab: Go and call Dr Azu
Peter: Yes sir.
Jab: You can't afford to waste time oh!
Tell him that I want to see him
here, it's an emergency.
Peter: Yes sir.
Jab: What a world! How could this
man come to rubbish me? A case
that has been reported to the
command
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(Few minutes later, Mr. Peter
came in) Sir, he said I should tell
you that he is on his way.
Jab: Go back, for him to know that the
case is serious.
Peter: Yes sir.
(Suddenly there was a knock on the door, is
there anybody here?)
Jab: Who is it?
Dr. Azu: Me oh! Oga D.P.O
Jab: Who you be?
Dr. Azu: Dr. Azu.
Jab: Okay, come in sir.
Dr. Azu: I heard there's an emergency,
what is the case like?
Jab: I suspect a foul play on Osaa, he is
hearty up till this time. The king
that brought him visited him and
few minutes later he died
like a thunder bolt I was told the man is lying
stone dead. And I was caught with goose
pimple and right now, he is dead. Please you
are to conduct an autopsy before his people
arrive.
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Dr. Azu: Sir, but it will cost you some
money.
Jab: Why not, I know na!
Dr. Azu: Won't they suspect something
else?
Jab: How do you mean?
Dr. Azu: I might cut off some parts of his
body.
Jab: Do it, let's arrive on logical
conclusion.
Dr. Azu: Yes sir, where is the corpse?
Jab: Where is Mr. Peter?
Peter: Here I am sir.
Jab: Come here.
Peter: Yes sir.
Jab: Ask some officers to help you
convey Osaa corpse to Dr. Azu's
hospital.
Peter: Yes sir.
(At the hospital)
(They left with Dr. Azu to his hospital carrying
the corpse)
Dr. Azu: Others can go but Mr. Peter you
should stay.
Peter: Yes, sir
But wait outside. Few minutes later, Dr. Azu
asked after Mr. Peter.
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Peter: Here I am!
Dr. Azu: Go and tell your oga that he died
of food poison.
Peter: Yes sir. He walked to Oga office.
D.P.O jab: Who is that, come in.
Peter: Sir, it's me.
Jab: Why are you smiling?
Peter: Its poison, Dr. Azu said it! He
confirmed it, I guess as much.
Jab: All right, all right! Now, I will
pursue this case to a conclusion,
no sacred cow all culprits shall
be brought to book.
Mr. Peter: (Compliments) God will help
you sir but oga I am afraid o!
D.P.O: Afraid of what?
Mr. Peter: Power that be, you know now
order from above.
D.P.O: (silence) Well Peter, I am ready to
resign my job but I will pursue
this.
(At Nzeka's house)
On a market day, when everybody has gone to
the market Mrs. Adazu decided to visit Mrs
Nzeka.
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Mrs. Adazu: Why are you at home?
Mrs. Nzeka: Shameless woman, why didn't
you go to the market as well?
Mrs. Adazu: Oh! After this ugly incident you
still want me to go to the market?
Mrs. Nzeka: A cripple whose legs become
straight during fighting demands
the king's attention.
Mrs. Adazu: Thank God they caught him, and
the whole village is aware of his
transformation in the night.
Mrs. Nzeka: You could say that the oath we had
with Amako actually saved us
from disgrace.
Mrs. Adazu: He is aware of the shame.
Mrs. Nzeka: Is it not better than the whole
village calling us names like
(Baba Aro).
Mrs. Adazu: Well, its better oh! But that is not
what brought me here.
Mrs. Nzeka: What brought you here then!
Amebo - Gossip.
Mrs. Adazu: Get your ears closed before you
are hit with the bomb in my
mouth.
Mrs. Nzeka: You've started again, are you
laughing?
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Mrs. Adazu: Mr. Osaa is dead, the friend of
Baba Aro
Mrs. Nzeka: God forbid! Just like that? God
save us oh! If they had not done
what they did to Gbenga I would
be betting.
Mrs. Adazu: Which Gbenga?
Mrs. Nzeka: Have you forgotten that useless
landlord that got missing till date?
Mrs. Adazu: I heard that they kidnapped him,
took him to the northern part of the
country where he was jailed.
Mrs. Nzeka: How did you hear this again?
Mrs. Adazu:The mystical power given to you
what did you do with it?
Mrs. Nzeka: Is it what you are using?
Mrs. Adazu: Before nko, a trained witch.
Mrs. Nzeka: You've denounced the wicked
charm
Mrs. Adazu: That's good
Mrs. Nzeka: I heard that king Otun has been
arrested as well.
Mrs. Adazu: Keep your mouth shut, you do
hear everything. Mean while your
own wickedness is concealed.
Mrs. Nzeka: Oh! Poor Puto and Ballo have they
been buried?
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Mrs. Adazu: Goodbye.
Mrs. Nzeka: Is he really blind?
Mrs. Adazu: Na wah Oh! Her blindness is quite
different from others.
Mrs. Nzeka: Its different oh!
(Few minutes later, Mrs. Amako ran back).
Mrs. Adazu: There are police men here o;
Mrs. Nzeka: What for? What is their mission
and an-end to arrest who?
Mrs. Amako: I saw Danatata; he said the high
chief.
Mrs. Nzeka: What for?
Mrs. Amako: In connection with Osaa's death.
Mrs. Adazu: Your husband's friend?
Mrs. Amako: Not at all oh! Please stop that.
Mrs. Adazu: It's just a joke.
Mrs. Amako: Let it be.
Mrs. Adazu: Didn't I tell you?
Mrs. Nzeka: You did but you are radio without
battery
Mrs. Adazu: Yeye woman! You are laughing
abi?
[she left to her house]
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Haven't you heard what happened to the king
and his subject. They were with D.P.O krado,
Armageddon, Mama Aro, jakingo. A case of
arson was reported that the house of Mrs. Osaa
has been burnt including his children. While
his wife escape to unknown place.
D.P.O Jab: You people are the accomplice in
the crime.
Mrs. Krada: Sir, do you know the meaning of
accomplice? We were coming to
visit you in connection with the
kings arrest suddenly your boys
came in.
Mama Aro: That's true.
Mrs. Simile: Exactly.
Jab: Who is this? Please can I know
you?
Mrs. See me smile: Her beauty caught the
attention of the D.P.O.
D.P.O Jab: That's all right, what else?
Mrs. Simile: It is Mr. Amagha.
D.P.O Jab: Please those of you she mentioned
their names should stand here,
Amagodam, Yes sir
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D.P.O Jab: Who bought the fuel?
Mrs. Osaa: Is my son.
D.P.O Jab: What for?
Mrs. Osaa: I don't know
D.P.O Jab: Why did you decide to eliminate
your children?
Mrs Osaa: The shame my husband has
brought to us is unbearable.
D.P.O Jab: Where is your friend and why
didn't he also die in that burnt
house?
Mrs. Osaa: He ran away to the next village.
D.P.O Jab: Lock t hi s woman up t i l l
investigation is concluded.
Mr. Lawal: Yes sir.
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D.P.O Jab: Where is Mr. Lawal?
Mr. Lawal: Here I am.
D.P.O Jab: Take these people to the counter.
Mr. Lawal: Yes sir.
They were all taken to the counter few minutes
later some policemen came in with Osaa's wife
D.P.O Jab: Is she the wife of Osaa the
deceased
Officer: Yes sir [from the cell]
D.P.O Jab: Lock her up till she tells us what
happened to her children.
Mrs. Osaa: Oga please, Oga please! Let me
say the truth.
D.P.O Jab: Say the truth before I.....
Mrs. Osaa: It is my boy friend that helped me
to kill my children while we were
killing them, my first son resisted
us.
D.P.O Jab: Ole, onyeara (mad person)
By the time we discover he is over-powering us.
He asked me to pour the remaining fuel on him
so as to burn him to death, as I did that; the
house caught fire and my son fell on the floor,
then I took to my heels with my friend.
Agbala: Your wife is quite beautiful, she is
tantalizing, and she needs enough
money for the maintenance.
Ugbala: Her beauty is like a waste to my
soul, let me get out of this problem
jare!
Agbala: Come abi you de craze, you
want to toast her also?
Theres nothing like money, look
at that building adjacent my own
house.
Ugbala: Money is the root of all evil, even
the Bible tells us.
Agbala: The present person occupying the
house is not the owner of the house
neither did he buy it.
Ugbala: That is why you should understand
there is good and bad, God and
Satan, riches and poverty but
choose the good way of life for a
legacy.
Agbala: Have I not chosen the right thing?
Yet, how can another man prefer
sleeping with my wife because of
money? How can I not be hurt
emotionally and physically?
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Ugbala: Yes, the elder often say that they
have decided to pick their pieces
of life.
Agbala: Have you told D.P.O Jab?
Ugbala: Tell Keh! Let me bear my
problem alone oh! I wouldnt
want to be intimidated and
h a r a s s e d b y m y o w n
circumstance, man no get choice.
Agbala: That is true what goes around
comes around is that not your
wife coming with your child?
Ugbala: Yes.
As little it may be
It counts its weight no crime
As good as unknown culture
Negative culture pays itself
Culture against humanity
Blood is thicker than water.
SCENE: 111
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Ugbala: That's life for you; we live in an
unpredictable world.
Mrs. Ugbala greeted, standing dejected,
frustrated and all of a sudden, she began to cry
uncontrollably. Junior sighting tears on her
mother's face began to cry as well. He flung a
pair of his shoe outside, sighting it once again,
he complained to her mother. Before her
mother could ask him where is it? He ran to pick
it up, mistakenly a block fell from one of the
destroyed apartments and fell on him and he
died instantly.
Fake police men supervising the demolition of
the building took to their heels
Agbala: You said what? A lawyer! You're
God sent. It is now that I believe
there's God.
Mr. ugbala: God keh! Where is my son?
Mr. Bull: I will prosecute the case to the end;
I don't need any money from you
people. Just answer my question
for this is an opportunity to
become free from these wicked
landlords that have kept us all in
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Ugbala: I am the person whose child was
killed in the process asking us to
vacate his property.
Mr. Bull: Who are you?
Agbala: He is my friend.
(There was a loud shout from Mrs. Ugbala)
Mr. Bull: stop crying woman. Please stop
crying because I am recording
what took place here and the
scenario is quite pathetic but you
must comfort yourself now.
Mrs. Ugbala:Who else gives child except
God? Where can I find another
junior?
Mr. Bull: Take it easy, tears do not equal
pains neither do sorrow find
solution to dead, for what you
need now is justice.
Mrs. Ugbala: Is that not my child lying like
vegetable, that's the child I spoke
with few seconds. What can I use
his sandals for?
Mr. Bull: Don't seek for pity; I only, pity
those who fail to recognize the
power of thought.
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(One of the mob shouted is it not the men we
saw with Okada?)
Mrs. Ugbala: That they could not stand the
mess of my child lying like a
crushed animal.
Mr. Bull: Where was the so-called
police standing?
Mrs. Ugbala: Behind that tree.
Mr. Bull: Where is your husband?
Mrs. Ugbala: fair in complexion, standing
beside you and wearing blue
jeans.
Mr. Bull: Where has he gone to?
Mrs. Ugbala: Is like he has walked into the
compound where we are asked
to pack from out.
Agbala: went into the kitchen while Mr.
Ugbala; went into the bathroom as he walked
along he sighted a strange engraved image.
Without fear he picked up the image broke it,
discovered huge amount of money in foreign
denominations
Ugbala: No, let's make arrangement for
his burial. (while his hand
remained in his pocket because of
the money.)
Mr. Bull: Walked to him and asked him the
name of the landlord.
Ugbala: His name is Issoto the father of
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Mrs Ugbala: No, I came here with my child to
witness how we are packing out
our property from the apartment
where we're asked to leave. In the
process a block fell and killed my
child.
Mr. Bull: Which of the blocks?
Mrs. Ugbala:That very block close to his
corpse
Mr. Bull: Where did it fall from?
Mrs Ugbala:From the demolished building.
Mr. Bull: That' s okay, this man has
succeeded in ambushing almost
the young boys in this street yet, he
has the power to evacuate his
tenants forcefully which has
resulted in somebody's death. He
will suffer dearly for this.
Mr. Ugabala: There are police men standing and
supervising the process of
evacuation.
Bull: That can't be genuine police man
it could be one of those hired touts
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Mr. Bull: Good evening sir! I am Mr. Bull
Jab: A lawyer.
D.P.O John: You are welcome; I hope there's
no problem?
Mr. Bull: I am their lawyer and I hope to
sue your station to court for
which you're in charge for being
careless and having no regards
for the death of this young
innocent boy. Were you aware of
the presence of Police Officer
when the family was forcefully
ejected.
D.P.O John: Take it easy, you sound very much
hurt but by tomorrow I would've
concluded and will write a report
concerning this unfortunate
incident
Mr. Bull: When should I come to your office
tomorrow
D.P.O John: That should be at 7:00 pm
tomorrow.
Mr. Bull: That's ok Im leaving but
remember a chicken is not
declared innocent in the pot of
Hawk
D.P.O John: Well, Hawk doesn't fight the
Eagle rather she get scared of the
Eagles maneuvering just as youre
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those criminals looking at us from
that end of the other building
adjacent to us.
Mr. Bull: What is the name of his wife?
Ugbala: I don't know, I heard that he
became an outcast to his people
when his wife came home from
market one day and caught him
with another woman. That
prompted the wife to shout
which is a taboo, that caused the
whole village to disown him.
Mr. Bull: Have you ever seen his wife?
Ugbala: No
Agbala: Could we bury this child?
Mr. Bull: Why not but you should wait for
police report that'll assist them in
investigating the matter.
Mrs. Agbala: Oh! Junior is that how you have
left me in this world? A wicked
world full of surprises that hints
no one and really distorts, I am
finished!
Few minutes later the police men arrived and
took their report as Mr. Bull instructed. The
Officers were frank and careful at taking
proper report. After which they asked them to
find a place and bury the corpse. Suddenly the
mob grabbed the child began and to
demonstrate, to the police station .
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preferred to be called a learned
man. You've also forgotten to
know that there's nobody that has
the monopoly of knowledge
forgetting that every man lives
because there's a woman to be
delivered of a child.
Mr. Bull: You're equal to the task, let's see
what happens tomorrow.
D.P.O John: Thank God you know I'm equal to
the task, so let's meet tomorrow.
Mr. Bull left)
Agbala: Your wife loves you so much that
she is always calling on you! I
wonder why you should allow
people to take care of your home.
Ugbala: It seems so! But evil men can't
allow us to enjoy ourselves
because of her beauty.
Agbala: Can't you ask her to stop crying
ever since I've been here you've
not emotionally consoled her
why?
Mr. Ugbala: It's wrong sometimes to ask
somebody who is in pain to
stop crying because it could
cause physiological problems.
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Agbala: Well, it's true but I know one thing
for sure; Greatness is never
achieved by not trying to fall but
rising with two hands when it's
least expected! Thanks for being
a rare man.
Mr. Bull: That's correct, let's take a taxi to
that scene before I go. I want to
take proper photograph of the
entrance of the building.
Agbala: Let's go, he is God sent.
Mr. Ugbala: I don't have any money with me
oh!
Mr. Bull: Don't worry, come in I will pay
the fee.
Agbala: Driver move jare!
Mrs. Ugbala: (Began to cry attracting the
sympathy of the Drive).
Driver: Madam, why are you crying like a
baby?
Mr. Bull: A block fell from a building and
killed her son.
Driver: Olun woh!
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Mr. Ugbala: Please we will alight at the next
bus stop.
Mr. Bull: Please have your money.
Driver: Forget it, madam please stop
crying.
Mrs. Ugbala: Thank you sir.
Mr. Bull: Please you should wait because
you'll take me to my house.
Driver: Yes, sir.
Mr. Bull: You people should stand in front
of the house so that I can take your
photographs.
Mr. Ugbala: Are you through?
Mr. Bull: Yes sir, driver lets go!
Ugbala: O.k let's go to your girl friend's
house so that you can take your
bath.
Mr. Agbala: That's true.
Mrs. Ugbala: (Began to cry again, Mr. Ugbala
held her and sat her down close to
the tree where her child was
killed).
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Agbala: Let's take her to her friend's house
while on our way, I will buy a
sleeping tablet from a chemist
Mr. Ugbala: You got it right.
Agbala: We will ask her friend to mix it
with the food
Mr. Ugbala: That's correct, if not she'll cry her
head out and fall into sickness.
He went and convinced his wife to follow them
to her girl friend's house while he was
interacting with his wife; he kept pressing the
money in his pocket looking unhappy.
Mr. Ugbala: Do you have any money with
you?
Agbala: Let's go I will buy the drug from
one of my customers; I will go to
Uni on Bank t omorrow t o
withdraw some money for you
people.
Mrs. Ugbala: God bless you sir.
Mr. Ugbala: That's good God will bless you!
Mrs. Ugbala: Are you back? Who did you buy
the lucozade for?
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Agbala: Let's be going.
Mr. Ugbala: Oh! It's even three bottles, where
is my own I am thirsty?
Agbala: Don't worry lets get to the house.
Mr. Ugbala: That's true; I know it is a stone
throw.
Mrs. Ugbala: It is
Mr. Ugbala: How did you see Bull, I mean the
lawyer?
Agbala: You mean the lawyer?
Mr. Ugbala: Yes
Agbala: He's God sent, I hope he must be
nice.
Mr. Ugbala: Do you know my wor r y
concerning this case
Agbala: No
Mr. Ugbala: I would not like what happened to
Ayo to happen to me.
Agbala: How do you mean?
Mr. Ugbala: You forgot that it was his tenant
that arranged fake police men to
ki dnap hi m, t ook hi m t o
the Northern part of the country
where he was incarcerated and
later let off the hook, when he
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became sensible enough to act like
a madman.
Agbala: You are always pessimistic.
Mr. Ugbala: You of course, which is pessi
pessi, this grammar at times
confuses me.
Agbala: You should understand and know
it from now on that it is not
everybody in police uniform is a
genuine police man.
Mrs. Ugbala: What do you mean by that?
Agbala: You'll be surprised to hear and see
that the police men supervising
the demolition of your property
are touts.
Mr. Ugbala: Well it could be but the landlord is
aware of the carnage.
Agbala: What will you expect from a man
who never loved his wife? A man
who forgot his love identity that
brought him into the world. A man
who forgot that life without
woman is vain. A man who loves
his fellow man and never wonders
what the world will become
without woman but rather than
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Mrs. Ugbala: I am tired of this world, how can
I have another child again?
Under this condition where
there is nothing to do that
pleases my husband.
Agbala: [Pinched Mr. Ugbala] have you
heard her? She really loves you
but- but ---b---ut
As they went into the compound Juniors
friends came in and started asking after Junior.
Mrs. Ugbala could not bear it as she began to
cry furiously.
taking care of his foolish
daughters he has decided to
destroy other people's home.
Mr. Ugbala: You are correct.
Agbala: Yes! Your landlord must pay for
the manslaughter and destruction
of life and property. Morally in
our African settings, he is a
disgrace to humanity.
Mr. Ugbala: I hope I will not be threatened.
Agbala: Can't you see that God is on
your side? He has sent a lawyer
to you who will prosecute this
case without collecting any
kobo from you? What else do
you want?
Mrs. Ugbala:That's true; don't mind my
husband he does not want
anything that could lead to
disagreement in his life
keeping quiet always is also
harmful to the mouth
Agbala: Yes, I trust you jare! We'll
follow this case to the end.
Mr. Ugbala: Well that's true, I have nothing
to lose but for God's sake why
me?
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ACT THREE: SCENE 1
Eyemah my God, shouted Ebelu while walking
from the room to the palour sighting mama
Junior's eyes. She immediately asked after
Junior before she could say jack Robinson
Nta and Akala asked after Junior too
.
Nta: Screamed, he is in the room oh!
Akala: (Ran into the room), where is he?
Nta: I cant find him.
Akala: Maybe he is hiding somewhere.
Mrs.Ugbala: Kept quiet watching them while
tears kept dropping down her
cheek.
Mrs. Ebelu: Why, what happened?
either do little children
know even if there's blood.
Nthe eyes of adults are
harmless wonderful in making
friends
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Mr. Ugbala: Listen, you must not shout please
she has cried so much that I am
beginning to suspect that she
might cry her head out.
Agbala: Let's stop beating about the bush,
junior is dead.
Tomorrow you will see his
photograph. A block fell on his
head from the building where we
were packing from and he died
instantly.
Before Agbala could say 'and he died', the
woman fell on the floor and began to cry as
well.
Mr. Ugbala: Is this what we bargained for?
Why can't you help my wife and
I?
Agbala: Stand up, go and give your wife
the drugs before something else
happens to her.
Mrs. Ebelu: (Stood up but couldn't contend the
pains of losing Junior then she
ran in brought the (Eba) and
mixed the drugs in Lucozade
boost).
Mr. Ugbala: Wake her up.
Mrs. Ugbala: What is it?
Mrs. Ebelu: She is asking you a question.
Mrs. Ugbala: What is it?
Mrs. Ebelu: Can't you eat?
Mrs. Ugbala: I can't eat.
Mrs. Ebelu: Eat small na, biko- please!
Mrs. Ugbala: I don't want to eat.
Mr. Ugbala: Oh, na wah o! Drink lucozade
boost.
Mrs. Ugbala: I am tired, I've eaten earlier.
Mrs. Ebelu: O yah, drink lucozade boost.
Mrs. Ugbala: Where is it?
Mr. Ugbala: Here is it, it's open and cool.
Mrs. Ebelu: Where is Junior's corpse?
Agbala: He has been buried it seems like
you think we are playing.
Nta: When is Junior coming back?
Akala: I am tired of waiting, I want to see
Junior.
Mrs. Ebelu: He has gone to see his daddy.
Akala: Is this not his dad?
Nta: I want to see Junior and jump with
him jare!
Agbala: Let's go, your wife has slept; such
is life.
Mr. Ugbala: We're going o!
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Mrs. Ebelu: Where are you going?
Agbala: We are going
Mr. Ugbala: Tell your husband what happened
I will see him tomorrow
Mrs. Ebelu: Ok! What of your wife?
Mr. Ugbala: Tell her I have gone with Agbala,
God bless you.
Suddenly, it started raining while the sun kept
shining it was a surprising scenario to the kids.
Their cousin Akala recalled off hand the song
they used to sing in school those days when
such a thing happened, it is an Igbo song he
said
Miri na ezo-it is raining!
Miri na ezo! It is raining!
Anwu na acha! The sun is shining!
Ehi na obodo amu nwa!-cows are in the
town giving birth!
Hei! Ehi! Ehi! Oh! Cow! Oh! Cows!
Mrs. Ebelu: Who thought you that song?
Akala: It's my aunty in school.
Nta: Where is Junior?
Mrs. Ebelu: He is at school.
Nta: I want to go to his school.
Mrs. Ebelu: I will take you to his school
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Nta: No! No! I want to go to his school
now!
Mr. Ebelu: Where is your elder sister?
Nta: She is outside jare, I want to see
Junior.
Mama Dragba screamed what has come
upon you? Why are your eyes this red?
Mr. Ebelu: Have you not heard?
Mama Dragba: Heard what?
Mrs. Ebelu: Junior is dead.
Mama Dragba: God forbid that handsome
smiling little boy, who killed
him?
Mrs. Ebelu: They said it was an accident.
Mama Dragba: I can't believe you, where is
his mother?
Mrs. Ebelu: She is on drugs sleeping in
the room.
Mama Dragba: Which room, can I see her?
Mrs. Ebelu: You can but don't shout or
cause panic o, follow me.
Mama Dragba: Oh my God! (She screamed
and began to cry, Mrs. Ebelu
held her and brought her out
of the room as she kept
wondering and can't imagine
what had befallen Junior).
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I wanted to come and tell you
what transpired in my house
today but when I heard
somebody crying I had to
turn back, it's a pity.
Mrs. Ebelu: What is it that you wanted to
tell me?
Mama Dragba: Did you know that my
brother that came to your
house with one black lady.
Mrs. Ebelu: Which lady?
Mama Dragba: The girl that has hairs all over
her body.
Mrs. Ebelu: Yes.
Mama Dragba: She intended getting married
to my brother and when my
mother came here two days
ago, she gave her two pieces
of clothes one Hollandis a
pair of George.
Mrs. Ebelu: That's good and it's that how
it should be done?
Mama Dragba: Yes of course, but did you
know what happened?
Mrs. Ebelu: No!
Mama Dragba: She brought these clothes
from a babalawo! A herbalist.
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Mama Dragba: She confessed yesterday
when I visited her in the midst
of many people when she
c o n f e s s e d t o t h e
circumstances that led to her
madness.
Mrs. Ebelu: We women with marriage Na
wah oh! Evil of polygamy
( there was a knock at the door, sounding
continually)
Mrs. Ebelu: It sounds like my husband,
opened the door.
Mr. Ebelu: Oh! You paid us a surprise
visit.
Mama Dragba: You're welcome
Mr. Ebelu: How is your husband with
the children?
Mama Dragba: They're all right; it's only
hunger that is worrying us oh!
Mrs. Ebelu: Darling you are welcome
Mr. Ebelu: Honey! Where are my
children?
Mrs. Ebelu: You and your children
always, can't you ask me how
I am before your children?
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Mr. Ebelu: God forbid! Women and
marriage, they don't know
that God still remains the
ultimate.
Mama Dragba: My sister! She said if my
mother ties any of those
clothes on her waist, my
brother will automatically
love her more than my
mother.
Mrs. Ebelu: Meaning what?
Mama Dragba: Because she knows that my
brother loves my mother so
much and a such every love
he has for my mother will
definitely be multiplied on
her own side.
Mama Dragba: My sister! Did you know that
the herbalist warned her that
if my brother fails to travel in
other to visit my sick mother
that she will become mad, yet
she agreed to do this wicked
act that has befallen her.
Mrs. Ebelu: Is she mad now?
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Mrs. Ebelu: Dear, it escaped my mind
please, it's a mistake, sweet
heart I have your food on the
dining table.
Mr. Ebelu: That's all right, who is in your
room?
Mrs. Ebelu: The unexpected happened
today, I'll tell you after you
have taken your lunch.
Mr. Ebelu: That's ok! Who is in your
room?
Mrs. Ebelu: It's my girl friend Mrs. Ugbala
Mr. Ebelu: Oh! I was wondering who that
person could be.
Mrs. Ebelu: She is the one laying, I hope
there's no problem?
Mr. Ebelu: Eh! Not much but there is a
problem.
Mrs. Ebelu: How is your son doing?
Mama Dragba: Is pathetic! He's always in
pains but I thank God he is
recovering.
Mrs. Ebelu: What was the cause?
Mama Dragba: I said injection abscess! He is
almost paralyzed.
Mrs. Ebelu: God forbid! Is it not the cause
of qua c k doc t or s a nd
nurses who suddenly out of
frustration
Mama Dragba: Don't mind them jor! That's
men for you. Yours is even
better, mine would begin to
play with the children
without asking me any
question unless he gets what
he wants before he sleep.
Mr. Ebelu: How is today?
Mrs. Ebelu: Today is a sorrowful day but
all the same we thank God.
Mr. Ebelu: Come, what is sorrowful?
Mama Dragba: Did you know that my second
son had injection abscess?
Mr. Ebelu: How manage!
Mrs. Ebelu: Darling, she is not referring
to you, can't you go inside
and change your clothes?
Mrs. Ebelu: pinched her husband and he stood
up went to the bath room and had his bath, he
saw a strange face lying in his wife's room, he
screamed
Mr. Ebelu: I got into your room and I met a
strange face lying on your bed half
naked and I knew that my children
were not that big and beside
they're playing outside and I
wonder how you could not tell me
that somebody is in your room.
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Mama Dragba: We're mortal bodies indeed.
If you could see the kind of
puss that came out of that
little boy body you'll scream.
Ever since, I've became
more careful.
Mrs. Ebelu: He whose bottom is in the
River should not embrace or
harass crocodile because
nobody becomes shy in his
or her own house
Mama Dragba: I'll be leaving oh! Take
proper care of your girl
friend! And I do hope that
y o u ' v e c h e c k e d h e r
temperature and by God's
grace I'll be here again.
Mrs. Ebelu: Thanks for coming, do go
well neighbour.
Mama Dragba: Tell her that I came and I'll
call to see her send my
condolence.
Mrs. Ebelu: That's ok; I hope to see you
then so that we can talk
sense into her
Mama Dragba: See you later.
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turned professionals in the
street of this country? But
you ought to have known that
there are good doctors and
nurses in our clinic and
hospitals.
Mama Dragba: They said private hospitals
ar e t he bes t but I ' m
beginning to see that, most of
these hospitals are being
operated by selfish quack
doctors and nurses who just
want to make quick money.
My chi l d al mos t got
paralyzed after one useless
nurse injected him by the
order of the doctor.
Mrs. Ebelu: Is not the duty of the doctor to
inject most times but....
Mama Dragba: I nearly killed that boy out of
my own ignorance.
Mrs. Ebelu: When he complained I
massaged it with hot water.
Mrs. Ebelu: We're nothing! Yet man will
only believe when they found
that their next-door neighour
is dead.
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Mrs Ebelu: Cheers.
Mr. Ebelu: I am still eating!
Mrs. Ebelu: How is the food? And I know it's
your favorite, look at your head,
sweating seriously.
Mr. Ebelu: Where are my children?
Mrs. Ebelu: They are having their siesta in
your room. Didn't you see them
when you went in for your bath?
Mr. Ebelu: No! is like they came in when I
went to the dining room!
Mrs. Ebelu: That's true because I saw him
complaining and asking why is his
father on air?
She opened the plate of dish but could not find
any meal inside she shouted, papa
Akala you always eat like Lion Na wah for
you! And you cannot compliment me for this
wonderful meal.
Mr. Ebelu: Aren't you happy that after
cooking I will finish the meal in
a twinkle of an eye? This is a
good meal! Darling I will get
strength.
Mrs. Ebelu: That is not the issue; you are
always cheating me, when it
comes to food.
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Mr. Ebelu: All over the world men are known
to be good eaters of food so I
cannot afford not to be one.
Mrs. Ebelu: Yours is too much jare! Did you
know what happened today?
Mr. Ebelu: No! And besides you've been
pulling my leg I might turn a deaf
ear to that story if you don't want to
tell the story now.
Mrs. Ebelu: Somebody very dear to us died
among us via an accident.
Mr. Ebelu: God forbid! I thought as much.
Mrs. Ebelu: Have you ever seen me allowing
somebody to sl eep on my bed
where there's a visitor's room?
Mistakes of these days have
made me to think twice. I've come
to believe that it's only God that
can protect, provide and bless
nothing else than God. A block fell
on an innocent child; he died
instantly. A child who does not
know how to wash his body neither
does he know what he has done to
the block that fell on him. It is a
pity that I am announcing to you that
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Mr. Ebelu: The mind is not a bill or a part of
sign board anything can happen
but I sympathize with them.
Mrs. Ebelu: The world is not a bed of roses.
That reminds me of that fake
prophet who took my girl friend to
the beach for spiritual bathing.
Mr. Ebelu: Thank God that you remember
Shabe! Finally! Your girl friend
was impregnated by the prophet,
come and see with our eyes and not
with our mouth, which rather talks.
Mrs. Ebelu: She said what the man does with
his gang is to rub white chemical
on their body claiming that it is
water spirit who gives children.
Mr. Ebelu: Did your girl friend know that it
was the same people who said that
they're worshiping water spirits
were demanding yam, eggs even
car. Where would that car be
driven? Is it in the sea or on the
l a nd? Da r l i ng I ha r dl y
sympathize with people these days
because once beaten twice shy
junior is dead! That's why her
mother is lying in bed and you
should be calm. She is on drug for
now.
Mr. Ebelu: Block ke! What an accident! May
his gentle soul rest in peace?
Mrs. Ebelu: [Replied] amen.
Mr. Ebelu: Where is his father, has he been
buried?
Mrs. Ebelu: His dad came with a friend to this
place they stayed long in order to
convince his wife to sleep here and
I didn't see the child's corpse, but
they said he has been buried.
Mr. Ebelu: Are you sure?
Mrs. Ebelu: Why did you say that?
Mr. Ebelu: The world is made up of funny
people and these days people
prefer money to children; in fact
men are wicked to themselves
because of money. That mama
junior is a funny woman too.
Mrs. Ebelu: Well, anything can happen but I
don't think they can do such a
thing.
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Nobody knows that mama junior has woken up
but kept quiet while listening to the discussion
of the husband and wife. Darling change the
light. NEPA has brought the light. There is soap
in my eyes please.
Mr. Ebelu: I've changed it.
Mrs. Ebelu: You're a darling who are you
talking with?
Mr. Ebelu: Your children.
Mrs. Ebelu: What kind of question is this?
Actually, they are afraid!
Mrs. Ebelu: That reminds me, darling come
closer I've something to ask you.
Mr. Ebelu: Im around already!
Mrs. Ebelu: Darling, I'll not like to hurt your
person neither will I hear
something that will hurt us and I
keep quiet. The tone of her voice
prompted mama junior to adjust a
bit in the bed knowing that every
woman has a way of using sweet
voi ce t o know t he t r ut h
about certain things concerning
her husband. Darling is it truth
that you are admiring my girl
friend?
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Mr. Ebelu: Got confused! Imagined at a
glance whether mama junior has
told her friend what has been
transpiring among them. He
Shouted saying darling have you
become a gossip and busy body?
Mrs. Ebelu: I just heard something, knowing
that you cannot do it. I'm asking
you, you began to shout! Yes or
no?
Mr. Ebelu: Please don't listen to such stories
oh!
Mrs. Ebelu: I have heard you but am not happy
on how you reacted to me.
Mr. Ebelu: If I may ask who told you that
story?
Mrs. Ebelu: We're women, and in the world of
women, anything can happen.
Mr. Ebelu: That's true but you need to be
careful with some of your friends
who are jealous of this marriage.
Mama Junior wanted to shout but held herself
and began to shed tears saying! No wonder this
woman kept suspecting me always. If not for
the death of my child, she would not have
allowed me to sleep in her bed.
SCENE: 11
Agbala reminded Mr. Ugbala that it is getting
dark and it's high time he visited his wife and
know how she is recuperating.
Agbala: That's true, let's tell Omaba that
we'll be coming to sleep in his
house. After all he is the owner of
the house; it's just that sometimes
people are not predictable I
would've asked him to allow my
wife to stay with his family.
Mr. Ugbala: Let's tell him that we'll be sleeping
here! But for how long are we
going to be squatters?
Agbala: Abi! Wetin man go do (meet him on
the road)
Mr. Omaba: What's up, where are you people
going to?
Mr. Ugbala: We want to check on my wife and
we're coming to sleep in your
house.
Mr. Omaba: Thats ok! There's no problem; I
have visitors room and it's quite
pleasant and comfortable for
anyone of you.
Agbala: Ok! Let's see her first.
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Mr. Omaba: Is that where you are going?
Mr. Ugbala: Yes
Mr. Omaba: Just wait let me carry you people.
Agbala: He is good but his problems his
women in fact he is sometimes
called woman wrapper
Mr. Ugbala: But I heard that he is now a born
again.
Agbala: If that is true let it be, indeed his
antecedent with women was just
too bad.
Mr. Ugbala: I am looking forward to securing a
good job for a living, haven't you
heard that our President has paid
the whole debt we are owning
international communities?
Anything one does now will be
worth doing for a living
Agbala: Enough of this white colar job, I
have decided to go to ZION BANK
tomorrow to withdraw all the
money I have there.
Mr. Ugbala: Why all the money? it soko soko
dey worry your head.
(Mr. Omaba hurriedly dressed up).
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Agbala: Why this hurry?
Mr. Ugbala: He is equal to the task.
Agbala: As I was saying, I want to save
some amount of money to buy a
bike and if by God's grace I can
afford Okada, that'll warrant
me to have reasonable amount of
savings in my account, at least
before six months from now I'll be
financially buoyant to buy a car.
Mr. Ugbala: Easier said than done.
Agbala: When Mr. President promised us
that he'll be paying the debt we
owed Paris Club, we all rejected
the idea and still felt that it's better
to be servicing the debt rather than
paying it out right. Mind you
every good thing starts like
nothing.
Mr. Ugbala: That case is quite different from
this case riding okada in this
state is like signing death
warrant. All these reckless drivers
may kill you one day and the
matter ends like that.
Agbala: You can't stop me from doing this
job; every menial job equals every
risk associated with success
every job has its risks.
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Mr. Omaba: You remind me of that advert that
i n s p i r e s . Wh a t ' s t h a t
communication organization
that uses that advert?
Mr. Ugabala: Is it not M.T. something it
inspires me a lot Y'ello!
(They started laughing)!
Agbala: None of them inspires me like
the word Glo with pride is a
mar vel ous wor d and t he
telecommunication system is
owned by my fellow countryman,
I heard that; Atalo is going to
host the confederation of Africa
Football CAF in this wonderful
country.
Mr Omaba: Well, hosting such great event is
not an easy task! The advert is
wonderful indeed but that slogan
life is beautiful inspires me
more.
Mr. Ugabala: Come thunder, come rain I am
for M.T. something and Glo
with something whichever way
you people look at it life is all
about choice.
Mr. Omaba: Is like Glo network pays you?
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Agbala: They don't pay me but I am
inspired.
Mr. Omaba: That's o.k., Mr. know it all.
Agbala is it me?
Mr. Ugbala: Is you jor!!
Agbala: It is that red gate.
Mr. Omaba: Should I horn or pack outside
gate?
Agbala: Let's drive in I don't have the voice
to shout thief!! Thief of!!
Mr. Turso: Abi thief no dey predictable.
Mr. Omaba: This is quite cool you really
know what we want. Oh! My God
(screamed Mr. Ugbala) who
imagined what life could be with
riches but kept calm because he is
waiting only for time to become a
rich man as well. Could it be
because of this jeep that these
women entertain us like this? (he
asked himself??
He stretched his fingers and pinched Agbala!
Agbala: Don't you know that money is
good? Na wah! Na wah for Wace
oh! As he asked after Mr. and Mrs.
Ebelu's children while smiling at
the scenario.
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Mrs. Ebelu: They're playing inside!
Mr. Ugbala: Have they stopped asking after
junior my son?
Mrs. Ebelu: Stop keh! Don't you know what
children are?
Mr. Omaba: They're quite wonderful set of
individuals among us; they don't
forget so easily.
Mr. Ugbala: How is my wife doing presently?
Mr. Ebelu: She is still sleeping.
Agbala: Has she not eaten anything since
then?
Mrs. Ebelu: She has not woken up talkless
of eating.
Mr. Ebelu: It is a pity that this kind of thing
happened to us at this time we're
waiting to see an intelligent boy
like junior to explode in life.
Following his antecedent you
could see success written all over
him. There is nothing we can do
except to cry and look forward to
having another child, may his
gentle soul rest in peace.
Mr. Omaba: That's true! Is another opportunity
to know whether you're active my
man.
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Yola for his Youth Service A car
ran over him and killed him
immediately in front of our office.
Mr. Omaba: Nemesis caught up with the
innocent boy.
Agbala: How do you mean? Should he
suffer what he did not do?
Mr. Omaba:You remember David and Bath
Sheba and their first son?
Mr. Ebelu: I thought as much. The sudden
death of this boy has caused her
grandmother to become mad. She
has been shouting and smiling
without any recollecting thought
any more.
Mrs. Ebelu: Poor woman, that'll not be our
portion.
Mama junior: (Hearing her husbands voice
woke up and said): How and
where can I find junior again?
Mrs. Ebelu: Stop-crying jare! I know it's
painful to lose such a wonderful
boy but thank God you're still
young to make babies, as many as,
possibly as you want.
Mama junior: Well, I thank you very much for
your unexpected assistance and if
(Every body began to laugh)!
Mr. Ebelu: Life is not predictable this was a
boy I saw yesterday. If I had
known I would've asked him not
to go to anywhere.
Agbala: That is why it is good to be good
because anything can happen to
anybody at any given time.
However, I pray for good for all of
you.
Mr. Omaba: Amen, that's just it life could be
very funny at times. That is why
any shoes, clothes or cars, I
bought, I immediately use them
hurriedly because anything can
happen.
Mr Ebelu: Eh, you have bad belly I
remember, a man impregnated
her daughter and denied the
pregnancy she took the custody of
the boy in question. Luckily
enough she trained the boy up to
uni versi t y l evel where he
graduated. Just yesterday on his
way to visit her grandmother
before traveling to
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Mama junior: You people should come and
join me oh!
Mr. Ugbala: Don't mind us we've eaten.
Mama junior: How about the lawyer and the
usel ess man cal l ed our
landlord?
Mr. Ugbala: I'll be seeing the lawyer
tomorrow and our problems
should be what people tend to
think of us. Rather than any
other thing some people have
begun to think that we used
him for ritual that is what
worries me most.
Mama Junior. I even over heard Mr. and
Mrs. Ebelu telling themselves
that we might have used our
only son junior for ritual, that
we ought not to be trusted.
Mr. Ugbala: Please stop crying just believe
that God is in control very
soon.
Omaba stood up dipped his hand into his pocket
and brought out a huge wrapper of Naira note
gave it to Mrs. Ugbala. Having sight how huge
and free the money was brought out Mr. Omaba
pocket. Mrs. Ebelu began to call her children to
come and greet Mr. Omaba! Who merely was not
interested for the greeting?
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I may ask more, Im very hungry.
And can I go and greet my
husband and others who've come
to greet me?
Mr. Ebelu: You can't go out for now; better
go inside and have your bath first.
Mama junior: God bless you.
Mrs. Ebelu: You're looking quite beautiful
and appreciative, quite sweet to
behold; let's go to the palour now.
Sighting his wife Mr. Ugbala went and
embraced her
Omaba: Oh! Madam you've really cried
much more than expected! Please
stop crying!
Mrs. Ebelu: (Asked mama junior to come over
the dining room where her food is
served).
As she went and sat down and began to eat her
husband approached her kissed her and asked
her to take it easy once more!
some money with you? I hope you
are not going to ask me for money
this weekend?
Mrs. Ebelu: Darling I won't because you've
four heads!
Agbala: Have you forgotten Mama Ijeoma
spots behind mama calabash
spots?
Ugbala: [Shouted oh] my God is that
woman still there.
Omaba: You mean it? She must have
become a rich woman by now.
Agbala: Yes! I went to that place with
Pintos and Ballago.
Ugbala: At this junction I don't have any
other thing to do than to forget the
death of my son! in fact, I need
a correct hot Isi ewu.
Mr. Omaba: Is it our own Putos and Ballago?
Agbala: Yes of course, we ate heaven and
earth and blastered every nook and
cranny of that spot with agility.
Omaba: It's quite long I've ever met with
bloody guys.
Agbala: Do you know the good news
concerning them at present?
Omaba was very eager to hear what the good
news would be an issue that'll break the iceberg
as such as this does not need to be thrown
casually in the minds of those who value it more
he thought.
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Nta: Uncle you're welcome sir!
Mr. Omaba: Oh! What a handsome boy. How
are you doing?
He gave Nta some amount of money while he
thanked him saying God will bless you sir for
your kind gesture. Immediately Akala the
daughter ran to him and was given a huge
amount of money as she responded in return
with a pleasant smile complimenting a good
gesture. Madam! You're quite wonderful, this
is for you remain blessed, God bless you.
Mr. Ebelu: I am grateful; for your kind
g e s t u r e ( a s s h e wa l k e d
into the house and begin to ask the
children for the money), you
shouldn't give the money to your
mother! Shebe Im the head of this
house.
Mrs. Ebelu: When it comes to money your
eyes will be as red as blood. See
your head, you would've stretched
your hand and collect the money
from our visitor; yeye man. Ego,
kudi, owo, go kill una why are you
laughing? Is it not time to sleep?
Mr. Ebelu: Darling, why are you asking us to
sleep like hen that does not know
its net! Is it because you have
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Omaba: What is the good news?
Mr. Ugbala: I'm interested to hear about the
progress of our bosom friends
too!
Agbala: The good news is that something
unusual happened to Pintos
Ugbala: Why are you beating about the
bush or do you think it'll take you
time to console us as you've been
doi ng for t he past hours
concerning my dead son!
Agbala: Pintos is dead.
They all shouted and sympathized with the
dead man in the usual way men could be funny
and urgently demanded Isi ewu.
Omaba: Life could be very cruel, what
killed him?
Agbala: I'm not yet through with the story.
Someone told me that it was as a
result of thunder spark and others
said it was as a result of bomb
explosion detonated in the
barrack.
Omaba: Whatever killed him is up to him,
man must die of something.
Mr. Ugbala: Yes of course, (as he remembered
his late son that has made him to
meet fortune through accident as
he kept touching the money in his
pocket while pretending to have
nothing with him).
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He screamed and said life is
beautiful!
Omaba: Well, those of us that are living
we've got to eat and enjoy
ourselves because one day we
must kick the bucket.
Omaba ordered for three plates ofisi ewu
and some bottles of beer and drinks to push it or
assassinate the isi ewu in a proper manner
as he exactly said.
Ugbala: Its quite long I've eaten this kind
of delicious meal, whosoever that
says poverty is not a curse should
never have access to good things.
Agbala: Its always good to eat this Igbo
Delicacy and sometimes amala
and ewedu soup which is the
Yoruba Delicacy.There's no
time I perceive or eat isi ewu
that I'm not thrilled and happy.
Mr. Omaba: I also like the Hausa delicacy, it is
delicious as well but that of isi
ewu is the wonders of Igbo
women! In fact that reminds me,
there's a place I'll take you people
to.
IF LIFE HAS DUPLICATE
Dogs will clap their hands
A hand that is seen .
Cock will bark.
its peak would've become
poisonous Housing chickens.
Evil is not rare among men.
life has no duplicate.
Ugbala: It's a pity you people don't
understand, Im enjoying while
you are bothering yourselves. the
delicious meal is driving some
chilling spines into my bones
marrow with sizeable amount of
tears that makes me a man and
you're mistaking tears of joy for
sorrow as he asked the waitress to
give him a very cool bottle of
stout.
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Agbala: Is it a club or what? What's the
name of the place?
Mr. Omaba: High view club for only high
class!
Ugbala: I've heard about the place, it's very
interesting to be there but this isi
ewu is chilling my brain with its
spices which i s me d i c i n a l .
(Suddenly he remembered his
wife and the missed appointment
with the lawyer and concluded by
saying that) a man whose house is
on fire should not be chasing rat
but a cour se t hat shoul d
permanently make him overcome
unwanted circumstances
Mr. Omaba: It's like you are no longer with us
again.
Agbala: Don't mind him, Junior is dead
forever and the dead has nothing to
do with the living. Should we be
thinking of an innocent boy
whose death is very painful rather
than thinking of what'll make us
become a better person in our
respective homes?
Mr. Omaba: Can't you behave like a man,
should we be wiping out your tears
with handkerchief? Summon
courage jare!
very busy day, weeks or months; one
need to relax his veins very well and
change for good at least for once.
Omaba: That's true, I hope you did well?
Mr. Jose: Yes of course, bye for now see you
there.
Omaba: Whose handset is ringing?
Agbala: Is it not your own Ugbala?
Ugbala: Yes, it's my handset! Osoh free don
spoil me (bearing relevance to the
issues at hand as he picked his
handset, asked) who's on the line?
as he kept laughing and laughing and
began t o scr eam, i s i t my
honorable lawyer whom I've kept at
arm's length? He asked!
Mr. Bull: Yes of course, as he began to laugh
guessing the mood at which his
receiver answered him, he knew
Ugbala is sincerely getting himself
pleasant with life. How are you
doing? You didn't reach me as we
planned?
Ugbala: That's true but I've been trying your
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Suddenly, Mr. Omaba cellphone began to ring
as he picked it up, looked at it and screamed
oh! Mr. Jose how's it?
Mr. Jose: I'm in town, I arrived few minutes
ago.
Omaba: Are you really in town, are you sure
or you're teasing me?
Mr. Jose: Yes of course, you're sounding very
doubtful.
Omaba: You know since the advent of G.S.M
virtually every business man has
turned a bloody liar.
Mr. Jose: O.k, I will meet you at the club.
Omaba: How was your trip?
Mr. Jose: It was fine oh!
Omaba: Which club are we going to meet?
Mr. Jose: Goo class, that's High View!
Omaba: We'll be there till dawn oh!
Mr. Jose: It's like you want to come to the club
with some new catch?
( They began to laugh again)
Mr. Jose: You know what my hobbies are!
After a hard day labour, a hot and
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cell phone number all these time and
I couldn't get you, I missed our earlier
appointment, how are we going to
meet?
Bull: It's ok! I've petitioned the Federal
Government and State Government
over the issue of your dead son.
Ugbala: How do you mean?
Bull: There'll be some police men that'll
be coming to investigate and ask you
and your wife including your
witnesses on what happened that day.
Direct bearing of what happened that
day should be the theme of
discussion while answering them.
Ugbala: When will that be?
Bull: Theyll be coming from the police
headquarters, be reminded that you'll
be there latest 9.am tomorrow.
Ugbala: That's good since it's not today!
Bull: Your landlord, the men and daughters
came to my office yesterday and
were pleading to me to withdraw the
case from court after which they were
told that I'm the one handing the case,
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they wanted to bribe me with large
sum of money. I rejected the offer
because it's against the ethics of my
profession, they've initiated some
robust ways to settle with you out of
court but you must prove to be
stubborn even if you would want to
settle with them.
Ugbala: Is that true?
Bull: Yes of course but it will be more
dangerous to fall into his hands
cheaply because of money or
otherwise without proper agreement.
That's being able to make him realize
how important your child is to you
and your wife.
Ugbala: Well, you're my lawyer and it's your
responsibility to direct and teach me
on what to do, I'm very happy having
somebody like you around me, I
appreciate your service may God
Almighty continue to bless you.
Bull: Thanks for appreciating me, let's
see tomorrow unfailingly o!
Ugbala: God bless you, bye for now.
Agbala: Why are you smiling like this? Please
waiter can I have a bottle of star?
As the waiter moves fast to bring the star
Ugbala requested for a bottle of gulder as well,
Omaba requested for Michael power before
he could pronounce wer waiter turned and
there's nothing like that here!
Waitress: Sir! Please we don't have any drink
called Micheal power
Omaba: who told you that you don't have such
brand; you've it, what's the stout
you're having meant for?
Waitress:Sorry sir, we have it; here is it!
[Laughing]
Omaba: Open it! Life is very sweet and
beautiful when you are eating isi
ewu and having some bottles of
stout to assassinate it like V-mobile,
M.T.N or Glo with pride in our own
special ways.
Agbala: Or have you ever heard that the three
companies belong to one person, that
is to say that everything has its own
time.
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Omaba: These days police men are always
found in relaxation spots. It is to trail
and catch their victims.
Agbala: Of course, it is part of their training
but for them to molest people,
sometimes due to our own ignorance
we mistook impersonation for
genuine cause i.e criminals in
uniform.
Ugbala: Yes, it's not everybody that wears
uniform that is a police man, look at
my own case where a tout posed as if
he where a police man supervising
the destruction of my property
which led to the death of my child.
Omaba: Let's leave this demolition place,
anything can happen any moment.
My friend told me that after proper
investigation and proper observation
it was learnt that waitresses always
inform these illegal police men on
how to deal with their victim. Either
by giving them information about
what their victims wear or who
owns money in his or her pocket.
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They hurriedly left all dizzied, full of smile and
bubbling with life while they entered the jeep to
the club. Ugbala slept off
Agbala: (Screamed!) This jeep is quite
compatible, simple but mighty.
Omaba: Yes of course, it's the latest jeep in
circulation, rarely driven by any one
that does not really have money.
Ugbala: Good soup! Nah money kill am o!
The beauty of this jeep has made me
to sleep.
Agbala: Yes of course!
Omaba: We're heading towards the club now.
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(At the club house)
Omaba: Oh! Let's go to my house and
sleep.
Agbala: That's ok by me.
Omaba: Where is Ugbala?
Agbala: He walked back to the jeep and I
suspect that he is sleeping.
Omaba: He deserved it body no be
firewood
Agbala: I sympathize with him but he tries
to endure more than I expected.
Omaba: It is only he that goes to the forest
to cut down a large tree with bare
hands knows how painful it is to
clap with the two hands
Agbala: Before the accident he has been
complaining to me on what he has
been suspecting about his wife.
Omaba: Is she flirting?
Agbala: I wouldn't like to say that till you
hear his own part him of the story,
his wife is very stubborn, hardly
listens to his advice, gossips like
fire, causes havoc and disrespect
him.
Omaba: What else does he want? He went
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for beauty instead of character but
frankly speaking, that woman is a
beauty to behold! She does not
need to be associated with hungry
man like our friend who lacks
everything in life. He is a brother to
poverty! That woman that I saw
with my two eyes is very
beautiful.
Agbala: Well, whose fault is it? Must he
not get married to beautiful
woman? He himself must be good
in one thing as well.
Omaba: You're correct because such
people could be very loving and
caring.
Agbala: Love without money is like
dancing and carrying a corpse
behind a grave.
Omaba: Is that why you don't want to
marry?
Agbala: I wouldn't like to tell you lies, that
is one of my reasons.
Omaba: Don't be deceived, youd better get
married after all I do not have even
a dime when I got married but
today I've children and money
because I got married to a woman
who understands, who spiritually
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assisted me to become rich. The
bible says he that findeth a
woman findeth a good thing
Agbala: You keh! You're quoting bible for
me, where is it in the bible?
Omaba: Proverbs 18 vs 22, you seem to
doubt, let's go to my car there's a
bible there, we'll check it and
know I'm not lying.
As Mr. and Mrs. Ebelu left for work, her
husband came back with the intention of
deceiving Mama Junior as to lure her into
starting a new relationship with him.
Immediately he walked into the compound
trekked into the house, there was a certain
action which his wife exhibited such that sent
a chilling and unprompted nerves into ones
bone marrow
Ugbala: I know you are not alone in this
house .
Mama Junior: Yes of course.
Ugbala: Who else is at home?
Mama Junior: Nobody except Papa Nta.
Ugbala: Where is Mr. Ebelu's wife and
children?
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Mama Junior: Her wife has gone to work and
their children have not returned
from school.
He became suspicious of his wife and decided to
give her some money rather than taking her
along to the place, not knowing that his wife has
decided to elope with Mr. Ebelu to the
neighbouring village. Getting to his compound,
they're strange faces waiting for him already
getting tired and getting prepared to go. As the
lawyer sighted him; he called on him saying
what's wrong with you? But Ugbala apologized
and greeted them and they responded.
WORDS ARE SHIELD AGAINST MEN
When trust is lost
Lost becomes evil but not wishes
When wishes turn sour, grave desires
Sympathy.
Pity without sorrow is a charade
that wins the dust.
When men dare sorrow, sorrow
smiles at length.
At length judges are unpleasant
but hope at last.
At last someone demands sympathy
what becomes lost.
When lost and intentions cannot be
quantified! What a world.
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Mr. Badala: Are you Mr. Ugbala?
Ugbala: Yes of course.
Mr. Badala: We heard that you're the father of
the late boy (A.K.A Junior)
Ugbala: Yes, that's right.
Mr. Badala: Is this your lawyer?
Ugbala: Yes of course!
Mr. Badala: He has taken us round this
compound and we've seen the
building, he has shown us where
he died and what prompted his
death.
Please can we hear from you what
transpired the day he died and why
you were forcefully ejected from
this house by your landlord?
Ugbala: Here is the spot where he died as he
ran to pick up his pair of shoe,
shouting and ran to that place that
block fell on him and crushed him
to death.
Mr. Badala: It's a pity! Where did the fake
police men stand?
Ugbala: At that tree with guns and sticks in
their hands while the landlord
stood adjacent to them discussing.
Mr. Badala: Sticks and guns that could not be
possible how can a police man be
standing here with a stick and gun?
Well, how many month rent are
you owi ng your l andl ord?
Ologbo!
Ugbala: Two months! Ijapa!
Mr. Badala: Only two months! This is injustice
a crime against humanity. What
prompted the youths to go on
rampage? Did you incite them.
Ugbala: I suspected it's the alarm raised by
my wife when she saw the crushed
body of her son and how the police
men took to their heels. Prompting
passers-by to come to our rescue,
when they arrived, seeing a dead
boy, they went on rampage,
destroying everything standing
against them on sight.
Mr. Badala: Are you aware that this case has
been charged to court by your
lawyer?
Ugbala: I am aware. I am the one that asked
my lawyer to sue my landlord to
court and make sure he pursues
this case to a logical conclusion
till compensation is paid.
Mr. Badala: That's ok; your lawyer will
continue to brief you . Good-bye!
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As they left, Mr. Bull exchanged pleasantry
with Ugbala for answering the questions well.
He remembered home and an idea struck him.
Oh! Whose house is on fire does not chase rat,
why would my wife decide to become
something else?
Mr. Bull: I'll be going I'll give a call
tomorrow.
He boarded the okada and left Ugbala walked
towards the temporal home of his wife. The
scene he wished not to have seen transpired all
over him again, as he walked towards the gate
Mama Dragba: Came calling saying! Oga!
Come! gbala turned and
walked towards her.
Mama Dragba: Your wife is a disgrace to
womanhood. She has been
sleeping with Mr. Ebelu in this
house defiling Mrs. Ebelus
matrimonial bed with your
wife. If I may ask for your
consent would you follow me
to see by yourself,
Would you follow me?
Mr. Ugbala: To do what?
Ugbala: But the height of such
insincerity is killing me, is
there any photographer here?
Mama Dragbe: Yes of course but that could
cause a lot of problems
Oh! That reminds me I've
camera! Its better for us to use
the camera so as to keep the
secret alone rather than
allowing any other person to
come in and become a sell out
to this illicit act.
Ugbala: The flash could make them
react!
Mama Dragba: What is important to have a
nice shot! Do you know how to
operate it?
Ugbala: Yes of course I've this type of
camera too.
Mama Dragba: Wait let me raise the curtain
with a stick for they' re
gradually reaching the point of
Li bi do! why are you
smiling? Well, is better than
crying! Keep calm Oh!
Ugbala: That is ok I've caught them;
hold the stick like that.
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Mama Dragbe: To come and see the scene I've
been watching for the past
three days, each time Mrs.
Ebelu and her children go out
her husband returned to play
Romeo and Juliet in this
house
Ugbala: Where are they now?
Mama Dragbe: When you follow me and peep
through my widow you'll see
them lying like husband and
wife now! But one condition to
this is that you'll promise me
not to shout, please.
They walked along and entered into mama
Dragba's house. She pointed her finger
towards the window for Ugbala to watch. As he
sighted the scenario, he held his head, can't
believe it can't scream but began to cry saying
wonders shall end. (Aru! Iyawo! Abomination!
Wife)
Mama Dragba: Are you supposed to be crying
or thanking God for exposing
your wicked wife that you
married who does not know
what it takes to be called a wife
whom you've found in your
marriage! Has it not dawned
on you that the child in
question is not your child? if he
is your child what would've
w a r r a n t e d s u c h
an accident to befall him?
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He snapped, both of them as they stood up. He
gave them another shot looking at the direction
of camera: Mr. Ugbala gave Mr. Ebelu another
good shot again. Ebelu seeing him with the
camera screamed Oh! My God am finished! As
Mama junior fell down and began to cry when
mama Dragba shouted at her through the
window calling her husband snatcher o!
Shameless woman! Shame will kill you today
oh! Yeye woman God don catch you today Oh!
Ashawo! why are you crying is it not the man
that goes to the forest and brought home
firewood full of insects that invite the lizard to
his house
Mama: Yes of course.
Mr. Ebelu: Is it not time for us to elope?
Mama Junior: I cannot bear this shame; I told
you that it is better to go to a
hotel you refused let's move fast.
Mr Ebelu: Let's go before my wife comes.
Let's follow the back gate. Her
temperament could resort in
killing any one of us.
Mama Junior: What is this? How would I bear
this shame! How would my
parents, brothers and sisters take
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this! My in law would make
mess of me.
Ugbala: I've caught her red handed. Ever
before now, I've been suspecting
her, in fact there's no fire without a
smoke indeed I am happy.
Every day is for the thief one good
day like this is for the owner: May
God forgive us lets go before
were caught in the lions den.
Mama Dragba: Don't tell her anything she is
matured enough to know what
transpired.
Ugbala: How do you mean? It'll look like I
purposely brought my wife to
come and destroy her home!
Mama Dragba: Never mind; God does not
sleep, the evil that men do lives
within them rather than those days
it lived after them. They'll hurt
themselves in their foot because of
the next action they'll be taking
Ugbala: that is true, should I go to the
house?
Mama Dragbe: That could be more dangerous
than playing with the tail of a
lion; they've shut the gate
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Ugbala: You mean it!
Mrs. Ebelu trekking and walking back home
with her children could not believe it when she
kept knocking but no response! Mama junior!
Mama junior!! Who is at home? Please open
the door for me! While Ugbala and mama
Dragba remained silent and very perplexed on
the present issue, Ugbala decided to follow
Mama Dragba's backyard and left. As he was
being accompanied by mama Dragba he kept
holding his money in his pocket; he touched it
and smiled! Saying any man who is poor is an
orphan to unwanted circumstances of life:
BEAUTY CHEATS
Strategic action beats
up beauty
When it stinks sorrow lingers
No matter the pretence
One day is in the hand of
the unknown. What a word!
What a world!
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At the back of the gate as Mama Junior, was
trying to pass through the gate she was beaten by
snake. She began to shout for help no one could
come to her rescue. She shouted and screamed!
Oh! My God forgive me I've sinned against you;
while expecting Mr Ebelu to come to her rescue
as she was watching him. She never knew that he
was electrocuted. She said is this love you
promised me? Is this the prize for elopement? Is
this why humanity should reflect positive act? I
concur, its good to be good! Mr Ebelu said; pain
and sorrow have eaten me up; I've hurt my wife
and my children.
Humanity has asked this electrical wire that fell a
night ago in my backyard to kill me. To whose
glory is this pain? Is it to my wife or to Mr
Ugbala? I rememberd I sighted Mama Dragba at
that window she is an eyewitness to this whole
act, please console my wife and tell her exactly
what happened. He gave up the ghost!
THE END
(To God be the Glory)
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GLOSSARY:
Ashawoo-prostitute.
Okunrin alagide-stuborn.
Onye oshi-thief.
Onye ojo-bad person
Ekwensu-satan.
Onye iberibe-useless person.
Bura ubanka-fool/useless person.
Isuukwu-big head.
Oria obiri na-aja ocha-HIV (AIDS)
Ejo/agwo-dog.
Onye nzuzu-stupid.
Iskanshi-stubornessOgba-afa/soothsayer.
Aawu-stingy.
Ogbanje-posses person.
(Lipashinde-sweet sixtheen)
Abonchi-food.
Ina za ke ji/ina za ke-where are they going to
Nwa kayon ke-how much is your good.
Ka zo/ke zo-come and eat food.
Za ka je kasuwa-will you go to the market.
Ka sar mum kayan-sell it to me.
Gowayin-character.
Ruwa-water.
Kwana biyi-long time.
Kare-dog.
B/b ijebu-ojulegba.
Aja-dog.
Ejo-snake.
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Kininu-Lion. Okpetu-s eri-problem has come.
Okpetu-s eri-problem has come. Ekpa-fool
Ti vo wora-where are you going
Oghene biko-god I beg you.
Ewuobi-idot
O tunugbeke-talkative
Se ke vwe- call him for me.
Era vwen-animal. Wam younra-leave this place.
Ologbo-cat
Eyele-pigeon. Ijapa-tortoise. Pepeye-duck
Elede-pig. Omo- olosi-stupid child.
Katakata-problem.
Elejo-talkactive.
Eniti oni ipinle-somebody that plays to much.
Egbonmi-my senior brother.
Alaroro-highest bargainer.
Yonre-come here.
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