Akpos went to Abuja to see his uncle. He got to his
uncle¡¯s office very early by 8am and the secretary
said he should come back by 2pm that Oga is not
around. So, Akpos had to hang around till 2 pm.
By 1pm, hunger was wiring Akpos. He had not
eaten since morning and only had N200 in his
pocket. There was no bukka around the to eat
swallow or rice, only big big hotels. Akpos began
to feel dizzy so he decided to find a solution. He
looked around and saw a fantastic 5 star hotel. He
adjusted himself, cleaned his dusty
shoe, wiped his oily face with hanky and entered
the hotel with confidence.
In d lobby, the receptionist at the front desk said:
are u here to see somebody or you want to lodge?
Akpos said confidently ¡°lodging!¡±.
The hotel receptionist said the cheapest room here
is N47k per night.
Akpos: ¡°no problem dis place is lovely, just like the
hotel I slept at yesterday in Dubai on my way from
United states.
Receptionist said ¡°thank you sir¡°.
Akpos said: But can I pay in hard currency as I've
not changed my dollars?
Receptionist: No problem sir
Akpos: but first, where is your restaurant I want to
eat before I go up to the room. They showed
Akpos to the restaurant and told the chef to treat
him well cos he was a new customer that just
came back from US! The chef welcomed him and
gave him the menu. Akpos first ordered appetiser,
2 bowls of assorted pepper soup with a bottle of
red spanish wine. Total cost N18k. Next for the
main meal, Akpos ordered pounded yam, efo riro
with snail and catfish! - N15k. Akpos total bill was
now N33K but Akpos only had N200
They cleared his empty plate away and brought
the bill. Akpos began to sweat even inside cold air
conditioned room. The waiter came twice to the
table, Akpos waved him away that he was still
relaxing after the heavy meal.
The staff began to suspect Akpos, that he didn¡¯t
have money, they called security and gathered
round him.
Akpos looked at all of them quietly, then he
brought out one his phones and used it to dial
another one in his pocket which was on
silent.
Akpos (on the phone): Ehen, is it time? Yes na, the
bomb is still with me not yet exploded. ¡­In 2
minutes? Of course, no problem, I will detonate it
on time. I¡®m proud to be suicide bomber, and
there are many people where I am, so the impact
will be even better. Yes o. Government will have
no choice but to listen to our cause.
Before Akpos even dropped phone, the restaurant
had cleared. As he walked out of the restaurant,
nobody was in the lobby. Even street sef empty!