nikkybeez:
"You are not man enough Baba Ope if it were to be me, her head and that nuisance ' s own will be in Ogun 's shrine by now".shifting uncomfortably in his seat ,emi funrarami mioraye osi, said Redeke.

Now, I know the kind of comments expected from each of the character. I surely know it can only come from Redeke even before I saw it

Let's have more pls

Eebrahym:
I had to start again from the beginning cos I don't wanna miss any line. Really, this Gholagun village ehn, I just hope it's not gonna be a village of commotion.

Redeke, Mama Atoke and his husband Ayinla, The Osinokuns, Aderopo and co, waiting to see more...

So far, it is still making sense, I guess I'm beginning to picture Gbolagun now.
Lest I forget, I love the introduction of the local dialect (Yoruba), I think it is cool

thanks for following.

Iolite:
Where at thou? Come and update nau.

Iolite my friend, i will.No fuel, no electricity.Biko no vex.

The Omolowos

Alhaji Omolowo is the owner ofthe unpainted


storey building with tall masquerade trees bursting


with leaves. The apartment, which has over 18 rooms


is well known in the community for lodging Okada


riders, Lorry drivers ,touts.Omolowo's building is


where violence, theft, conflict between husband


and wives exist in its highest order.


Nuru lives in the Omolowo's apartment. He rents


the quarters behind the main building with his wife


Romoke.Nuru got married not quite long and


thought that the quarters would provide him the


privacy he desire, but ever since got to Omolowo's


household, Romoke have always been complaining


about their missing items.

"Nuru,shebi I told you that i suspected Mama


Tunde living in the main building? Mama Dosumu


her fellow housemate actually told me few moments


ago that it was Mama Tunde that stole my white


Caribbean skirt"."Romoke, Kindly endure with me


till our one year agreement with the landlord


lapses, i will surely get us another apartment,


O.k?"said Nuru."There is no room for peace in this


house at all, oni ejo ,ola ija.Seriously, one must not


raise a child in this house", replied Romoke as she


place her head on her husband's chest.


Baba Sidi occupies a room and palour inside the


main building. He is an Okada rider who is in his


late 30's.He is a drunkard, a wife beater .He often


exchange heated argument with Lawe, Osanlu's


gatekeeper late in the night, whenever he denies


him from passing through Osanlu ' s entrance gate


.Knowing what Lawe could do to him,Baba Sidi


usually meet the flatness in Lawe's expression with


a quick joke that is always accompanied with a


feigned laughter.


Baba Sidi got home one night and angrily broke his


wife's left arm.He claimed that she cooked Egusi


soup while he had demanded before leaving for


work to be served with Efo riro."i would be on the


street all day , ensuring that i make end's meet for


you and your children and for me to have a decent


meal at home na wahala."Reeking of alcohol, he


angrily left the house and drove down to a nearby


paraga joint.

Mama Sidi was later taken to a nearby orthopedic


Centre by her fellow neighbors where she tearfully


explained her ordeal.


Shaking his head, Banjo had just finished


smoking his weed.He calmed his nerves and thought


of what he had in store for Baba Sidi.How dare he


beat his wife like that ? If the woman had just been


a fellow housemate her problem with her husband


wouldn't be his, but since that day, the day he had


peeped on her while she was taking her bath.He had


got to know that Mama Sidi has a nice body with


petite breasts.Baba Sidi has incured his wrath


therefore, he must face the consequences. Spatting


a thick phlegm, Banjo made his move.


Baba Sidi left the Ogogoro joint and mounted on


his bike but discovered he had a flat tire.Since it's


late already, he decided to push the bike with his


arms and he hadn't walked more than few minutes


when he felt the sharp pain on his neck.Several


blows had landed on him before he could get hold of


himself. He saw two able bodied men with koboko


and sticks.All his pleas was turned down as he was


flogged nakedly.One of the guys later angrily broke


his left arm with a warning that he should be a


responsible man at home.


Baba Sidi was subsequently carried to the


orthopedic centre where his wife had been


receiving treatment. "Since i got here you didn't


visit me for once, inu mi dun pe ounto gbemiwabi


naalogbeowa orimiookukukinseoriya"(am happy


because you have met the same fate i knew my


creator wouldn't forsake me) Mama Sidi laughed


joyfully"Shut up woman, else, i will hit u, Baba Sidi


lamented bitterly.

Banjo ' s joy knew no bound when he went to greet


Baba Sidi at the orthopedic ' s place, these boys had


delivered the job more than i thought, he


concluded.

Violence is never a big deal in Omolowo's compound

.As a result of the compound ' s popularity. No

armed robbers could rob the Omolowos nor the

occupants as such robbers will be severely dealt with

by Alhaji Omolowo's aggressive tenants.Such robbers

might even be advised on how to go on successful

robery operations without much stress.
A closer look at the house owner, Alhaji Tiamiyu

Omolowo reveals a tall gentle man covered with

thick gray hair.He always arrange weekly meetings

among with his tenants to foster smooth co

existence but such meetings always end up with

heated arguments.
Alhaji Omolowo usually sits inside a wooden

constructed counter in his compound where he

waeves fabric.He normally park his Old Beetles

where he could sight it as he works. His first son,

Sule occupies a room and palour in the main

building. Sule was able to renovate the Omolowo

bakery that was abandoned in the compound by

his father. He sometimes employ the service of his

father's tenants on weekends for the production of

bread .
Mrs Omolowo popularly known as Mama Sule sells

bread, foodstuffs and kerosene inside her stuffy

room.She gave birth to four children .She is usually

called upon to settle dispute among tenants .She is

a thin woman with a voice that could hardly be

heard by a wall gecko in a room.

Okay.





I actually decided to read this story because I saw in your profile that Ib city is your location (I hope you are really an ib girl tho lool) and maybe because you look cute also ... On a serious note, it's a very nice concept and a cool story all together. First thing I noticed is your repetition of words (par example "leave leave" "being being" but it's like it only happened in the first and second episode, just proof-read and correct that.

Secondly, you have to space your work to make it easier to read. Something like this.....



[b]

Alhaji Omolowo is the owner of the unpainted storey building with tall masquerade trees bursting with leaves. The apartment, which has over 18 rooms is well known in the community for lodging Okada riders, Lorry drivers ,touts.Omolowo's building is where violence, theft, conflict between husband and wives exist in its highest order. Nuru lives in the Omolowo's apartment. He rents the quarters behind the main building with his wife Romoke.Nuru got married not quite long and thought that the quarters would provide him the privacy he desire, but ever since got to Omolowo's household, Romoke have always been complaining about their missing items.



"Nuru,shebi I told you that i suspected Mama Tunde living in the main building? Mama Dosumu her fellow housemate actually told me few moments ago that it was Mama Tunde that stole my white Caribbean skirt"



"Romoke, Kindly endure with me till our one year agreement with the landlord lapses, i will surely get us another apartment, O.k?"said Nuru.


"There is no room for peace in this house at all, oni ejo ,ola ija.Seriously, one must not raise a child in this house", replied Romoke as she place her head on her husband's chest.



Baba Sidi occupies a room and palour inside the main building. He is an Okada rider who is in his late 30's.He is blah blah blah [/b]




Finally, make sure you put the Adegoroyes in the story ... Just kidding ... I for like call my squad but if dem reach here now, dem go say na woman I find reach here



Chaii I be talkative sha

[quote author=nikkybeez post=44590729][/quote]@ donkross1 tanx for following and the suggestions. I will surely do the needful.

I was here

I dey come o.

The Shittus.


Mr Shittu Akinbobola's house is not too far from


Redeke's house .Mr Shittu is the owner of a


fenced painted bungalow apartment with flower


beds.The Shittus are middle income earners


who reside classically in the semi ghetto Osanlu


street.

Mr Shittus is a dark skinned man of early


60's , who commands a strong respect in his


neighborhood.He hardly mingle with fellow


houseowners in the community and as a result he


got the name 'Old Soldier' from his children.


His dress sense is always unique. Mr Shittu


loves to put on sophisticated Guinea brocades with


matching hausa traditional cap called, 'Tajia'.He


walks gracefully with his protruding belly and


hardly gives free ride whenever he came across any


of his neighbours on his way back from place of


work.


Mr Shittu drives a Toyota Hilux which was given to


him at his place of work where he is serving as a


Transport Manager.His family witnessed a tragic


moment in a particular year when his first wife


gave up the Ghost. The family was also put to


mourning the same year,as a result of the death of


his first son, Kamal who worked at a Chinese


Company in Port Harcourt.


The Shittus are blesses with five Children, three


from the late first wife, Mama Wale and two from


the second, Mama Omolola.Mr Shittu loves to


celebrate Ileya festival in grand style by inviting his


co workers and relatives to his apartment while his


children also entertain friends and colleagues


magnanimously during the celebration.


Mrs Shittu popularly known as Mama Omolola is


an exceptional woman in Osanlu street. She is a


fair skinned woman in her late 40's who has a


chubby figure and a comradely character.She sells


Ankara prints at the well known Gbagada market


where she is popularly known as 'Iya Laje'.


As a fashionista, Mama Omolola usually display


her fashion sense by wearing different Lace and


Ankara styles with matching shoes and scrafs.Her


usually red painted lips as well as how she often


elegantly with poise to her place of work earned her


the name 'Mama Kofoshi'(no nonsense

madam)and


as friendly as she is she could be sassy whenevershe


felt she had been trampled upon.


Whenever a customer displays an erratic behavior



she shows her no nonsense behavior by ushering such



customer out of her shop claiming she doesn't take



shits when it comes to ridiculous bargains.



At a parti ular time,Mama ope's second born


Anu was said to be pregnant for Mama Omolola's


step son, Tunde.The girl was dragged down to the



Shittu's compound where Mama Ope Mama reported



her daughter's condition. Tunde was called by his



father to confirm if truly he impregnated Anu,


"Father, she must be joking.Am not responsible for




her pregnancy , even Iolite's yonger bro residing in




Omolowo's compound day bang her.I even learnt




that Donkross1,Eebrahym, Olihilistic also




contributed to this pregnancy.


".Facing Anu "Dont think you can snare




me with one useless pregnancy "Said Tunde".Crying




uncontrollably Anu knelt at Tunde ' s feet and




claimed he owns the pregnancy. She told Tunde to


recall the numerous times her mother had vacated


her room for them to make love.Her noise was later


subdued by Mr Shittu who cleared his throat and


spoke"Tunde"."yes sir"."Did you ever made love


with Anu? " "But Dad, am not the owner of the


pregnancy" he replied angrily. Mr Shittu asked


Tunde the question again and Tunde claimed to


have made love with the girl."Then you are


responsible for the girl's pregnancy".


"Never" said Mama Omolola that had remained


silent throughout the dialogue"Eeyan lohun ko lohun


loyun, Eni kogbani tipa she awon ti Tunde n daruko


lataaro yen won o basun ni, Ekola kuro leko o, Eko o


kola.(the boy said he is not responsible for the


pregnancy, that some other guys are also banging


her,yet you claim that he must accept it.lets be


realistic here please."What i know is that it is Mr


Shittu's son that got my daughter pregnant, Lets go


Anu, i have been so much humiliated today"said


Mama Ope as she dragged the crying Anu along


with her.



"What were you thinking when you said Tunde


owns that girl's pregnancy.


The whole Gbolagun knows she is a shameless girl


who took after her mother.


If you are desperate to have an in law, the


last person in this world that i would accept as an


inlaw is Mama Ope,whose infidelity is of high


class".Every one knows that her husband Mr


Aderopo is only a man in skirt.Olorun Gbami,


Majekomomi o kagbako". (God save my son) said


Mama Omolola.


"Mummy, i even learnt that she had even told


Eebrahym and Olihilistic about the pregnancy but


they also refused to be trapped".Mr Shittu angrily


threw the remote control at Tunde and claimed


that if he had not been making love with the girl, he


wouldn't be accused.


Anu later had a still birth and was later whisked


off to Lagos by her father while Mama Ope


broadcasted throughout Gbolagun that the dead


child resembled Tunde.

Am knowing Gbolagun gradually.

You mean say mesef follow chop the national cake



Oya oya more updates ma'am.. nice job
.

My dear, no be small thing o, I warned my brother and Olihistic my friend to stay clear of her but they wouldn't listen, look at what happened now.

@Nimat158, am glad you are gradually getting acquainted to Gbolagun.Tanx for following. @ donkross1 hmmm, Anu mentioned you o how come.@ Iolite my friend,sorry your bro got caught up in Anu ' s mess. (winks).Thanx for following guys, i really appreciate u all.

nikkybeez:
@Nimat158, am glad you are gradually getting acquainted with Gbolagu.Tanx for following. @ donkross1 hmmm, Anu mentioned you o how come.@ Iolite my friend,sorry your bro got caught up in Anu ' s mess. (winks).Thanx for following guys, i really appreciate u all.

waiting for update.

Eebrahym tasted the national cake only once and it was even only the tip sef, so how do you expect me to admit the ownership of the pregnancy. It's between ohilihilstic, Iolite brother and tunde.

If it were to be Iolite now, ehen, I would have agreed.

Anyways, Drama in Gbolagun....please continue

Eebrahym:
Eebrahym tasted the national cake only once and it was even only the tip sef, so how do you expect me to admit the ownership of the pregnancy. It's between ohilihilstic, Iolite brother and tunde.
If it were to be Iolite now, ehen, I would have agreed.
Anyways, Drama in Gbolagun....please continue

Abeg abeg drop me, for this Gbolagun I no get time for tenants like you, (proudly) I roll with people like the Osinokun's children.

Iolite:


Abeg abeg drop me, for this Gbolagun I no get time for tenants like you, (proudly) I roll with people like the Osinokun's children.

So it is now you don't have time for tenants like me, iolite You wanna break my heart in Gbolagun and I will not make it easy for you.

Always remember what happened to Mama Ope's daughter, Aanu. This is how she started you know and eventually Tunde disclaim the responsibility of the pregnancy. Anyway, my people in Gbolagun heard you right, nikkybeez, please don't mention my name when Iolite get pregnant ooo

Eebrahym:
So it is now you don't have time for tenants like me, iolite You wanna break my heart in Gbolagun and I will not make it easy for you.

Always remember what happened to Mama Ope's daughter, Aanu. This is how she started you know and eventually Tunde disclaim the responsibility of the pregnancy. Anyway, my people in Gbolagun heard you right, nikkybeez, please don't mention my name when Iolite get pregnant ooo

See you. You think say I mumu like Anu ba?

Sorry for going AWOL guys.

The Adenugas


Mr Niyi Adenuga is a civil servant who owns a fenced


Glo painted bungalow apartment with beautiful L


shaped flowers.The Adenugas building is close to


Osanlu river and whenever there is heavy rainfall


they seek for shelter at the Shittus apartment.


Mr Adenuga is a tall light skinned man,a senior


staff at the National Electric Power Authority


(NEPA).He is an early riser who enjoys smoking


cigarette on his way to work and arrival from place


of work.He also resides classically in Osanlu just like


the Shittus.Whenever he is returning from his work


place, he makes it a duty to check on his bets at the


lotto centres where he often converse with


Redeke.At times On Sundays,he always sit inside the


storey building he built behind his main building


and smokes until his family return from place of


worship.



Mrs Adenuga popularly known as Mama Nepa is a



short dark skinned woman who shuttles from Osanlu


and her husband's cocoa farm in Ilobu,where she




supervises cocoa and their other farm produce.Due



to her long stays in the farm, she is a habitual



kolanut chewer which has thus turned her teeth




into a mess.Mrs Adenuga's children do travel to the




farm with her whenever they are on vacation from



their various higher institutions. Her second born,



Tope and Mr Shittu's son Tunde are close pals and



Whenever Tope returns from the cocoa farm in



Ilobu, he always see to it that he pulls together one



or two things that couldfetch him enough money



from the cocoa business."O boy kilowa,i love this your



Gucci sunshade O".said Tunde."Guy no mind me na



from one of my smallie I collect am, just 10



bay."You no say money no be problem," Tope smiled



heartily.


"Guy, no day do yanga for me o, your Pale




don talk am na, say u follow your Male go Oko



Cocoa(cocoa farm)."Guy tear me something jae."



Assessing his friend carefully he continued"on top



the money naa, chai guy, wait wait"una no day bath



for farm?


"wetin guy" said Tope



"No be eczema I day see so, chai e plenty o."said



Tunde.


"U day craze Tee, If i get eczema or crawcraw gan



my money sha no get am, my friend kiss the door



goodbye."When we get back to school, u no go see



shingbain collect for my hand."Maloro o,



igbelowowa" (There is money in cocoa business) he



said as he ushered Tunde out of his room.




Tope made a quick dash to Shade his elder sister's



room to get a mirrow."Chai, this foolish guy no lie



o,Makawhy, man must wack na."I go reach cocoa



house be that o, to get skin treatment so that when



i get back to school, even Nimat158 that i have been



wooing for some time would have no choice but to



date me."Moma frosh pani, haa, Oloriburuku Omo



Tunde yii debamininu je sha.(this foolish guy has



spoiled my mood)"is nothing jae "he concluded as



he surveyed the obvious eczema on his neck .




Few years ago,Mr Adenuga's third born Bolaji was




accused of stealing clothes from a nearby street



where he was beaten to a pulp.If not for Alhaji



Shittu's intervention the boy could have been



beaten to death by the angry Mob.Mr Adenuga was



later called on his mobile phone to come to his son's



rescue.


When Mr Adenuga got to Mr Shittu's house he



bellowed painfully and started beating Bolaji .




" have you ever lack anything in your entire life?




"how many pairs of trousers have you?"four sir"




"Mr Shittu, see this good for nothing twenty year



old buffoon o, he bedwets, he steals and lacks



intelligence. "is this not your 3rd attempt at WAEC?



Searching his pocket for his handset, he scrolled



through his contact list, "Hello Mr Lala, please dont


register Bolaji for WAEC again at the special centre


he has stolen some items in the street "he said as


he ended the call.



"Lala? Mr Shittu pressed further "Sheyan je Lala



ni?(Do people bear the name Lala?)The one and



only Lala i have ever heard of is from the India



movie Mad.



"He is the registration officer of one tutorial





centre, well that is his family name sir " said Mr



Adenuga.



Bolaji's addiction to stealing is well known in



Gbolagun community, but as soon as he secured



admission into the polytechnic he started



comporting himself and balls with the big guys on



campus.



Mrs Adenuga (Mama Nepa) also sells daily needs



in the shop built outside her husband's



house.Although, most of her goods often go into



expiration since she always close down the shop



whenever she went to Ilobu.She usually display her



sauciness whenever a neighbor return an expired



product.She always end up raining curses and



abusive words on such neighbours and later

claimed



that the entire community do not mean well for her



and her family. With a flash of irrational anger,



she would end up closing the shop for a week or two




and meet anyone's flatness within the street



stoically.



And when the storey building inside the Adenugas



building collapsed one day,many people chit-chated



that Baba Nepa was extremely lucky because his




bones could have crashed along with the building




that doubles to be his daily defecation and smoking



Arena.

Nikkybeez if I catch u ehn. ! ! ! U wan giv me husband abi ?

nimat158:
Nikkybeez if I catch u ehn. ! ! ! U wan giv me husband abi ?

u no like Tope ni.

nimat158:
Nikkybeez if I catch u ehn. ! ! ! U wan giv me husband abi ?

u no like Tope ni.

Alagba Gboyega






Alagba Gboyega Alabi is the founder of Ijo Iyanu ,



a wooden constructed Cherubim and Seraphim



church in Gbolagun.He is a dark skinned man with




thick&neatly treated dreadlocks that dangles on his



shoulders.He is a bachelor in his late 30s but




notwithstanding, he is fondly referred to as





Alagba by his church members.




Every evening,his visioneers, dreamers and




spiritual workers would sing songs of praises, dance




and shiver continously and speak in tongues while




sick persons would kneel in the middle of the circle




formed by his prayer warriors.As a result of




Alagba's popularity,people normally troop in and




out of the church.When he first started, rumour




had it that he always apply eye liner on his lower




eyelids to enchant young girls into his church, but




that was then ,now,his church members believe that




his habitual fasting has no doubt increased his




spiritual strength.



Having heard from Mrs Adenuga, how Bolaji, her





son could restrain himself from stealing, because





of the deliverance performed on him by





Alagba Gboyega,Mama Atoke decided to jump on




the bandwagon by paying the pastor a visit on the





issue of her barrenness.




"Alafia o (peace)she said as she put aside her




slippers and entered the church."Alafia fun eni




tonwolebo"(peace be unto you too) replied one of




the beautiful visioneers who ushered her towards




where the pastor sat.



"Mama Atoke" said the pastor.




"See momi ni"(Do you know me?), she asked



as she cast a look around the wooden constructed




church.



"Every body knows Mama Atoke the petty trader".



"Ekunle ka gbadura", said the pastor.



After praying for a while he shook his body and



told Mama Atoke to sit down as he delivered some



spiritual message to her.




" The Holy Spirit revealed to me that you are yet to




reach your place of abode on the issue of your




barrenness. "You need to leave your husband and



remarry."Oluwa",the pastor shivered again while



Mama Atoke watched with curiosity.



"The Holy Spirit just revealed to me again that



your destined husband is within your vicinity,and



infact you see him virtually everyday".



Shifting uncomfortably in her seat, with watery



eyes she asked"Tawaleni oun, Alagba?"(who is the



man, sir?)



" Olorun Orimolade n sofun miwipe arakunrin ti won



peni Redeke ni"(TheHoly Spirit is telling me now



that the man is called Redeke).



" Redeke abi.kilewi, Alagba"(did you just say



Redeke, sir?)


"Beeni"(yes)



"Unless you marry Redeke, you wont be able



to conceive", said the pastor.



Reminiscing on her discussion with the pastor,



Mama Atoke clapped her palms together in



annoyance as she sat on the wooden stool inside her



kiosk.



"Eemi si Redeke,Eyan buruku malalagba yii o ninkan


tojewipe kosi eyan ti o mo Redeke loloshi ladugbo



yii.(Me and Redeke? This prophet is not being



fair to me at all, Redeke that is wellknown in the



whole community as a cruel man).



"Ki nkan omokunrin re ti e wa maso gbingbin



nikin eso omo,konshemi, motakaoshidanu.(I won't



marry him even if his manhood houses worldwide



babies).



"Okunrin yii e se ni Olorun o , mo sure pe emi esu





abi iwin lori ton pe ni emi Olorun,emi Olorun okin





sosokuso.(am sure that this man is not a true




prophet, perhaps he saw an evilspirit,i refuse to



believe that he truly saw a holy spirit)



"koda ki agan mi kojuti Elizabethi abi Sarah lo nle



fe Redeke"( Redeke is a no no, even if my



years of barrenness would surpass that of Sarah or



Elizabeth in the bible),she concluded as she



continued with the kolanut and bitter kola that she



that sorting out.

Thinking deeply about the new Avensis



that was recently purchased by Jibola,



his coursemate,he sighed deeply. This campus naa?



This guys are using Science for this Yahoo Yahoo




jawe .It seems am dulling my self these days by




following that Mumu Tade with the coins he




gets from cocoa that he calls big dough.Its just that



my Clients online are not





payin real chada, chai.By the time am done with




these Oyinbo ehn, Omo na Toyota Muscle I go buy o.




Rubbing his palms together,he thought deeply again



& concluded that he needed a confirm pure Science



for his Yahoo clients.



"Its just that these big boys won't teach someone



how to catch fish but buy you fish."No big deal then,


i think its high time i visited that man in


ma hood" ,he thought.



"Alagba said you should come inside"



"Thanks" said Tunde as he was being led into the



inner part of the church by a pretty visioneer in a



yellow garment and Seeing the pastor emerged from



afar,he stood up and paid his respect to the pastor



who was now closer to him.He had seen him once,



praying, when he went to Lawe's shop to repair one



of his sneakers during his last vacation from



school . The man had been busy praying with his



Alores(Visioneers) but he couldn't take a good look



at him back then, he is a young man sha,shey Don



Ko leleyi bayi (hope this prophet is not a Don)



he thought.



Tunde explained what brought him to the church



as Pastor Gboyega equally assessed him and saw




a striking resemblance between Tunde and his Dad,




Mr Shittu had snubbed him one morning despite




seeing him among those that were waiting for



Bike that busy morning. He had later enquired




about the man whom he was told that he doesn't




socialize with fellow inhabitants.




"Tunde, abi"? the pastor said as he cleared his



throat.



"what you have just explained is no big deal, your



friends are hitting it and all that forget about



that, infact, na Jackpot you go hit ni tie".



"Amin sir o"said Tunde



"What you need to do now is that you need to fast



for 15 days, after that come back to me and I will



give you an anointing oil,holy water with candles



that you must lite whenever you wanna strike your



deals" ,said the pastor



"or Alagba, should I come with my lappy so that




you can help me bless it", said Tunde



"hmmm, no wahala, you can bring it with you when




you are through with the fasting.



"Thanks so much Alagba, oluwa aso Agbara




dotun ,i will be back sir"




"Alafia fun o"(peace be unto you), said the




pastor.



Rebecca, one of the church members had a terrible




stomach upset few days after and was hurriedly



whisk to the hospital when over the counter drugs




couldn't get her stomach settled.It was from the




Doctor that her mother heard that she had used



potash and lime for abortion. She later revealed



that it was Alagba that got her impregnated and



that he told her to use Lime and potash to



abort the pregnancy.



"Mogbe, so gbogbo iso oru, abe Alagba lonso iwo omo



yii(all this while that you have always claimed



to be at night vigils, you have been sleeping with the



pastor) her mother exclaimed as pointed an




accusing finger towards her.




"we will soon carry out a D&C for her to stop the




bleeding, kosi much problem, the doctor said.




When Mama Rebecca got to the church premises,




she was taken aback by what she saw, Mama Ebun,




the popular fried meat seller in Gbolagun was also




at the church waiting impatiently for Alagba to




come and explain to her the reason her daughter,




one of the spiritual worker got impregnated by




Alagba.Also there was Kike, one of Redeke's tenant




who claimed that she and Alagba had even both




suggested names that their baby would bear 2 days



ago.



How the pastor knew he was in trouble and thus



took to his heels still



puzzles the minds of Gbolagun's inhabitants.




When Tunde lamented over and over about the



Pastors's issue,his mother had enquired from him



if had any business with him."for where, he had




said".Although deep down he was counting his loss,




most especially when he was just 4 days to





completing his fasting that was when



the so called Alagba had chosen to run away, he



wasnt mistaken after all when his instincts had



told him that the man was a Don, he thought.

The Olaoyes





Mr Remi Olaoye's apartment rest on a plot of land


with tall coconut trees and a manicured


lawn.Inside the pink gated building are sculptures


and beautiful flowers. Mr Olaoye is a light skinned


man in his early 50's with a lean figure.He is a



businessman,he has a Peugeot 406 which he drives



to the popular Kolobo market, his workplace, where



he sells vehicles spares parts.He showers his first



wife with so much love and care that often leaves



one wondering why he married another wife.



Mama Kunle is his first wife, a fair skinned woman



with a gentle character. She supplies a particular



secondary with snacks and also render her cooking



services in the neighborhood whenever there is a



ceremony.Mama kunle gave birth to 4 children.



Mama Yinka is Mr Olaoye's second wife.She is a civil



servant who often nags and in most cases fights



Mama Kunkle for always having their husband's



attention. Similarly, she traduces Mama Kunle



within the neighborhood and behind her, her



neighbours would equally speak about her



unfavourably that afterall, she knew that the Mr




Olaoye had a wife before she got married to him.



Mama Yinka told her children one evening,



"whenever i go for my night vigils, ensure you put



the door on latch, Olorun maje kin reni tomapami



lomoje".


"Mummy, Iya Aje gave me yam in the afternoon



when Yomi went out"said her last born Fola.



Don't worry Oko mi, you are covered with the blood of



Jesus"she replied.



Aside from being a civil servant, Mama Yinka also



has a shop in Gbolagun where she owns a tank of



kerosene and at the same time sells bags of



cement.Through various loans from her place of



work she was able to build her own house which she



put out on lease and thus collects yearly rentage



from her tenants &Despite her Junior wife's success,



Mama Kunle still shows Mama Yinka much love and



support which she usually received and



returned with pretence.



Mama Yinka's ambitiousness reached a certain



point that she resigned from her



place of work and travelled down to England without



informing her husband.Mr Olaoye was so furious



that he had to send Mama Yinka's children to



her family, with the fact that their mother had



failed to see him as the head of the family which



therefore explains why his opinion was not sought



before she travelled out of the country.



After much persuasion from his relatives and



Mama Kunle Mr Olaoye forgave his wife and allowed



his children back into his house.A year after Mama



Yinka got to England, she persuaded her husband



to join her there and further stated that there are



numerous ways by which people enrich themselves in



England and that she is yet to get entitled to such



means because she is living alone.She also promised



to share the travel expenses with her husband .



Baba Yinka later agreed to join his second wife in



England after much persuasion from his first wife



who maintained that her junior wife was only



contributing towards the family success afterall.



When Mr Olaoye landed at the Heathrow Airport, he



was warmly embraced by Mama Yinka who couldn't



kept herself from Eulogising her husband.During



the first few days she showed him some beautiful



places in England like the Hyde Park, British



Museum, various Eateries where they wine and dine



and held hands like newly weds.Few months after



she was able to secure an employment for him in a



small grocery shop as a cashier.



The 4th month that Baba Yinka got to England, his



wife sat him down and pour out what was on her



mind."Daddy Yinka, as you can see,you can



only earn a token amount from your working place



,therefore, i have found another means for us to



quickly get rich".


"Mongbo o"(am listening) said her husband.



"you see my dear, it is quite simple and easy."Even



Nigerians that are here alsopractice what am about



to say "Ehm, Ehm what you and i need to do is to



live as siblings and then find ourselves either



an average White Man and woman that will start



contributing towards our financial income , my



dear ,i just need your agreement then Leave me



the arrangements for."England here is about


survival".

"Whatever we receive from them will be ours, be it
Green card, cash and some other things. "No one in
Nigeria Needs to Know Of Our plans", she concluded.

When she felt that her husband was only looking at

her surprisingly, she picked up her bag

,straightened her short gown and told him that she

had to be on the way to her place of work.

Strolling on the street some hours later, Mr Olaoye

was able to deduce a thing from what his wife had


said, she had only brought him to England to keep


him away from his first wife.Mama Yinka could use


any means to derive money, he wouldn't give his


comments as regard what she discussed with him


and the next time she repeats the statement he will


show her that he is still her husband ,he mused as


he adjusted the oversized Coat on him.


After observing that her husband has failed to


concur to herplans ,Mama Yinka started behaving


unreasonably at home.Whenever she placed a meal


before her husband she would frown and


sometimes chide him by saying England taxes could


kill, especially when one does not have a supportive


husband. she would sulk at any given opportunity


and says"Akuku ti Fi ona hanawon awon Ni won shebi


arobo. (I have already shown him the way but he



prefers to behave childishly).


Baba Yinka couldnt believe what he saw as the


middle aged white man grabbed his wife's butt in a


departmental store one afternoon.He wasnt too


naive not to notice the looks that passed between


them , Mama Yinka had secretly carried out her


plans and here is her lover, he thought as he


quietly walked up to


them and slapped Mama Yinka twice before


delivering


a huge blow on the white man's face.Before he



knew what was happening he was by the cops for




assaulting a white man& his fiancee and as a



result, deported.He was denied


the access to speak to Mama Yinka and therefore he



accepted his fate and came back to Nigeria, to his


house in Gbolagun.


Knowing fully well that he is financially down, Mr


Olaoye later strived to collect loans from various


micro finance banks so as to bring his spare parts


business back to life but failed. He later joined the


club of Osanlu politicians who chit -chats & listens


as Mr Osinokun boasts of his major


accomplishments andacquaintances in politics.

Atolagbe-The Orthopaedic.


Dada Atolagbe Otolo has been living in Gbolagun for


6 years.His Orthopaedic Centre which doubles to be


his home is a blue painted rented bungalow.The


cracked walls of the clinic reveals a house that had


been built a long time ago.Atolagbe is a short light


skinned man in his mid 40s who smokes heavily.A



closer look at him reveals a strong resemblance with



the late Yoruba Actor Alade Aromire if not for




Atolagbe's deep tan.Being an alcoholic, he enjoys




visiting the paraga joint in the evening and




sometimes chats with Mama Atoke who doles out




free Kolanut to him.




His patients are mostly wounded Okada riders




who had gotten their arms or legs fractured one




way or the other. Their loud cries are often heard



by passersby whenever he starts to tend to their




wounds which he mostly does under the influence of




alcohol.One of his habitual customer is his wife,


Sogerade.Whenever Soge nags him or givescomplains




that he does not perform his fatherly duties over




his only child, Olaide, she sometimes gets beaten up




by her husband who would end up breaking either




her arm, leg or at least a finger so as to show her




that he owns her body which he could pieces and




assembly by him self.




The people of Gbolagun often wonder why patients




patronise Atolagbe, a nonchalant alcoholic a rude




illiterate, yet many patients have always been seen




recuperating in his clinic.Some of his patients




would be seen in the front of the clinic practicing




how to walk with support sticks under their armpits.




Baba Saki popularly known as Omu yes (it is yes) is A



to lagbe's best friend.He was a former member of



Oodua Peoples Congress who later took to Okada



riding and after he strategised that Okada riding



wouldn't be enough to cater for his needs, he sought



the help of a friend. It was his friend that took him



to a block industry where Baba Sakura was given a




lorry to distribute blocks to customers. On one



Sunday evening, he was discussing with Atolagbe




inside a paraga joint.




"Atolagbe my friend, life mitin mu No bayii o (life is



becoming unbearable for me) "that my job is not




easy at all."I am the only one that would load the




blocks into the Lorry, offload it when it gets to its



destinations lojoojumo lori elo (everyday, how much



are they paying me,ehn?)"i sometimes give the lorry




a bit of push to roar the engine back to life , just



take a good look at me ",he said as he stood



up."Motingboju ojoori mi lo, mi o le boyan lowo mo,



gbogbo atelewo mi tin run (I am becoming older




than my age, I can't even shake hands with people




any more because my palms are becoming terribly



unsmooth)




His friend sighed and further puffed on his




cigarette and with a croaky deep voice Atolagbe




said"Omu yes my friend, God won't turn you into a




useless being, i believe your job right now is quite



better than being a thief.





"Afiki Olorun to gbafun o,yara Gbafunemi naa o,




kin makusi Aje odio "(May God answer my prayers




just as he answered yours so that I won't die in



vain)




During one of Gbolagun's annual carnival,



Atolagbe prepared a concoction and decided to



place it at a T-Junction in Gbolagun.At about


2am,when most of the youths were still partying at




the event, Banjo, AlhajiOmolowo's tenant and his



two friends were also returning from the party,



they were drunk.As Atolagbe almost got to the T



-Junction Banjo Sighted him and immediately knew




he meant to place a concoction at the junction,



judging by by the plate on his palms.He quickly




murmured to his friends and they decided to pull




his legs.



Undoing a big church banner that was tied to a



close Signboard they Covered their body with the




banner and gravitated towards him .Atolagbe was




about to drop the concoction when he heard a voice.





"Atolagbee, Atolagbee, Otolo ooo"




"Do not put down the concoction"said another voice.





Atolagbe changed direction towards where the voices



was emanating from and was frightened when he




saw what looked like three figures covered in white




Although he was drunk yet he could see that they




sat on a small rock at the right hand side of the




Tjunction.



Quietly he walked up to them, and maintained a




little distance from them.He knelt with the




concoction on his palms and started crying.




"Eyin iya mi"(my mothers) he said tearfully.




To what do I owe you this visit, i have been a very



bad child but please do not punish me."it's been




long i provided you with meals, i know that but



please allow me to appease you with this"...



"Enough", said another voice."




"You have offended us."We have been your mother,



your Guardian, instructors for a long time but now




we have no choice but to turn our back on you as a




result of your negligence".



The wind whistled and the trees swerved lightly.It




was becoming more hilarious than they thought as




they laughed secretly under the shield the church




banner provided.Water was running through



Atolagbe's nose into his mouthas he wept bitterly



before them.



"Motigbe bayii o eyin iya mi "(now am done for my




mothers)how can this poor child of yours further




appease you he said as the concoction plate shook




lightly in his hands.



"Atolagbe o, said a deep voice."To appease us, buy



one keg of Palm oil, lots of Kolanuts, crayfish,



bitterkola and two bottles of strong alcohol and




place it at this junction after 5 days at this




hour".They carefully re wrapped the banner



around them as the wind was about get their cover



blown away. "Put down the meal Atolagbe and




empty your pockets", said the second voice.Atolagbe




quickly dropped the concoction and brought out two




tomtom sweets, a cigarette and the sum of 1500



inside his Ankara trousers .He placed them beside



the concoction and was told to state his wishes.He




prayed fervently for more customers, more



patronage while his three mothers later told him to



rise and dance without turning back until he reach



his house.



When they were sure that he was out of sight,




Banjo and his friends busted into a heavy



laughter,which brought tears to their eyes.They



rolled on the floor with laughter. Atolagbe had




indeed saw his witches, spiritual Mothers supplied




Dele one of Banjo's friend."Banjo no gawk the




palm oil and crayfish he will bring in 5 days time




biko, if you no need am ,i go come carry am", he




said with laughter as Banjo picked up the 1500




beside the concoction and dusted the dirt on it.The




guys later left the scene and returned to Banjo's




house.


Few days after,the news of Atolagbe and his




encounter with the witches has spread throughout




Gbolagun.Banjo was on his way to work one morning




when he heard two women discussing.





"i heard they initially came to the carnival to pay




him a visit but couldn't find him there", said Mama




Tolu.



"look at you, i heard from his wife that he had to



eat the concoction with the witches to appease them,




said the other woman".




"hmmm, Olagbara o who says there there are no




witches said,Mama Tolu.




"May God guide and protect us in this Gbolagun of




ours"replied the other woman.





The ********End.




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