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True to my fears Akogu stepped inside the room his eyes bloodshot and muderous. Why would they not be, I asked myself. I had already hidden my club behind my drinking bucket, its handle shooting out for easy reach incase Akogu decides to become rough.

''Na you no fit control your hand abi, my sister don become punching bag for practice abi''

His husky voice assailed me through the air. I kept my face free from all expression while reciting the rosary over and over again. I definatly knew I would make heaven if an accident should occur.

Akogu, the most feared thug in my vincinity and other surrounding areas. He is one who spends most of his time in the gym building his body until he became as thick as the hulk. His deep red eyes blended deeply with his dark features, his face carry a scar below his eyes which rumour said he received when fighting for his life in prison. Yes, he is an ex-convict. He had succeeded in killing his assailant that had tracked him to a silent part of the prison walls where he had gone to smoke. The fight which was only seen by prison officials and a prisoner who later spread the story round was a bloody one. Akogu had received many knife cuts on him but capitulated on the mistake of his assailant as he laid down acting like he was dying from the wounds when his assailant had let down his guard by turning round. Akogu had jumped on him from the back inflicting a deep wound on his neck with his teeth. This has brought the prisoner to his knees making Akogu to disarm him and drive his own weapon into his heart.

So legend says. That same Akogu who had gone to prison for beating up the son of a rich man to near death for mistakenly hitting his sister with his car. The same Akogu is now in my room.

All this went through my head as he gave me a piercing look, seeming to bore into my soul. A faint smile appeared on his lips, Akogu smiled at me. I quickly recited ''the grace'' bidding the world ''goodbye'' because I felt that I should prepare for the after life.

Akogu cleared his voice and spoke, but this time, in a gentle, husky way:

''So na you self, Attai, you surprise me. I think say na you protect Ekaite the last time. Wetin make na my sister you wan come use do practice na''

I shook my head trying to clear it like I did not get his words. Akogu had spoke to me gently instead of sending punches at my pot belly. With my breath sucked in, I replied:

''No be so, I no know wetin come over me. But make we discuss between us guys, you know say e go save us the whole trouble of making people here say we fight. E go give them impression say you and me na trouble for this area.''

I tried sounding diplomatic. He shot me a look and the redness in his eyes increased like he was trying to make up his mind. Finally he said in a calm voice:

''I dey come, make I settle the guys wey dey outside''

Before turning round, he shot a look at the handle of my base-ball bat and shook his head. He went out while I heaved a sigh of relief and quickly hid the base-ball bat.

''Make all of una dey go, Patricia, we go see for house''

Those were the only words he said that made the crowd disperse grudgingly. They were all hoping to see a fight so they can confirm the legend. My curtain opened and Akogu stepped into the room and sat down at the far edge of the bed all to himself. He was busy clicking and unclicking his tongue while I stood undecided.

''Wetin I go offer you na?''

I asked casually.

''Na wetin you get''

He asked back. Typically Nigerian. I went to my mini-fridge and brought out a big green bottle, took two glass cups out. Handed him one cup, filled it and proceeded to fill mine.

''I hear wetin you do that guy that day. E sweet me say you show am say no be so them suppose treat men. When my sister come house dey cry, I suprise as she mention your name. But I no too send, I just say make she follow me so that we go come see you but as we reach outside, na so she attract crowd with her shout and abuse. Sometimes sef, I know say that girl sabi talk anyhow but as per big brother, I gats show say I care for her.''

He concluded. I looked at him sipping my Alomo. I had not expected the speech he just made, this made my respect for him to grow as I saw that he was not a villian but one that loves and cares for his sister and definately those around him.

''Thank you bros for understanding, I go dey put my temper for check from now on''

I told him.

''How far, igbo follow you come house yesterday, na high I been dey prepare to high when my sister come house''

He said. I was surprised but quickly wrapped one making sure it is big and using more leaves and ermo. I broke the rule never to smoke in the house. I lighted it, took a drag and passed the weed to him. After smoking to his satisfaction, he passed it back to me and as I took the third drag, a voice spoke:

''My God, so you smoke!!''

It was Ekaite's.

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**Crushes him with limousine**

Kicks his deranged bottom....

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Damex333: U try, e make sense, since its a project,it will be interesting,but d pigin too strong,sometimes i no understand wetin u dey talk.

Me dey try wan sound like southern pikin.... No vex, with time you go begin flow.....

skoloppy31: Foxy ,,,,,no mak me loose ma temper ooo abi kinni gbogbo delya yi keh,,,update asap,,patricia broda nah junkie too as I imagine.....#LOBATAN#

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''Nna, na wetin dey go on hear, see as una just gather dey mourn like say person die''

Emeka talk as him enter room see where all men just keep their face dull. Na so him just look round from Tompolo face to John Togo. When nobody answer am, he just waka go fridge, open am come carry one bottle of small stout, open am come begin drink.

''See, even if na una mothers wey don die come re-die again, make una tell me na, all men don tay wey e eat funeral food jor''

He yan. This one come make everybody look am like say na from planet of ape im comot from. Emeka sometimes na big wahala but im bravery na im dem dey depend on top.

''Nobody mama die for here, you just kack no know the news wey dey gulivate dey dilate around say because your head na for kpekus you bury am put. Na amnesty na im government dey talk about for here''

Tompolo answer am with vex im eyes red like say dem soak am for igbo water, all im vein just stand like bamboo tree. Na so the beer Emeka dey drink just turn like water for im mouth.

''That one dey impossible na, na there ma some government dey carry chop, our militancy na for Aso rock e dey jor, dem no fit stop am''

Him conclude.

''See this wan di ara, na wetin you know, na Vice imself na im carry the news come here sef, how you take want make we tell am no since na him initiate us sef. That malam don give am fura da nono shack well''

John Togo come yan finally. The whole talk no just sweet Emeka as im just carry im self comot from dia come go outside. E don tay wey im leave him land after Bakassi come dey begin kill people as anyhow, even people wey him know say no dey thief like am don die. Na so im eye waka round the whole place.

Na the place wey him don dey call im house be this, he even plan say na Juliana, that fine Ijaw girl, na her e go marry but see am now. After he just think finish, he carry leg waka back enter room go meet Tompolo and John Togo.

''Na wetin come be the plans now?''

Emeka ask the breeze wey dey blow hoping say e go carry the message enter their ear as them just siddon like plywood wey dey Onitsha.

''We no get anyone for now, but e go hand to cut hand comot from wetin dey satisy all men. Me know how many house I don erect for mainland and VI but I still dey appear jungle cos na my work be this''

Tompolo come lament. John Togo just look am like say na dust just comot from im mouth. Vex stand up com enter the next room where them SK dey pam. Na so him grab one M16 waka come outside, Emeka and Tompolo just dey look am to see wetin him wan do. John Togo cock the gun come waka go outside.

''tatatatatatatatatta''

Him release shots enter air. The signal say meeting dey be that as the sound of SKs just dey sound dey enter deep inside the creek. John Waka go back room go drop gun, him chest dey shake up and down like say him heart and lungs wan jump comot. Come outside come siddon back. Nobody ask am why him order for meeting as na silent agreement between them not to dey question their own actions.

''Eleluwe, nnamdeli no va!!! Water na sky e plenty pass, shit no do oath with nyash, man pikin no dey go school of fvcking''

Na so chants full air as people start to dey appear for the meeting. John Togo, Tompolo and Emeka just stand up waka go outside go meet those wey dey come. Young men wey dia heart don waka go dia back, fear no dey dia eyes and na so all of them hefty. Bullets design some of their body for criss-cross while some na juju dey dia own. Na so them gather dey come dey chants war songs both in vernacular and pidgin. As them reach where the leaders stand na so them stop come raise their hands up to salute them, carry am come back come hit their chest.

''Who say mosquito no get preek, no be mouth bat dey take shit from, breeze no blow but cloud still dey waka for sky, moon no shine for night but light still dey... Our blood na one, no mama or papa fit come between us.... We remove our knicker for our big bros dem''

With that they bend down go on one knee, their hands raised up go sky.

Emeka look them for their head, smile come dey dance for im mouth. These na boys wey im don train for years to make dem reach this level, now fear no dey dia blood and blood na wetin be their food.

As if them plan am, the three of three of them just raise their own hands go sky. Their heart just dey beat as one.

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Names and locations used in this write-up are but figments of the writer's imagination. Any semblance to anyone living or dead is mere coincidence...

To be continued....

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