” Why I left KSA Band “

 

” Why I left KSA Band  “

……..I lost my wife, kids,manager  in auto crash

…….KSA sent for me

…….I once smoked hemp and sniffed cocaine 

41  years after his fatal accident , Bob Aladeniyi recounts his ugly stories .He spoke with taiwoabiodun.com

The Juju Lecturer 

He is handsome, meticulous , humble, disciplined, sincere , hard -working , easy going, honest , cheerful -giver and a God – fearing  man- these are the sterling qualities bestowed on this multi- talented musician, Bobade Aladeniyi .

In Owo, his country home  he is respected and honoured .He teaches the old and the young  how to sing and play guitar .He also advises the upcoming musicians to desist from drug saying  it will not take them anywhere .No wonder he is called Juju Lecturer .

My beginning 

After strumming  his guitar for some minutes , he gave a heavy sigh, adjusted his chair , chuckled and   meticulously packed his guitar in its box in a corner of his living room  and started   the interview  ” My real names are Bobade Aladeniyi  but everybody calls me ‘Bob’. I don’t smoke and don’t even drink alcohol”, he told this reporter. 

Aladeniyi  who has over 10 guitars of different brands  , drums  of different  types and assorted loud speakers along with other instruments  said, pointing  ” these instruments are my tools and they are like your own tools like recorder, pen  and paper too”.

He continued    ” I was born in  September 15,  1950 in Owo ,in the then Western State (now Ondo State) .I started playing guitar  in  1966 at the age of 16. It all started one day when I  woke up and took my little savings to buy a  Box  of guitar  and notes from UTC in Lagos and  I started building myself up, and that year 1966 was the beginning of my career as   I started playing .I started practicing guitar at 14 , nobody taught me. I went to UTC ,bought a box of guitar , notebook and that was how I started  practicing until I joined the late Fatai Rolling Dollars in 1967.  The late Rolling Dollars was a guitar wizard , and when I got to him  I had more experience and that was where KSA discovered me . I later left Rolling  Dollars to join King Sunny Ade popularly known as  KSA in 1969 where I learnt more about  guitar.”

Popular Album

While with KSA I was the one who strummed the  guitar when KSA  sings  and asked each  instrumentalist (and myself ) to play our instrument in that track  Tani Pepe tani atagbe  ,ikanmudu tani atala,b’oyin  ba tani a roro oyin, be buwa loju wa …..e pe Bob Aladeniyi mi ko fi guitar da wa laraya o di regi….(and he strummed the guitar to show the evidence). Infact I was very popular and my boss, KSA loved me so much, and he used to call me ” O ni guitar Ara”(  Guitarist Wizard)

I took drug and smoked hemp

Did he ever smoked   Indian hemp to enhance his performance ?, this reporter asked , and he responded “Yes , I did drug, I smoked  Indian hemp, took cocaine  and that was then . It was one  guy who taught me how to use cocaine when I travelled to America .But I have stopped all those things. One does not need to take drug   to enhance his performance at all. Infact I don’t drink alcohol at all now”.

Travels 

“I have been to  many countries like London, France, Germany, USA, Darkar , Togo, Miami “, he said.

My fame 

Aladeniyi was so popular in the music industry in the 70s because of his dexterity in playing guitar which was unrivaled , he said ” Anytime we went out to play in Clubs like Kakadu or Q Club or Young  Social Club  in Ikorodu Road , there you will be hearing  about me, as fans would eagerly be waiting for me to turn up , and immediately I am sighted the whole environment would go into frenzy that Bob has come, KSA’s Master guitarist has arrived.It was always interesting.”

He added “There were so many functions and parties  where they would be expecting me . If I was  not physically present or  didn’t turn up our fans would not come to buy tickets , it is ‘no Bob , no ticket sales‘. There was another popular soloist with us then , he is Dele Akande who  was the former KSA soloist , he died few years ago , we also met  at Rolling Dollars before he joined us in KSA band .

My first travel

“I played what we called ‘ juju guitar’ in an album we waxed in London , and in a track ‘ Seinde’ where we sang his praises ( Seinde was one of the most popular medical doctors in

 


Bob Aladeniyi

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    Lagos then)       we also waxed : Asiko Laiye Eda kan Ko mola, E kilo f’omode,  A fai ba won Ja won nbinu, among others that were hit. When we staged our shows at  St Macras in London in 1971 and entertained our fans we were hailed to high heavens and that was our first time to travel out to play. It was an unforgettable period. My boss, KSA  led  both in songs and guitar while we followed and others would go into frenzy. He was called the greatest musician from Africa, the greatest Master Guitarist and dancer for he was a great entertainer , composer, skilled dancer and he toured the world. He is great and humble , that is King Sunny Ade for you”.

Why I parted with KSA

Bob Aladeniyi in his hey days was popular and became famous  with his guitar .He has made name and with his age cum experience in music  and therefore believed he was matured  enough to be  on his own, he  later parted with KSA band and went ahead to form his own Band , he said ” When it was time  to establish my own band I told my boss KSA but he said no  , I should not go , KSA said I should not leave the band since I was still valuable and useful .”

On whether the rumour is true that KSA sent eminent personalities to beg him to return to the Band , Aladeniyi shook his head and said ” It is true that KSA sent important dignitaries to Owo my home town to plead with me .Yes, the late Ooni of Ife Oba Sijuade Olubuse , the late  Kabiyesi Olowo of Owo   Oba Kolapo Ogunoye , the late Alonge the Tailor were all contacted by KSA to call me back but I said I had bought my own instruments and that was all. I explained to them  that there was no going back. That was how I left and formed my band ‘Bob Aladeniyi Band’ .

“Although many rumoured that we fought but it is not so , we didn’t quarrel  .How can you fight with your boss who has been nice to you? .The fact is that when it was time to quit I quit”.

My  many nicknames  

According to Aladeniyi he has many appellations ” I was called ‘ Juju Lecturer, Oga Guitar, Guitar Wizard and many more but the one that stuck to me till date is Juju Lecturer .I have taught many how to play the guitar instrument , I  taught   Segun Awe ( who played for Commander Ebenezer  Obey) , Monday John respected me  in guitar playing .Shina Peters is like a son to me he respects me a lot .Many University and Polytechnic students who studied  music had passed through me. Once  in a while they invite me to these institutions to teach them practical

Bob Aladeniyi and Taiwo Abiodun

Obey and KSA , who is great?

Though Bob has played with the two great musicians ( KSA and Obey) but he found them to be great in their own ways as each possessed his own different talent .”When  you talk of entertainment KSA is unrivaled and if you again talk of a great composer Obey is great  .They have different talents .I can’t say who is the boss between the two for Obey is  a good composer  while KSA  is a good  entertainer  .KSA is a great Master guitarist , he could play for hours , he could dance till tomorrow , he is a talent to the musical world. He has been playing guitar before I joined him .He is a multi-instrumentalist. In Nigeria and Africa no man can beat him with his ‘ rubber’ legs and in guitar. I repeat nobody can compete with him.He is just a gift to the world”.

Today’s music  in comparison 

Aladeniyi  condemned the types of music or songs being played today and said ‘ they are just playing Saje (gutter music) ,I can’t stand it .Imagine they are now blending our juju music with hip pop. because they have no music to play.Juju music is still relevant that is why all these boys are now playing them and remixing them into hip pop. What are they singing? , is it the music you cannot play into the hearing of our children that is called music? The present day music  can corrupt our children. Pick one KSA album and listen to its lyrics, listen to its ballad, guitar or instrument then you know that is song. Pick Obey’s record it is still evergreen.Compare these with the rubbish they are playing they called music today.Mark you all these type of music will soon fade away , it’s just a matter of time”

My fatal accident 

Each time Aladeniyi  remembers the incidence that almost wiped out his family in an auto crash he feels somber but still  gives thanks to God. Narrating the episode he said he almost died in an auto accident in 1978 although he does not want to remember the sad story again .When pressed further he  said ” In 1978  I had an engagement for Egbe Omo Owo Social Club in Ikorodu  and I had to leave Benin where  I went to play for Lagos  , on getting to Sagamu the accident happened and I lost my wife , son and my band manager  in the accident that was the most painful moment in my life “, he said almost in tears. I thank God my band is still on.I believe it was the work of enemies who   attacked me on July 15 , 1978 when I was returning to Lagos from Benin where I went to play .I was in my  Peugeot 504 Car with my late wife, Alaba and her babies ;  Segun Aganga ( my Band manager) in the car and I had almost arrived Ikorodu before the accident happened”. He recalled with pains and emotions as he almost burst into tears again ,” I drove into a Bedford lorry carrying  logs of wood  .My Boys had gone before me to Lagos and I was coming behind them , and I was already in Ikorodu when the fatal accident happened  .I am the only one that survived with big scars  , for  I had a lot of stitches on my cheeks, mouth and body, the scars are there till today and I will carry these scars to my grave.The 504  GL air conditioned car perished under the Bedford lorry. The  accident was so fatal that  all Nigerian newspapers carried the news”.

Music runs in the family 

According to Aladeniyi the music profession runs in the family , he said “My son who is still a student at  the University of Ilorin plays guitar and he teaches others too  .My two female children also play music , it is a legacy in our family and we are known for this. Gone were the days when they say musicians are beggars , today lawyers , medical doctors and other professionals want to sing .It is in blood , it is talent and it will just burst out in you .Music is like spirit you don’t know when you will just start to sing”

I smoked marijuana  

Like many musicians , Aladeniyi  said he was into drug when playing guitar on stage , he said ” I smoke a lot of marijuana , cigarette , and alcohol to make me feel high. It was interesting then.I had   To be  high before going to the stage but KSA never smoked in his life.He was just a talent .Now as I am in my late 60s  I  don’t smoke anymore and I don’t need to lie that I did not smoke Igbo when  I was young .But let me warn the upcoming musicians that one does not  need to feel high or smoke before one  can perform . I have stopped all these because it is a bad habit and  while some escaped from it  others are not lucky as they are badly affected.This is a message I am passing to all including my own children that you don’t need to do drug before you become popular and make it in life .Drugs don’t pay, the reverse , the repercussion is always deadly”, he counseled .

Gratitude  to KSA

The Guitar Wizard  says he is grateful to his former boss, KSA , “When things were rough  for  me , KSA bought musical instruments worth  two million naira for me and I bounced back. We are still very close. When he clocked 70 years of age I went  there to celebrate with him.He is really a nice boss. And I know how much he gave me towards my mother’s burial”.

Young coming musicians 

For Aladeniyi doing drugs is not the way to achieve fame  and success,  he advise the  upcoming musicians .The musician however confessed he  smoked  marijuana while performing on stage in order to feel high , he counseled “I implore everyone to always remain grateful to his or her benefactor and I thank God that six of my children are graduates .I have built a house and I thank God I am still alive.

How rich is Bob?

When asked how rich he is , the 68year- old -musician burst into laughter, 

he  looked up as if searching for answer from the ceiling  and with total humility said “I am not a millionaire but I thank God for His mercy “.

He then  continued singing and strumming his Gibson guitar  : Ta ni pepe tani atagbe , ikamudu tani atala. B’oyin ba t’ani a roro oyin ,  be bu wa lehin a o ko si  teni begi loju igi a ruwe  ka  fi ti s’ana  kiyesoogun e pe Bob Aladeniyi mi o ko  fi guitar dawa l’araya , O di regi !

they go underground, they die

 

 

IJERO EKITI

They go underground , they die

For many years Ijero  in Ekiti State has been invaded by illegal miners who are  foreigners and natives while the town is on the bridge to cave in, taiwoabiodun.com investigates

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Unperturbed as he exhibited unusual confidence while strolling about the huge excavation site for the proverbial goldmine. The young man, a Kano indigene simply identified as Ahmed  was ably accompanied by his able lieutenant and  labourer, Abubakar from Bauchi, who obviously was wearing a frowned  face. He took his spade and headed towards the dug tunnel.

The duo hinted this reporter that they came on a voyage in search of precious stones which are readily available in commercial quantity  in Ijero.

After waiting  for over one  hour for Abubakar to appear at the other end the long wait at the lonely and unsightly enclave appears to this reporter an endless one.

A trip to Ijero Ekiti in search of gold made these two friends left their homes to search for greener pastures

One of the residents revealed that the town city Centre is besieged  daily by  indigenes of different nationalities, name it: Togolese , Lebanese , Sudanese, Liberian, Cotonou , Senegalese, as well as Europeans who stormed the ancient town for similar reason.

However, the ecological threat caused by illegal mining activities in IJERO and its environs cannot be over emphasized even as the spiral effect on the water sourced majorly from the wells is believed to be injurious to the health of thousands of hapless IJERO residents.

ABUBAKAR -AN ILLEGAL MINER GOING UNDERGROUND IN SEARCH OF PRECIOUS STONES                                                             PHOTO:TAIWO ABIODUN

 

Unless urgent steps are taken by concerned authorities, the entire IJERO community, despite the huge deposits of rich mineral resources, may soon face the imminence of socio-  economic degradation resulting in health hazards, no thanks to mining operations giving outsiders false impression that all is well with them.

There is no doubt that the ancient town is blessed  with  mineral deposits.

According  to Mr. M. Yewande “Ijero is blessed with solid mineral resources that is next to Jos. What we have here can sustain this town if well tapped .We have chiefly among them  : limestone, gold, bauxite, copper, turmaline, cushy, feldspar ,cataract, foundry  sand, costa mica, tantalite, ruby, rubilite, sodonite, prodonite, tin, columbite, diamond , bauxite, iron and kaolin.We equally have gold which is yet untapped”.

How illegal  miners work

There are a lot of illegal miners in the land , according to a source who begged for anonymity. One of the illegal miners explained  how they get the precious stones  , “when  we sight a certain stone we would dig  that place of over 200 feet deep and this leads us again to  sight another stone ( which acts as a pointer  to where we are going) then we continue digging until we  again come across  some specific   stones which leads you ahead  that you are getting there for  they are like a compass  locating where these  precious stones are”.

Aside this , the illegal miner continued “there is a chemical  used to blast these stones , we  would fix it with wire and move away from the place , at least some feet away and connect it with the battery  then blast it  and within 20 minutes to  one hour its all over, then some stones would be exposed while water would be oozing  from the area and the next thing to do is to use pumping machine to drain the water and continue blasting the rock sighted”.

How we get the land

Another illegal miner said “We buy some portion  of land for 400 naira per day and will be checking whether we would get these precious stones  , if we get them it’s our luck and if we don’t get them we have lost our 400 Naira. However we have a group and the group is divided into seven while  each group would divide themselves and part ways and  whoever gets luck to get a place where mineral  deposits are  would call  others and then the digging starts “, the  man explained

Death on the prowl

These mining sites had recorded a lot of deaths .”In a year over 10 official deaths were reported not to talk of  those  secretly buried. Many  died when   the excavated sand  caves  – in. Many at times  illegal miners  would fall into the deep trenches dug  or    heaped sand would  fall  on many and buried them alive “, said an illegal miner.

A young man said ” when they die we would use long rope to bring the corpses out from the dug holes. A source said ” at least an average of 20 people die in this process. Last year,  I know about six people who died in the process.They tied a rope and went into the hole and tied  it on the body of the boy and brought it out.However , while they announced the few natives that died there  but we record high number of deaths  from the Hausas and foreigners  whose history are not known”. A man said his cousin  died in one of the  dug holes last year, he said ” we were at home when his friends  came to inform us that my cousin had died  while scooping  the earth.We cried and  cried and cried for he was yet to get married.

“Another incidence happened when a boy after he had finished (in the dug well ) a rope  used to bring him out cut in the process and he fell back  into the pit , he broke his neck and his back that was all.He was eventually tied again and brought out dead!.

“But when a foreigner dies they would say it is the wish of Allah and no cries while some would be buried in the ground”.

 

Native connivance

No one can be trusted as some unscrupulous natives connive with outsiders  to loot the town.The financial gains realized from these resources  is either pocketed or go into private pocket or taken away by these foreigners .

Most of the high class people one looks up to as rich men  are thieves who assist these foreigners and put them through on how  and where to get these products. In the end these so called big men would collect money and get away.

Yewande is concerned  about them , he said ” there is no development here.There is no impact that these precious stones are found here because they are carted away with the connivance of big men in our community. Many have  become sick because of the blasts of these stones. The illegal blasting has created a lot of problems here.Many developed  hearing problems , mental disturbance, fear of lead  poisoning has led to deaths of many. Madam Mary Adefebi said she had no peace and her sleep was always disrupted when she was admitted at the Specialist Hospital where blasting was done behind the hospital .” In the night I would be hearing blasts and my eardrum was always affected.A woman collapsed and died one day as a result of the blast because she was hypertensive”.

Another complainant whose house is close to the fields said ”many houses are shaking for they had dredged most of these places.One day houses would be sinking .I pray the State government should assist us in this.

Yewande said what happened in Zamfara ( as people were drinking poisoned water) will soon happen here.

The royal father who is not impressed about the environment and with frowned look said ” what we have here is pure looting , people come from Sudan, Moronvia, Togo, Cotonou  , Senegal, Europe .

Solution

Group Captain Ropo Aiyegbusi ( retired) one of the notable indigenes of the state decried the situation and said the fault comes from leaders of the community who did not cooperate with the vigilante group ,he asked ” How many have they arrested? .It is connivance , some of our people do plan with these unscrupulous elements to steal our resources. We have many foreigners  who are staying here illegally and because of our precious stones stay behind here stealing and looting ..

“How many of these people have the license to use? Do they pay to the local government what they are supposed to pay ? What of the state and the federal government ? Don’t we have law that covers mining? . I know it is not yet time for God to intervene ,People are dying silently”, he added.

An Honourable  who begs for anonymity also lamented on how some notable and influential people connive with the natives and loot their precious stones.

 

I sing from life experience

 

“ I  sing  from my life experience ”

  The Juju Rock Master – Micho Ade popularly  called  ‘Sunny Ibadan’  in the   ’80s,he is  called after King Sunny Ade for  his style of his  music , dressing  and his stagecraft .He speaks about his travails  and his next   album taiwoabiodun.com met  the musician at Ibadan

His appearance did  not betray his status as he dressed simple and  one can hardly recognize him. He with total humility beckoned on this reporter that he has been waiting for the interview

MICHO ADE

PHOTO BY TAIWO ABIODUN

”In the year 1991 some terrible things happened to me; my personal car, official car, Band’s vehicle all developed problems at the same time. My wife was operated on while a dead baby was brought out. My younger ones were hospitalized , and my children fell ill. In November that year I had accident six times ”

 

Can  you introduce yourself?

My names are Michael Adedayo  Alaba Omaside  alias  Micho Ade .

Why are they calling you Sunny Ibadan?

They said I play like King Sunny Ade , well I am happy for he is my father in music , a genius , a super guitarist .I am proud of him. He is baba ni baba!

When did you start music?

I started singing while in Primary school .I was a member of the school band at St.Silas Anglican Primary school ,Ikere – Ekiti, later I joined All Souls African School , Ikere Ekiti.  After my Modern School education at Modern Three , I joined Jossy Ayorinde Band in Ikere Ekiti for seven years ( 1969-1976) .Later I started my own band in 1977  and I am still playing music.

When  was your first album?

My first album was released in 1978  titled ” E sope” but the sales was poor may be because of the poor publicity but the second one was also ” Eyin Agba, Eyin Odo” .

Which album  shot you to the limelight?

Oh! It is “Oju Ogun Laiye” ( Life is a battlefield ) which was released in 1991.

Where did you  get  the  inspiration ?

Yes, the song is from my own personal experience and what I observed in my environment. In the year 1991 some terrible things happened to me; my personal car, official car, band’s vehicle all developed problems at the same time. My wife was delivered of a stillborn baby , my younger ones were hospitalized , and my children fell ill. In November that year  I had accident six times, and my younger ones in the hospital and my wife was operated on while a dead baby was brought out. Many things happened to me and I thought it was  a spiritual attack that was why I waxed the record.

Have you travelled out in the course of your music ?

Yes, I did .I went to the  UK ,  Holland and some African countries .

How many albums have you waxed so far?

I have waxed about 21 albums while the next one will be released by April this year to make it 22 albums. And  the tittle of  the latest album is  Desperation . In the album I sang about how our people are so desperate to be rich , to make money, for there is nothing  they cannot do to make money.

The last album I waxed is ” Turning Point” I sang that we would leave everything behind  therefore  we should be good  for  people to speak well about us when we are gone .We should do what God want us to do according to the Lord’s Prayer ….as it is heaven… So it means that is how it is being done in heaven.

Do your rivals use juju against one another?

Yes , it is true that they used juju to fight one another  in the olden days .I once went out to play one time when our  co -musician  used juju to stop our instruments  from functioning .We were shocked .The rival musician  attacked us because we were going to play for the same  celebrant .

Another incident is that of a burial ceremony for two brothers of same parents who were  burying their father. Each had his own musician and it was a thin -line in- between us , it was a surprise  and also funny that the rain was heavily falling on us yet  did not rain on our rival musician. We were shocked , and we couldn’t play.Yes, they attack one another with juju. It is real.

T fell us about your family

I have two wives and I don’t have  children outside my matrimonial home .Yes!, women flock around us  as musicians but one has to be careful too, you don’t need to send them away for we cannot do without them, we need them too.

How much did you make in your first outing?

The first money I made from my outing was 75 Naira ( seventy five Naira) and it was a big money then, that was in 1977.

Where do you get your instruments

I saved money gradually to buy my instruments before I started working .I had  my full instruments and they are up -to -date.

How do you get Costumes

Depending on the cloth, if it’s Ankara , linen, or lace and its quality then we prefer it  not minding  the price.

Do you receive royalties?

You cannot compare civilized world with ours here in Nigeria, and painfully in some African countries they do give them royalties , we are begging the government to look into this .

Many musicians who had worked hard should be reaping their  fruits at old age but they don’t enjoy at old age.

Where do go for Inspiration

When I’m in a quiet place  it could be in the morning,  afternoon even while driving inspiration could come and I would park and write it down but I get inspiration mostly in quiet places .

Do you sing  abusive songs

I have never joined them in singing abusive songs .If anybody offends me I will  quickly settle and make peace with him , even when  I meet my detractor  eating I would go and eat along with him .Music is like newspaper where  we have many sections like Adverts  Features, Politics , Crime , Sports  among others .Some fans love abusive songs,

Do you do drug to make you high?

No, I don’t do drug to feel high .Any musician that   smokes and drinks for inspiration is not a good one.

How do you  feel  when  sighted on the street?

Yes, many will stop me on the street asking after my family .

How rich is Micho Ade?

Well, I’m not rich.Traveling out does not make you rich in those days but I was famous with good name which is better than silver and gold..it also gave  me exposure.

I thank God I have a place to lay my head . I have children and have peace of mind.

Untold story of CIROMA roundabout

Untold story of CIROMA roundabout
…..I’m always sad when Ojude Oba Day is approaching
……body found 10 days later at Okunowa

Exactly 14years ago when this ‘Yoppie’ motorcycle (Okada) was placed at this roundabout called CIROMA .It is named after an Okada rider ,Olumide Olatunji ( aka CIROMA) who was kidnapped at the Ojude Oba party and killed during Ileya festival in 2004. taiwoabiodun.com reports

CIROMA ROUNDABOUT
At the State Hospital’s roundabout ,Ijebu- Ode , Ogun State, is a motorcycle placed on a high moulded brick and protected with barbed wires to guard it. The epitaph reads: CIROMA ROUNDABOUT 2004.
IN MEMORY OF OTUNBA OLUMIDE OLATUNJI (aka CIROMA) FORMER GEN. FINANCIAL SECRETARY OF ACOMORAN , IJEBU ODE WHO DIED ON TUESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2004 COMMISSIONED TODAY FRIDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2004 BY ALHAJI TUNJI SARAFA ISHOLA SECRETARY TO OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT. CONSTRUCTED DURING THE TENURE OF BASHORUN ( DR) TOYE ALATISHE , THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF IJEBU ODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

THE OKADA AT THE ROUNDABOUT IN MEMORY OF CIROMA


PHOTOS BY TAIWO ABIODUN

HOW HE WAS KILLED

As CIROMA was sighted by some suspected armed robbers who overheard him while calling his colleagues to come and protect the visitors and guests at the Ojude Oba party the men of the underworld seized him , bundled him into his own car boot and drove him away. His decomposing body was later found on the 10th day at Okunowa express way , Ijebu Ode.This is how an okada rider narrated the ugly story .
As Olabisi , wife of the fallen hero began to speak ,tears cascaded her cheeks and with voice laden with sorrow narrated her own story ” in 2004 September during the annual Ileya celebration of Ojude Oba festival when a popular Yoruba musician ( names withheld ) came to play . I learnt that my husband was intimated that some armed robbers were around to unleash terror at the party and he quickly alerted his Oodua Peoples’ Congress members who were also the security personnel in the community, unfortunately these men of the underworld overheard CIROMA while alerting his members on phone to come and save the situation and that was all. And he was not seen again until on the 10th day when his decomposing body was discovered in a bush at Okunowa, near express-way of Ijebu Ode”.
Corroborating Olabisi’s words , Comrade Wasiu Ibrahim one of the Okada riders said the late CIROMA was a gallant fighter , who fought for his people , he said ” it is true of what the wife said ,the late Olatunji was our leader in this community , he was the General Financial Secretary of Okada riders Association and was useful for us all. He was at the Ojude Oba festival and was intimated at the party that some touts were fighting , he was called to come and settle the rift , and that was all .He was never to be seen again. While some claimed it was some robbers at the party that bundled the deceased into his own car boot , killed him and dumped his body in the bush .They said the armed robbers overheard him calling the security men and informing them of the impending doom. We heard that was what happened”, Ibrahim continued ” he was not seen that night and the following day until his people and vcolleagues started searching for him .His decomposed body was later discovered in a bush 10 days later”.
Ismaila Abiodun, another Okada rider said the fallen hero was a peace- loving man who was ready to lay his life down for anybody , ” the news jolted us, we cried and cried but up till now nobody knows who did the wicked act”, Abiodun lamented
MYSTERY OF THE OKADA
The monument which was erected since September 18,2004 has remained sacred..Despite its location nobody ever attempted to steal it. In fact, the monument is taken care by the Okada riders – his living colleagues who tidy the place always , which according to one of them is the only way to honour the fallen hero.
To a novice or a visitor to the environment , one would think that the displayed Okada motorcycle is to warn riders of its danger that had made many lost their limbs and therefore as a warning signal to desist from their reckless riding as this reporter was erroneously informed. But when taiwoabiodun.com demanded for the reason for placing it there, he was told that it is in honor to a fallen community hero – an Okada man, who they claimed disappeared mysteriously during the Ojude Oba party at an Ileya festival in the town 14years ago.
Thus , honoring the fallen hero corrected the impression that all Okada riders are roughnecks, not serious -minded and irresponsible .

GREAT HONOUR
Comrade Olugbenga Odugbesan described the day CIROMA was buried as a memorable day ,” Infact the then ruling governor , Otunba Gbenga Daniel was there to honour the fallen hero because of what he has contributed to the community . Odugbesan said “The Local Council chairman, and the present Oba of Ososa implored us to honour him by naming this roundabout after him for his contribution to the community. This was why a brand new motorcycle (Okada) called ‘Yoppie’ was put at the roundabout for his remembrance while the roundabout was renovated , designed, painted and named after him, but instead of his real name it was his nickname , CIROMA , that everybody knew him for was written there and till today , it is called CIROMA roundabout”.
An indigene of the town,Kehinde Olugbode described the monument as great and of high value, he said “since the Okada had been placed there about 10years ago nobody has made any attempt to steal it , nobody, and that shows how revered he is” , he said .
THE MAN ,CIROMA
The late Olumide Olatunde (aka CIROMA) was a powerful young man with huge stature and was an Okada rider who rescued and assisted his people when needed. Infact he was a local freedom fighter and activist especially for his ‘constituency’ ,Okada riders’ Association where he was the General Financial Secretary.
According to Olusola Olabisi , the wife of the late CIROMA, her husband, the late Olatunji (CIROMA) was an Okada rider and also the General Financial Secretary of ACOMORAN, Ogun State Chapter, he was their strong man who used to champion their cause . She told taiwoabiodun.com of the great assistance he used to render the Okada riders when needed which made him popular , her words “there was a time when Okada was banned in Ijebu -Ode here but my late husband , CIROMA kicked against it and fought for its restoration , and the ban was lifted. He was always called whenever there was any problem which he always solved. Unfortunately, in the end he was mysteriously killed”.
MEANING OF CIROMA
When his wife was asked why he was called CIROMA, she replied “that was his nickname , you know all these Okada riders have one nickname or the other , so they are called what they want or their friends gave them , it was his friends that used to call him CIROMA.”
Damilola , one of the daughters of CIROMA said his father was humble in all totality .When asked whether she would step into her father’s shoe , she replied “Oh, I wish I were a male child I could have continued unfortunately we are all girls , and we cannot do it , we are all women. If even I wanted to go into the business my husband will not allow me “, she said as she started crying again.
UNFULFILLED PROMISES
Madam Olabisi , wife of the late CIROMA said she is always sad each time he remembers Ojude Oba Day and whenever she passed through the roundabout, her words. “I must confess to you that each time Ojude Oba festival is approaching I am always sad because I would remember my dead husband , how we discovered his decomposing body in the bush and his killers were never found”.
But she however confessed that she is grateful for the honour and respect given to her husband by Ogun State, and the local government especially his Okada Union workers,”though it was a bad day seeing my husband being lowered into the grave in his early 40s , but I thank all those who came to honour him and dedicated this roundabout for his memory ” .
She with her daughter , Damilola however chorused “nobody fulfill the pledges they all promised the family , we are hungry “.
NO MARRIAGE AGAIN
Olabisi said she cannot remarry again when asked whether she would remarry and continue with her life , she said ” what type of man will I marry again when my children are giving birth? I am already a grandmother and I don’t need a partner again, what for?” , she asked , as her lips parted with a smile,the first time she would smile during the interview.
Error
While the dates on the epitaph cannot be relied upon as the deceased’s family and friends claimed he was killed in September ( not February) The epitaph’s dates could have been wrong.
Editor

Agony of a mother

Agony  of  a  mother
Madam Comfort Olore is plagued with litany of woes. First, her first set of twins died at infancy ,another set of her twins left one behind and the last set of twins also left one behind. Not only this, among the two set of twins left behind one is now totally blind and was operated on its stomach while the other is crippled , all from same mother .Taiwo Abiodun reports
As the blind handsome Kehinde used his hand to search way for himself to come into the living room simultaneously his younger sister , Taiwo too crawled from the inner room with her withered legs .It was like a movie , not funny but pathetic!
Their mother arrived later from the market with two tiny tubers of yam to prepare their food for the day, and one could read poverty written on her face .
The mother who said she had been called names narrated her ordeal:
Mother
” My name is Comfort Olore I am over 60 years old . I am married to different husbands. I have three set of twins , the first set died at seven months ( premature). Another set came and when they were three months old it was only Kehinde ( now blind) that survived while the last set of twins came only Taiwo ( now lame) survived again.
”I have three other children living in Iyere, Ondo and Lagos but they are not financially okay. I have relations but none assisted me”.
She declared that she needs help , “I sell pap and that is the only source of our livelihood , but no money to buy corns now . I want assistance from good- spirited Nigerians”, she begged .
Will your daughter Taiwo not marry?, ” Some men do come to Taiwo but they couldn’t spend, they are stingy

[Left-right]  Taiwo, Kehinde and their mother, Comfort

PHOTO :  taiwoabiodun.com

while those who come after sometime would run away , I believe it could be because of her condition( lame)”, she said with emotion .
Asked whether there is spiritual undertone with what she is experiencing as many thought she might be a member of a secret society , but she declared ” I don’t belong to any society , I go to church”.

Kehinde Asojo 

“My name is Kehinde Asojo. I am 30 years old . I finished my secondary school at Adeyeri Grammar School, Owo, and I have distinctions in my subjects .I tried to further my studies when I gained admission to Rufus Giwa Polytechnic but due to financial condition I couldn’t go and I went to learn welding in Benin .My father died in 2010. We sold my father’s land and used the proceeds for my medical expenses in the year 2016 when I had a gastro intestinal operation , I couldn’t go to toilet and thanks to some doctors and good- spirited- Nigerians at the hospital ( FMC, Owo) who contributed money for the operation .
Strange wire
Kehinde has been crying over the pains he is having from the stomach where he was operated on , he said ” last November I started seeing the wire used for the suturing of the operation coming out and showed it to my mother.I didn’t go back to the hospital to report. This operation was done in the year 2016 .I am in agony , I am in pains .I have lost my two eyes as a result of glaucoma.
“I had a girlfriend before but I lost interest when this problem came .I have been like this since 2014. I wish to further my studies and go to Special school but who will assist me

 

Taiwo’s tommy:The operation was performed in 2016, and the suture or wire  coming our  November 2017, he is in pain.

 

Taiwo Olore

She  grabbed the edge of her skirt , crawled to where her wheelchair was and mounted it in the corner of their living room without a furniture.
“I am Taiwo and I am 24 years old, my Kehinde has died long time ago.I am not of the same father with the blind Taiwo. My condition was not like this when I was born ( her mother argued that she was like that). This wheelchair was donated to me by one sister called Titi. Things are not easy with my mother as she struggle to meet up our needs.I was learning knitting before but my boss was very hostile to me that was why l left.”
Taiwo wishes to learn a trade if assisted.
The family lives at Express- Ikare junction, Owo, Ondo State.

”I have not taken my bath since 2001”

Prophet Olagunju
“I have not taken my bath since 2001”
Cleanliness is next to Godliness the saying goes, but this is not so to Prophet Wale Olagunju the Presiding Bishop of Divine Seed of God Chapel Ministries, Ibadan. The man of God , Olagunju claims that God instructed him not to bath since 2001 , and he has therefore not.
The Man of God who lives with his family but sleeps in another room to avoid having sex with her wife , he said “since God instructed me in 2001 to avoid sex, stop bathing , I have then separated myself as I sleep  in another room . It is God that instructed me to do so”.
Asked when he would have his bath. He responded ” when God asks me to go and bath. Am I smelling ?, No” , he answered.
Asked whether some critics would not take him for a mad man, he again responded ”
In Church
On his table are various newspapers where his yearly predictions were published. He packed all his personal effects in a room where he sleeps .
He admonished those who faulted his predictions early this year that Obasanjo will quarrel with President Mohammed Buhari, ” now you can see what happened sometimes ago as all Nigerian newspapers are awashed with OBJ’s letter he wrote to President Buhari”, he said.
The man of God said ” I made a mistake voting for Buhari, he is not our Messiah but then NIGERIA needed him to wrestle power from Jonathan .I voted last during the late Obafemi Awolowo’s election and that was in 1979, but thinking President Mohammadu Buhari would perform , I voted for him see what he is doing now, he has derailed”
I have not taken my bath since 2001″Yes , precisely 16 years and that was 2001 to date I have not taken my bath and the instruction is from God almighty .I move from mountain to the church and my office ..seeking the face of God in holiness .
“People cannot run away from me because I am not crazy .I am not a mad man . I live a normal life , if I don’t tell you I have never taken my bath you will not know”
“On my nails ,everything is okay ,look at my nails now .If I wear my shoe you won’t see it like this , that is the point”.
The man whose predictions always come to pass every year said he is a God – sent …
2018 PREDICTIONS OF PROPHET WALE OLAGUNJU

1. God Almighty warns Nigerians not to rely on current set of leaders but on Him as the only solution to their myriad problems as they are not the Messiah that will take the country to the promise land.

2. God says Nigerians should continue to pray and rely on Him as the much anticipated Messiah that will rescue them from the task master and take them to the Promised Land will soon emerge.

3. God revealed to me that President Buhari is still carrying terminal disease and if Nigerians failed to pray for him, the stress of office will lead to his collapse and this might result in sudden death. God warns that the President should commence serious Prayer now to avert the type of incidence that terminated Yar’adua’s regime.

4. Before year 2018 runs out, God revealed that Nigerians will demonstrate serious hatred for the Buhari’s government. This is going to be a confirmation that God has completely rejected President Buhari and his APC led government.

5. God revealed that Nigerians will surprise Buhari and APC with their votes come 2019 general election.

6. God further revealed that because of many innocent blood shed by the Buhari’s government, he should commence the preparation of his handing over note in earnest as he will lose the 2019 presidential election should he venture to contest it. God says, the tag of Ex-President has already been placed on Buhari.

7. God says He will raise adversary against President Buhari and his government from all angles such that the campaign to remove him from office will be so tense. God says this will be because he (Buhari) disappointed Him by his failure to carry out His instruction.

8. God says that law of retribution will soon catch up with the APC controlled Senates and House of Representatives as there is going to be a repeat of what happened during the tenure of Tambuwal, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives.

9. Nigerians should commence serious prayer for Chief Olusegun Obasanjo now so as for him to witness the inauguration ceremony of the next Executive President of Nigeria.

10. God says it will take divine influence to save APC from losing out in the 2018 gubernatorial election in Osun State.

11. Prominent leaders who are holding Nigeria hostage will pass away and new generation of leaders will emerge but Kanu of IPOB will not be among the said leaders. This is going to be a sign that Nigerians will not go to war, but God revealed that break up is imminent in the country.

12. God Almighty says he will open the eyes of the Yorubas to discover that the North is dominating the country and this will boost their morale to take a bold step of breaking up the nation.

13. God revealed to me that he has anointed one Pastor Kalejaye as the next General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.

14. God revealed that Nigerians need to pray for former Governor Alao Akala of Oyo State against diabetes and High Blood Pressure.

15. God further revealed that the moment the imminent break up occur new lease of life, light and glory will commence over the nation Nigeria.

16. The days of the current Inspector General of Police in office are numbered.

17. God revealed to me that He has rejected the so called Bishops and Pastors who have led His church in Nigeria into pathetic state.

18. God further revealed that He has rejected them because they failed Him in holiness and are using satanic influence to deceive people with miracles.

19. God said the 2019 Presidential Election is going to be a do or die election as it is going to be keenly contested between the PDP and the APC. God said the APC will stop at nothing to win the election and will employ devilish tactics to deal with the PDP candidate in the election.

20. God of heaven says INEC will disappoint many candidates in the 2019 general election.

21. God says for the above reasons He will raise a strong end time victorious army to fight end-time victorious battle in the 20th Century, warning the youth to prepare to make themselves available and not to follow the ways of these expired leaders.

To be continued next week

I miss my son, Orlando

All my friends have gone , Says Orlando Owoh’s mother

Orlando Owoh’s Mother

At 100years plus she is still agile as she  walks  briskly around and does not bend or use walking stick  . She weeps when she hears her son  , Orlando Owoh’s music  on radio  ,  taiwoabiodun.com reports

Carved on the wooden  door of the  bungalow is the   sculpture  of the late African Kennery, Owomoyela Oladipupo Olaore aka Orlando Owoh . Each time the centenarian  sees the   carved wooden  sculpture  of her son she feels sad  , ” I am always sad seeing this but I found solace in his  children and friends who are supporting me ” she said .

Mama Morenike lost her son, Orlando Owoh about 10 years  years ago after a brief illness .

One thing that cannot be taken away from the old woman is cleanliness as her environment is clean so also the centenarian herself is very neat showing evidence of good living . She   walks slowly  and with dignity .Her  sparsely decorated living room with sofa chairs makes the place  beautiful. She said “My son , I am always neat and my  children and Orlando’s friends take  good care of me ”you should thank them on my behalf “.

Mama’s Age

Considering her   good stature  many guess that the old woman cannot be less than a 100years of age  while some doubted it but she declared ” I don’t know my age but I know I am over 100 years of age. All  my friends have gone like Madam Eunice, Madam Adenike, , Mrs Asagba , Madam Caroline  Oladoyin   in fact all my friends have died ,I am the only one remaining. That is why I am saying I want to go , there is nothing I am still doing on earth”.

How  I met Orlando’s  father 

Asked how she met the late High Life musician’s father   and who gave the late musician the nickname “Orlando”  , the old woman said “His names are   Oladipupo Olaore   Owomoyela   Orlando Owoh , his father christened him ‘Olaore’  but I called him ‘ Oladipupo’ .Mama  gave the reason why Orlando’s  father named  him ‘Olaore’ , she said “because my late brother Omoyinbo whom I was living with in Owo  was a friend to Orlando’s father   And he betrothed me to Orlando’s father .I  I fell in love with him because he was from Ifon so also Orlando’s father .So when he was born , Orlando’s father said he  benefited   from  the friendship and called him “Olaore” ( Friend’s wealth). His friends called him ”Orlando” and it stuck on him” .

 

Orlando’s friends did not desert me 

Mama has been very grateful to some of her late son’s friends who did not abandon her , she said ” Some of Orlando’s friends  did not desert  me. l just came from Die The Matter his childhood’s friend  house who used to give me food and money .Die The Matter has just dropped me at home now .Same with Oba Francis  Apata, who is the Onipe of Ipe. Oba Apata used to come to me and that is the chair he sits  ( pointing ) whenever he comes here ,not minding his status. Orlando’s friends did not abandon me , I am grateful and I hope and pray they will do same  during my burial when I’m gone”.

Though she looks  hale and hearty but she denied her look and  said ” I can no longer walk as usual , I am not living “, she said sobbing .

 

How Orlando got his Songs 

According to Mama ,  the late musician did not inherit  the skill from his parents , she said ” I didn’t teach him how to sing , though  I was a  chorister  in a church but his own  was natural .And I remember that his father was a member of  ‘ ASINKO ‘ cultural music , and it is believed that may be that was where he also  got it from, but Orlando’s music is more that  of a ordinary  because his music is quite different and unique”.

Where are Orlando ‘s wives ?

Mama who lives with some of her children spoke about Orlando’s wives and said  ” Some have gone to remarry while  I am still seeing  some of them, and they have been very  nice  to me  while for those who remarried  have to move on”.

 

I miss him 

When does she feel her son’s absence?, the reporter wanted to know , and her response ” I am always pained each time I remember him.I thought he was the one to bury me but it turned otherwise .It is painful .No woman will pray to bury her child”

Reincarnation

Will Mama pray to have Orlando  if she comes to this world again? ! her response ” I wish to give birth to him if the opportunity comes again. I wanted to die when his death was announced .Even ,I still feel like taking poison and die anytime I remember him. I remember how the bad news was broken by one of his  sisters, I felt like dying , up till now I am not myself”.

 

I Love his songs

“I used to listen to his music on the radio, yes, he had a good voice while. listening I would be crying .I love the song he  waxed for me in one of his records  that is “Ero ba mi ki yemi Morenikeji ye  teja …”.(  greetings to my mother who is selling fish) I also love the  “Ojo” track, which is  among his most popular music he sang in  praise of “Ojo” , mama added  “He sang the song in praise of  Ojo who is a member of our  family .But I don’t know where he ( Ojo ) is now”.

 

No premonition about Orlando’s fame 

The late Musician’s mother said it is a blessing for her son to be popular for she never expected such in the beginning .She looked  at the ceiling when asked whether she had any premonition that her son would be popular , she swore “nobody told me that Orlando will be a great man when I had his pregnancy and I thank God that I didn’t contemplate to  abort it”

I tried  to stop him from smoking hemp

Mama said she did not support her son  smoking the substance , Indian hemp ( Igbo), she said “I used to advise him not to smoke Igbo  but he  too used to argue that if he didn’t smoke it he would not have the energy to play and sing .I even went extra mile to prepare  agbo (local herbs ) for him to make him stop it but he did not take the  concoction (agbo ).

Bury me at the cemetery 

Asked  where she would like to be buried  after her death, mama said she preferred her church’s cemetery , “though my son , Orlando was buried in Lagos but I have told them all that when I am dead I should be buried at the  Church’s cemetery .I am the Iya Egbe of St Andrew’s Cathedral Church, Owo. My father , Jacob ‘slept’ at the cemetery and Mama  Julianah who took care of me was also buried there .When I die I want to be buried at our cemetery in Owo but not to be carried to Ifon or anywhere”, she pleaded.

 

 

Epe Plywood and Boatyard: begging for resuscitation

 

Have you been to Epe Boatyard recently?.Have you also been to Epe plywood company?.If no,  please go and see what have become of the two once great companies! .

It is unfortunate that these  two giant companies established by the late Obafemi Awolowo and Alhaji  Lateef Jakande in Lagos state had been abandoned for over 25years.

Epe Plywood 

The once famous moribund Epe plywood factory’s   environment is filthy while some areas have developed heavy moulds. The compound  have been taken over by overgrown  weeds .

At the gate one could see  the rustic iron gate of the Epe Plywood company  that speaks volumes as four  haggard looking security officers guarding  the company  are  bitter,  they confided in this reporter that they had been there working for over 24years, with their delayed their salaries  from Ibadan , the head office .

” We are being owed   some months’ salaries  and please publish our  predicament but don’t mentioned our names”, one of them pleaded.

Parts of the industry
Parts of the industry

Seeing  the multi –  million naira worth of machines wasting away could melt one’s heart and open litany of  questions on government’s management in business  activities.

Inside the premises are abandoned and rusty engines  like sawing machines, lifting machines , cutting machines, smoothing machines and many others .The  rusty and weather – beaten machines  exposed to the sun and rain would bring endless litany of complaints about the abandoned company.The company that had been producing wood for chairs , tables and doors and other furniture works cannot even produce for itself again!

Epe Plywood Industries Limited was established in 1965 and jointly owned by Odu’a Investment Company  who owned 91 . 2 per cent  and the Bank of Industry which had 8.8 per cent .The industry was into saw mill business  producing furniture, veneer , flush doors .It was a major wood processing company  established in 1965 for the production of plywood, flush doors, veneer and furniture. Many of Nigeria neighboring countries like Ghana, Cote D’ voire ,Gambia Sierra Leone among others  patronized the company.

Epe Boatyard, Plywood dying
Epe Boatyard, Plywood dying

There is no adjectives that would be fit  to describe the condition of the once highly rated  Boatyard in the town of Epe which  Lagos state was proud to have when it started but now opposite is the case!  

 Epe boatyard

At Epe boatyard are different sizes and shapes of abandoned , unfinished and rotting boats made of fibre and wood. In fact there is a very big boat that one could be tempted to call it the Biblical  Ark of Noah!. In  the boatyard are also carcasses of vehicles that have been abandoned and rustic in the garage begging for evacuation!.

The environment is filthy , an eyesore , irritating and disgusting !. It is unbelievable  that the  Epe Boatyard has no gate, no security. All the vehicles in the compound have become rusty .A Volkswagen Kombi Bus parked in the compound believed to belong to the company has  been turned to  a dunghill where dirts are deposited  and now used to dry rugs ;and wet clothes are spread on to dry. 

In the compound are unused boats, boats under construction and decaying wooden boats left outside the compound begging for attention .The yard is begging for attention. The fibre section of the boatyard industry have been abandoned while reptiles have turned it to their homes as one could see them running around as if competing in a race .The environment is bushy , this shows that no one comes there to cut the grass.

Another section of the moribund factory
Another section of the moribund factory

The fibre section is empty while about three fibre – made boats under construction could be seen  .One could still see some fibre materials wasting here too.

As for the plank boat-  making section  which is so big and  reminds one of  the Noah’s Ark  with other unfinished boats  that are under construction in the  yard. All these are wearing and wasting away .

One could see  about six rooms possibly this was one of the company’s quarters which  had been taken over by foreigners (Togolese) as the three women met there claimed they were living there .When questioned the women could not explain how they got there  for they confessed that they are only living there on their own.The building is also in a pitiable condition as some parts of it has become dilapidated.

Speaking about Plywood industry, Mr. Oyeyemi Ajayi described the company as a once thriving company that was the most busy and employer of over 70per cent of local workers in Lagos .He said ” we all remember how this Plywood industry was thriving then.People from all walks of life would come here to sell their logwoods to the company while the sea route was always busy as all canoes and ships would come to berth here and offload logs of wood”.

Mr.Samuel Abayomi Adeeko could not control his tears as he cried ” this place is enough to make someone weep.I cannot believe what I am seeing and I am sure Lagos State government is not aware of this place. How will this place that was flourishing in those days become a junkyard?.I am pained.”

Speaking about the two industries , Mr.Aderounmu Agbomeji  a native ,  and also an expert in Transportation lamented over the boatyard he said ” this is part of Transportation business that can be generating revenue for Lagos, unfortunately it has been abandoned”, he went further to explain what could have been responsible ,” I believe it is the fault of some people who have no idea about the business in the past government. The waterways would be highly useful and beneficial”.

An old man in his 80s , who begged for  anonymity blamed corruption and poor power supply  as the main factors for the collapse of the mighty industry. According to him , managers, supervisors and workers are part of those  who killed the industry. He explained “that companies would produce  but individuals would  pocket the money, others too would sell the  products at ridiculous prizes and  it got to a point where individuals of the company turned themselves to Alpha and Omega of the companies as each and everyone became contractor , stealing and looting the companies.

“They started dealing directly with customers outside the company. They would bring trucks at night, load them and discharge. But the money was never remitted to the company. Also, there was no constant power supply to aid production,” he said. The source added that the Plywood industry alone is enough to make Epe an enviable town in Lagos State, “but we have docile and corrupt leaders, who are rather selfish and greedy.”

The Oloja of Epe , Oba Kamorudeen  Animashaun decried the situation of the two companies that had provided jobs for the natives and non natives .The monarch said “these two giant industries provide employment not only for the indigenes but also for non indigenes , it is unfortunate seeing these companies lying like this ,I pray our son , the Lagos state governor Akinwumi Ambode to help us revive it.The boatyard was where they were constructing boats of all kinds like flying boat, speed boat and this is water transportation where we can transport our containers and decongest Lagos Ports and be transporting all these containers from Epe to Owerri, Kano, Kaduna .This is a lucrative business which had been abandoned years ago”.

 

 

Engineer  Agbomeji an expert in Transportation advised the Lagos state Government to quickly come and resuscitate the two giant companies before   it is too late.

When will  the Lagos State resuscitate these  two very promising multi-million naira business  that  employed hundreds of both indigenes and non indigenes?

Time will tell.

BoN’s Adventure: Ada and you did this to me!

BoN’s adventure

BoN’s Adventure

Immediately I sighted her  at Oshodi  my heart kept pounding , and before you say Jack Robinson the  “royal staff of office” which  is   in- between my legs started  dangling like pendulum .I could not hold my breath. Ha , Omo lo dara to bayi ?  , I spoke Yoruba. Ada  wore a very beautiful spaghetti clothes that revealed  her upper part and when I saw the two oranges I thanked God for seeing it for the first time in my life! .

The  fitted jeans  that revealed her curves turned me on and I became restless as the boobs showed she was not wearing underwear . l quickly used my hands to cover my  “office” located at the lower part of my  body to avoid being seen that it was getting swollen from my frontal view as it was shaking  its head like agama agama lizard where I kept it .  I screamed ” O jigbi jigbi” , then something dripped from my JT and  gummed my tights .

She wore expensive gold , not palasa  .Her brown leather shoe matched her bag .The complete set of her white teeth can make a Bishop deny Jesus Christ as Simon Peter did , just for a second.

Immediately I saw her  I followed her .

When  she sighted me she too   seemed to be interested and we began from  body language to voice ….

“What is your name? “, I asked her , She looked at me disdainfully, ” What do you want and why are you after me since?”, she queried .I stammered “I ….I …like you and want to …”, I was nervous because  I  saw a bunch of keys  with   car keys she was holding, she spoke through her nose ( like the  ‘Been – tos’). After chatting we exchanged phone numbers, I brought out my  Nokia 3310 and typed her number  but  she brought out six  expensive phones and typed mine. She spoke phonetics , again I was  fidgeting  .She  is a big girl, for she speaks Queen’s English, she must have come from the USA, or UK, I guessed.

She demanded for her transportation fare back home and I gave her 5,000 Naira leaving me with 200 Naira in my purse.I  wanted to show her that me too I dey ,   as I dangled my  keys , I  told her my car was bad.

We started to meet  at an eatery at Herbert Macaulay Yaba , where I used to pay  her  bills whereas I drink gaari  before leaving  home .One day I told her I must know her house but she said  she always return home   late from the Bank where she works.

I was proud to go out with a Banker , who lives in Surulere .I showed my friends my latest catch, big fish for that matter and latest lady in  town.

One day she demanded for 10k , and since I was not proficient in computer and send her money through on- line, she did it herself by transferring the money with my phone  into her account.

At another time she needed only 2k and I went to borrow money and transferred 20k  into her account .

Last week   my boss, Mr.Stephen Sootan  transferred 500k into my account and asked me to help him keep it and would withdraw it  when needed .The following  day Ada came and we had a nice time as I went to drink paraga, Star, Moon,  to enhance my sexual performance. Oh my Lord, different thoughts flooded my mind. I will do it today.

We ate fish pepper soup worth 12k we went in .I  brushed  my kola nut stained  teeth,  greased  my JT with Maclean for easy entry , I gave  her  fantastic kissing until I bite her tongue  and lips and blood flowed .I touched  her bum bum, gripped her .Ye! ! I was shaking like an electrocuted man .Then I unzipped .” No, no, I am a virgin and we cannot  do  it now because  I’m on my period “, she yelled. Then let me romance , I pleaded .She  did not allow me to fondle  her breasts  because ,it is a sin before God .

That  night I suffered hell for I was seeing the  beautiful erotic and  dark- cushioned area but could not go in.  I saw only the sitting room but  not allowed to go into the room  but only peeping!. I could not touch the dark colored and attractive hair called pubic hair .No, I was not allowed to touch the twins or two  oranges  displayed on her chest with the dark teat pointing .Oh my God , she did not allow me to even touch the smooth  laps that could  tempt  Man of God and fall yakata. I begged , I pleaded to touch any of these    zones to cool my tension but she refused and said since she is still a virgin and  we had not wedded , and it is against her church’s  principles.

Three days later ,  my Oga asked me to wire his money into his account in Owerri for he has seen the business he wanted to use it for .And I tried to wire the money into his account but it became like Fela song ” Òrò Pesi je”. Ada had  emptied my account, one million five hundred Naira has gone.Yes , I forgot to tell you that my cousin deposited  one million Naira into my account  to pay advance fee for the land he wanted to purchase  at Igbusi .

I wept like a baby, I thought it was the handiwork of my enemies.

Ada’s friend    pitied and  gave me the address of Ada at Ayilara, and asked me to ask for ‘Nkeshi’ when I get there , but I said ” No way, it is a place for prostitutes , Ada lives in Surulere”, I argued .

When I eventually made up my mind and went to Ayilara , I was told she has  just left  for  village in Benin as she has made enough money to start business.

Now she has switched off her phones for the past two months. Yesterday  I cried. I have no money in my account to sustain myself , my boss is asking for his money while my cousin is back demanding to know the site he paid for .My landlord is threatening fire and brimstone for I am owing three  months house rent , a room.  My mother died last week and I am the first born.My okada motorcycle has knocked while the  fiancée  I abandoned for Ada has gotten a job in one of the Embassies but had married another guy. Please advise me where do I  start from.

This story is a fiction.