10 minutes with Sunday Igboho inside Cotonou police custody by Wale Ojo Lanre
10 minutes with Sunday Ighoho inside Police Cell Cotonou.
By
Wale Ojo - Lanre
Just like miracle of the year. Off, the memory skidded into another hemisphere
Sitting opposite the Cotonou based Prof of law who is also the head of Sunday Igboho's lawyers in his office in Cotonou,
He was telling me the intricacies of the Sunday - Igboho saga
He was blunt and real
Unlike those who want to be sensational about the Igboho issue to make money, cheap fame and attention
Your brother, our brother, has no fake Benionise passport
He was not chained in police custody
The only abnormally is that he is handcuffed!
Also, he has so far not flouted the laws of this country
There are alleged allegations from the Nigerian Government of this and that
Although he scrambled to Cutonou via the footpath on a bike
But remember he is an ECOWAS citizen with rights to ECOWAS protocols
Not so much interested in all these tales
I asked him if I can visit Sunday Igboho in the police custody
' oh yes. I will talk to an officer in there '
He made a call and the man on the other side asked me to come
Igboho lawyer asked a black lady who God blessed with a figure 8 to take me there since I was an inquisitive soul.
As I arrived at the station, just a kilometre from the Lawyer's office, all the police officers stood up and did a salute for me
Cava!
They all chorused back
Cava tres bien
I was ushered into the office of the head of the police
' Great Ambassador of Tourism, we have been expecting you. Your brother is here '
He led me into a private cell where I saw Ighoho Osa.
Truly he was not manacled But only having a silver chain around his two arms which prevented him from having a handshake with me
" Egbon Wale, e wami wa"
" Been of
" Ema Ku opo ilu
' I brought a message from The Ooni Adimula of the source, Alaafin of Oyo, Olusi of Usi, Oba Alakola of Akola Ijesa, AreOna kakanfo and all Yoruba home and abroad '
" Bawo le se debi '
" lese passer ni mogba'
" Bawo ni ounje'
"E as ma dupe lower gbogbo oba ile Yoruba, awon otokulu ati loya. Now entry gidi '
' Hope you are not maltreated as reported '
' Not at all
As I engaged him in what seems to be some confidential issues
Someone tapped me from behind
' Me man it is 6:30 am. Are you not going to Asaba again"
What? It was Moyo, my wife
How come she was in Cotonou?
How did she find her way into the Police custody to the extent of disturbing my discussion with Igboho Osa?
Furious!
She smiled, Omo eye Oluru, you were arrested by sleep while watching the BBC interview of the lawyer of Sunday Igboho. You even called me to join you in viewing the video but before I could finish with what I was doing and join you in bed, sleep has taken over. I had to remove the phone from your hand
So I have been dreaming?
Lord save our country from marauders .
Oga mi eyi Tun ga. Just dream ..... e ku ise opolo. God bless Nigeria .
ReplyDeleteHmm dream ke , �� see the way i was reading with serious attention. May God save and bless our dear country
ReplyDeleteAbumi ji kiiseo
ReplyDelete.mo ti Ji jare
DeleteIn fact, this man is a blessing to Ekiti and Nigeria at large with his write up.
ReplyDeleteOga Lanre eyi tun ga o. I read it with all my attention, I never knew it was a dream you shared . Kudos Sir
ReplyDeleteWale too much of St Remy's may cause all this Abami Eda
ReplyDeleteGreat dream like live event SA!!!
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