Sunday Igboho – Cat With No Lives

Well, I have received the news of the arrest of my brother with one ear. You see, ever since he came to my consciousness, I have been watching him very closely.

First, I wondered who his tailor was because the first picture of him I saw was with one ridiculous apparel with huge shoulder pads. His body looked bloated as if the singlet under his attire was made of a big cardboard.

Anyways, one cannot deny his valiance. He was bold o! I tell you. The man was courageous and said things people were afraid to say in public. He dared the establishment and rightly asked for the protection of his people who till today still suffer from the debilitating and vicious attacks of the marauders. I am not attaching any ethnic grouping to the marauders. Let’s just call them marauders- I no get power to turn to cat abeg.

But he lost me when he started the ‘Yoruba Nation’ talk. I am a die-hard Nigerian and any talk of separation or anything along those lines easily upsets me. Even if I’m your number one fan, you will quickly lose me if you bring such talks to me.

His call for separation was too harried and he didn’t have the capacity or outlook to even arrowhead such a push. I used to wonder, if he took the Yoruba Nation away, who will Tinubu now preside over when he becomes President. Ibibio people?

Anyway, they moved in and he turned into a cat and appeared in Benin Republic. Then he turned back into a human being and attempted to board a plane. You cannot board a plane as a cat o. Me, I wonder sef why he didn’t even just get a broom and appear in Germany, instead of appearing in that land where everybody is wearing Ankara and not painting their houses.

His lawyer says he has been crying since his arrest and we have been getting conflicting reports of Western diplomats aiding his eventual move to Germany or his continued detention in Cotonou.

Let me just say one thing here. This man spoke the truth in his own way. He was bold enough to stand up and say NO! Now if he committed any offence while doing that, I cannot say. When I see him, I will ask him. But what we cannot hide from is the fact that his people were being maimed, killed, raped and molested and he stood up to say ENOUGH!

I do not support his tactics or the fact that his tailor is a comedian. I only sha admire his courage to say, stop killing my people. And if that is the reason he is in this situation, God help him, and He will. Truth is an open wound.