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This 84-year-old woman could no longer reside in her cabin as her children decided to admit her to a nursing home. She wished to donate her modest dwelling to a homeless man who had always assisted her, but her children prevented it. When the homeless man eventually managed to enter the cabin, what he discovered inside left him astonished…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

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Since her husband’s passing, Elanor had been living alone in a cabin in Texas. She had managed to take care of herself throughout her life, but now it was becoming increasingly challenging. At the age of 84, she still tried to keep the place clean and well-maintained, but her strength and health were not what they used to be. When the phone rang, her oldest son was on the other end, once again insisting that it was time for her to agree to move to a nursing home. There, she would have healthcare professionals to attend to her needs, activities to pass the time, and other people to interact with.

Elanor listened to all the arguments and finally decided that it was okay; she could live in a nursing home. But she wanted to know what they planned to do with her cabin and the small piece of land around it, a space she had cared for with great affection for almost her entire life. Her oldest son suggested they could sell the place, and the money could be all Elanor’s. The youngest son suggested renovating and renting the place, generating monthly income for the family. Elanor listened carefully to the ideas but was convinced she had a better solution: donating the cabin as it was to Oliver, a nearby homeless man.

Oliver had always shown himself to be a good man to Elanor, and she wanted to help him in some way. Her children did not like the idea at all and did not trust Oliver, but out of consideration for Elanor’s age, they said they would see what was possible. What neither Oliver nor her family knew was that Elanor would leave something in the cabin far more valuable than the house itself.

Oliver had already turned 60. He lost his wife a decade ago, and as a result, developed depression that greatly hindered his life. It was on the streets that Oliver and Elanor met three years ago. Elanor was coming back from the market carrying several bags. Suddenly, one of the bags burst, and the fruits rolled into the street. Seeing that it was an elderly woman, Oliver hurried and gathered all the fruits, also managing to get another bag for her from a nearby store. After that, Oliver excused himself and took the rest of the bags the old lady was holding, saying, “Leave it to me. I’ll take everything for you.” Oliver had no idea that this encounter would change his life forever.

Since then, Oliver constantly helped Elanor when she went shopping or when the cabin needed minor repairs. Despite much insistence on Elanor’s part, Oliver never accepted any amount of money as payment. He noticed that the lady lived entirely alone and without luxuries, and he was just extremely grateful whenever he received a piece of cake with a cup of coffee made by the magical hands of Mrs. Elanor, as he himself said. Over the years, the two loners became friends, and the old lady even invited him to dinner at her house. They respected each other, and Oliver listened attentively to all the lady’s advice. Elanor even noticed that his symptoms of depression had attenuated. On his part, Oliver felt useful when the lady needed his help in any way.

The day Oliver learned that Elanor was going to a nursing home, his heart tightened. Elanor revealed that for the past two years, her children had been constantly calling her almost every day, insisting that she leave the cabin and the land. She no longer had the strength to deal with this family pressure. As far as Elanor was concerned, she would live until her last day in the cabin she built with her husband, Robert. But in this life, not all our wishes can be fulfilled, can they? the resigned lady said.

Oliver hugged his friend and assured her that she could always count on him if she needed any help. He thanked her for everything she had done, giving him a chance to feel the taste of dignity and trust again, to try to get out of his homeless situation. It didn’t take even two weeks, and Elanor did go to the nursing home. The family made all the preparations without even consulting her. They wanted everything to be quick and uncomplicated, avoiding debates and confrontations of ideas with her. Oliver didn’t even see Elanor move; he just sensed that she must have moved because he never saw her in town again. Occasionally, he still went to the cabin just to check if everything was in order. And in one of these rounds, Oliver was lucky to see Elanor’s children in the cabin. He approached and introduced himself. He asked about where his friend was, and the eldest son drove him away, saying that he wouldn’t act like his mother, giving him money for liquor or financing any other vice the dying man had.

Oliver didn’t expect this kind of rudeness from Elanor’s children, who were as polite as Elanor, and he was silent for a moment, somewhat disoriented. He asked again where she was, but besides not answering, the children chased the man off the property, saying it was better for him not to appear there anymore or they would call the police. Oliver was feeling bad, but he wouldn’t let that behavior keep him away from his friend. Since the children didn’t say which nursing home Elanor was in, he would find out on his own. He went to the city’s homeless shelter and asked the caretaker if there was a list of nursing homes he could consult. That way, he discovered that there were only four nursing homes. Two of them were downtown, one in a more distant neighborhood, and the fourth was even farther away on the outskirts of the city. But that didn’t matter; he would walk as much as necessary to find Elanor. He took a shower at the shelter and left early the next morning.

The first two nursing homes were close to the shelter where he stayed, but Elanor wasn’t in either of them. He walked for another 40 minutes and reached the third home. There was indeed a Margaret there, but it wasn’t his Elanor. So Oliver walked for another hour until he reached the main road that would lead to the last nursing home on his list. Oliver kept walking. He hitchhiked the entire way, but no one stopped to help him. About three hours later, Oliver finally saw the nursing home and went towards it, already quite tired and thirsty. He was no longer a young man either.

Upon entering the place, he thought it was now or never; she could only be there. At the reception, he didn’t even ask if there was a Margaret there. Confidently, he arrived, saying that he would like to visit Margaret, who had moved a few days ago. The receptionist hesitated for a moment but confirmed that yes, Margaret was there. Then Oliver asked to see her, claiming to be her brother. He had to lie because he knew that being just a friend wasn’t enough for these companies to let him in. They warned him that the visiting hours were almost over, but he could see her quickly. So they took him to the room, and he was speechless with what he saw. His friend was lying down and looked sick. He had never seen her so fragile, but when Elanor saw that it was Oliver at the door, her eyes lit up, and she opened her sincere smile.

Oliver approached slowly. He was still analyzing Elanor’s situation, but the old lady was in a hurry, gesturing for him to come closer soon and said, “Don’t waste time. I have something to tell you.” The man sat beside her and helped her sit up. She leaned towards him and whispered something in his ear that made Oliver shiver. “Is this serious? Is it serious?” he asked, totally disbelieving what he had heard. Elanor patted his cheek, then squeezed his hand and said, “Yes, it is. It’s yours, and everything inside it is for you too. Everything.”

After some time, a nursing home employee informed him that the visiting hours were already over, and Oliver had to leave. He didn’t know what to think of what Elanor had said but was a bit sad to see her in such a fragile state. She didn’t seem like the same independent and determined elderly woman he knew. Perhaps the change was very recent, and she hadn’t gotten used to it yet. Before leaving, he looked over his shoulder and saw Elanor smiling. He still didn’t know, but that was the last time he would see his friend.

The next morning, Oliver gathered the last coins he had and bought a simple bouquet of flowers. He walked the entire route again to the nursing home. Upon arriving, he found out that his friend had died that night. He wasn’t prepared for that news, and it took a while for it to sink in. He cried right there, and the receptionist wanted to know if he hadn’t been notified by his brother because the family had already been notified during the night. The man didn’t answer; he just moved away, letting the tears wash his face.

Oliver headed back to the cabin that was now his, according to Elanor’s last words. Oliver didn’t seem happy. He found a copy of the key hidden exactly where Elanor had mentioned, so he had no trouble entering. He wanted to be happy with the gift but couldn’t stop thinking about Elanor. At that moment, it was just an empty house. He decided to make coffee just like Elanor had made for him before. When he opened the highest cabinet in the kitchen to find the coffee powder, he saw a cardboard

box in front of it. Trying to remove it, the box fell straight to the floor with a considerable noise. Picking it up, he noticed it was heavy, so he decided to open it to ensure nothing belonging to his friend was broken. Seeing what was inside, Oliver was completely breathless. Inside the box were many bundles of money, an amount he had only seen in movie briefcases. He placed everything on the table and stared at it for several minutes, thinking about what it meant. There were more than 14 bundles of $10,000 each, totaling almost $500,000, a fortune that Oliver assumed to be a lifetime of savings. He remembered Elanor had confirmed to him that the cabin and everything in it were his. Still, he hesitated, but in the end, he loaded all the bundles into an old, faded leather bag and went to the door. He knew exactly what to do.

In the following days, Oliver made modest renovations to the cabin, just enough to make it more presentable without removing the original features created by Elanor and her husband. He selected the personal items left by the former resident and arranged them as if it were a museum exhibition. On the living room wall, he hung a beautiful photo of Elanor and placed a lit candle just below. Oliver wasn’t doing this because of the property she left him or the money he found, but because he wanted to show how much he valued the friendship he had with that lady. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

It took only a few days for Elanor’s two children to arrive at the cabin and come face to face with Oliver living there. They asked what he thought he was doing there, and Oliver was honest. He explained that he had visited Elanor in the nursing home before her death, and she had left the cabin and everything inside it to him. The children thought Oliver, besides being homeless, had mental problems. How could a property like that, which belonged to their parents, be given away so easily to a homeless man? They didn’t believe him. Oliver regretted that they didn’t trust his story, but insisted it was true. He lamented even more that they were Elanor’s children and had no idea about their own mother’s last wishes. Upon hearing this, Elanor’s youngest son wanted to go after Oliver. He only stopped short of grabbing him by the collar because his older brother restrained him, saying that if he laid a hand on that man, they would lose their reason and it could harm them legally later. Finally, he said he would resolve it in the most civilized way by calling the police. And that’s what he did.

A police car with two officers arrived at the cabin in less than 20 minutes. After learning what was happening, the police informed Oliver that he needed to show some document proving that his version of the story was true. It could be a digital recording, a will, or a letter signed by Elanor. Oliver had nothing but her word. In that case, the police told him he had to leave immediately. The youngest son stepped forward and stated that even if the homeless man left the residence, he had invaded the place, and that could not go unpunished. Therefore, he would like to file a complaint and thus hoped to get that man out of circulation once and for all.

Oliver was extremely hurt by all of this, children who didn’t respect their own mother’s wishes. He couldn’t hold back the tears and just asked for a few moments to gather his personal belongings. Noticing that the cabin was indeed cleaner and in better condition, the older son granted the dying man a few minutes. Oliver then took his old blanket that was resting on a chair and placed it inside the old, faded leather suitcase, covering what was already inside. Before leaving, he took a look at the shrine he had prepared for his friend and surrendered to the authorities without causing any more trouble. He didn’t want to give Elanor’s children more ammunition or worsen his situation. Despite the unfavorable scenario for him, Oliver was not foolish. He already had a good idea of what to do.

Elanor’s children had no idea what would happen in the next few weeks. Elanor’s youngest son did not withdraw the charges, and when he arrived at the police station, Oliver was not arrested only because he had no criminal record. Still, he was instructed to quickly find a public defender to represent him in the process. When released, Oliver went to the shelter where he spent his nights and spoke with the caretaker. He asked for a recommendation for a law firm, and the only thing the caretaker did was point to an ad in the city’s service book.

Elanor’s children wasted no time. They obtained a restraining order against Oliver to prevent him from approaching the cabin and put it up for sale for $84,000. They didn’t even bother removing furniture, decorations, or personal items from inside. Selling the place was the priority. A week passed, and a lawyer named Henry Brooks contacted Elanor’s children. He expressed interest in the property and wanted to know if it could be used as a vacation home. The children didn’t object to the idea but mentioned that there were other interested buyers, so whoever made the best offer would get the property. Henry wanted to know what the highest offer had been so far. The older son revealed that a potential buyer had offered $90,000 to be paid in three separate deposits. Henry fell silent on the other end of the line for a moment, as if calculating or considering if it was really worth entering that auction. When he spoke again to Elanor’s children, he said he offered $91,000 in cash, full payment, provided the deal concluded as soon as they hung up the phone. The two children didn’t need to think about the proposal; they accepted and scheduled the completion of the transaction for seven days later, exchanging money for the house key.

The two children celebrated the sale and announced that they would use the time to dispose of all the junk left by the former occupant of the cabin. Henry, however, said it wasn’t necessary. If their idea was to get rid of what was in the cabin, he was willing to pay $1,000 more to leave it as it was. Greedy, Elanor’s children then said the deal would be closed for $92,000, and nothing would be removed from the place.

Seven days after the phone negotiation, Elanor’s two children went to the cabin to conclude the sale of their parents’ house. A luxury sedan parked with two occupants. A man aged between 40 and 50 in a suit stepped out of the driver’s seat. He quickly introduced himself as lawyer Henry Brooks. The passenger remained in the vehicle. After exchanging greetings, Henry and Elanor’s children began the transaction. The lawyer opened the suitcase and showed several bundles of money. He then handed the suitcase to the younger of the siblings. He counted the money and nodded positively to the older brother, who then passed an envelope with documents and the house key.

“Congratulations, Henry. This is your new vacation home,” he said. But Henry extended his arm with an open hand and said, “Don’t congratulate me, gentlemen. The true owner of this admirable cabin is not me.”

Elanor’s children looked at each other in surprise, not understanding what was happening. “I’m just the negotiator,” Henry said. At that moment, the second occupant of the luxury sedan got out of the car. He was also wearing a suit with a well-groomed beard and hair, shiny and impeccable shoes. Elanor’s children had the impression that they knew him from somewhere, but none of them were sure. When the man stood squarely in front of them, Elanor’s children realized it was Oliver.

“This is the gentleman buying the property. All the money in the suitcase is his. Please complete the handover of the keys and documents to him, gentlemen.”

The children didn’t know what to do. They didn’t know if they should feel deceived or humiliated, but indeed, there was money in the suitcase, and it was the agreed-upon amount. The older son saw no alternative but to hand over the key and envelope, but he did so with a look of profound anger. Oliver accepted, handed the envelope to Henry, and kept the key.

“You never knew your mother’s true wishes,” he said. “You did everything to keep me away from her and what was left of her, but apparently she knew her children well and left the necessary conditions for me to ensure her will would be done.”

Except for the lawyer, no one understood what was happening and how that homeless man had obtained that money. Little did they know they were receiving a portion of their own mother’s money. Now Oliver could legally keep the cabin.

“I will live in this cabin and respect everything Elanor and her father built. See you in court. Use this money to hire a good lawyer for the lawsuit you filed against me. You’ll need it,” Oliver said. “Now get off my property or I’ll have to call the police.”

With these words, Oliver left Elanor’s children behind and closed the cabin door behind him. He relit the candle below Elanor’s photo, and that night, he had a peaceful and restorative sleep in his new home.

 

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The Youngest Grandmother in the World is a 17-Year-old Nigerian

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Who Was Mum-Zi – The Youngest Grandmother in the World?

Mum-Zi was just eight years and four months old when she gave birth to a baby girl in 1884.

From Nigeria, on an island called Akwa Akpa, now known as the city of Calabar, Mum-Zi’s daughter followed her mother’s footsteps, becoming a mother at the age of eight years and eight months thus making Mum-zi the youngest Grandmother in the world.

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In recent times, most people at that age are looking to complete their education or to graduate from high school. The thought of even becoming a parent is rare, thus, having grandchildren is often out of place.

But this was not the situation for Mum-Zi and her daughter, as well as, other young girls in the 19th Century.

According to Lyall Archibald’s 1936 book, The Future of Taboo in These Islands, Mum-Zi was a member of Chief Akkiri’s harem in Akwa Akpa (now Calabar), who would later be the father of her daughter.

Since the 16th Century, Calabar had been a busy international seaport, shipping out goods such as palm oil.

Historical accounts state that during the Atlantic slave trade, it became a major port in the transportation of African slaves, with most slave ships being owned by Bristol and Liverpool.

Some missionaries would later record the challenges of poor water supplies, malaria, and the presence of some tribes who were sometimes not too welcoming to evangelists and other slave traders.

What was common, however, was the fact that chiefs kept a harem of wives and slaves.

The harem is basically a female backyard or household largely reserved for princes and lords of this world.

This private space has traditionally served the purposes of maintaining the modesty, privilege, and protection of women.

In most parts of Africa and elsewhere, a harem, in terms of royal harems of the past, may house a man’s wives and concubines, as well as, their children, unmarried daughters, female domestic workers, and other unmarried female relatives. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Mum-Zi was one of the many women and girls who lived in a harem belonging to Chief Akkiri. After giving birth at 8 years and four months, with the chief being the father, her daughter would also become a mother exactly eight years later. She was reportedly impregnated by the same chief who happens to be her father.

She gave birth at an age slightly older than that of her mother’s, as she was 8 years plus 8 months. Nevertheless, this remains one of the shocking moments in history.

Ever since the 1700s, a number of cases have been highlighted to show how girls and women across the world suffer just because of their gender.

Among these forms of gender-based violence is child marriage, which denies children the right to be children and take away from them the opportunities for education and a better life. It also exposes them to risk of violence at the hands of their usually older and powerful husbands.

A recent report by Girls Not Brides revealed that globally, more than 700 million women alive today were married as children and 17 per cent of them, or 125 million, live in Africa.

It added that about 39 per cent of girls in sub-Saharan Africa are married before the age of 18 and all African countries face the challenge of child marriage.

According to the report, Niger has the highest number of child brides, with three out of four girls married before they are 18.

The Central African Republic follows. There, the legal minimum age for marriage is 18, however, girls can get married at 13 years if it is approved by a court and/or if the girl is pregnant.

In some cases, earlier marriage is allowed if a parent consents to it. At third place is Chad, which has a rate of 67 per cent.

Some of the drivers for child marriage in these countries are poverty, upholding social and religious traditions, as well as, conflict, which forces many parents to consent to child marriage as a way of protecting their girls from violence and sexual assault.

Culled from Face2Face Africa

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How Nzeogwu Killed Ahmadu Bello and His Wife, Hafusatu, During the 1966 Coup

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On the 15th of January, 1966, the first coup in Nigeria was staged by a group of Nigerian soldiers led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu.

The bloody coup which toppled the democratic government of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa led to the death of some key political figures including Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa himself, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh (the Finance Minister), Chief Ladoke Akintola (Premier of Western Region), Sir Ahmadu Bello (Premier of Northern Region & the Sardauna of Sokoto) and his first wife, Hafusatu Ahmadu Bello.

Ahmadu Bello
Ahmadu Bello

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Former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Gidado Idris, who as at then was the personal secretary to the late Ahmadu Bello recounted his January 15, 1966, coup experience. In an interview with Weekly Trust on his 80th birthday in 2015, he recalled how Kaduna Nzeogwu Killed Ahmadu Bello and his wife during the course of the coup.

The Coup

“On the 14th of January, 1966, the evening before the tragedy, at about 8:00 pm, late Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa called and wanted to speak to the late Premier. He was free, so I put him through. Afterwards, the Premier called me and he said he wanted to know the extent of his indebtedness to shops where we used to collect things, like Kingsway, Bhojsons, et cetera, where we had account.”

“At about noon, he called me and his ADC, Aliyu Kangiwa and asked us to go around to see his new office, so the three of us went. Generally, he was happy with it. Earlier, he had been told that the Premier of the West, Samuel Akintola, was coming to see him but the arrival was still some time away. So, he decided not to go to the airport and went to the mosque for Friday prayers, after sending a minister to receive S. L Akintola. All this was during Ramadan.”

Kaduna Nzeogwu who led the first military coup in Nigeria
Major Kaduna Nzeogwu

“At about 3:00 pm, we were told that Premier of the West had arrived and was on his way to General Usman Hassan Katsina House in Kawo, which was meant to be the Sardauna’s new official residence and office. When he arrived with his entourage, I remember Remi Fani-Kayode was with him, as well as other ministers.”

“Akintola said he had come to see the Premier and to find out from him whether he was aware that the army would take over the government the following day. The Sardauna said he heard about it but has left everything in the hands of God.”

“Akintola then said he had come with a plane, so they could go someplace like neighbouring Niger, where his best friend was then the president. The Premier rejected it and said those who were asking for the government’s removal did not bring it to power in the first place. He said ‘I won’t leave my people in their hour of need to run away and take shelter somewhere else’. He then advised Akintola that since he was certain that it was going happen, to go back to his people and brief them to get prepared to fight. Akintola took the Premier’s advice and returned to Ibadan.”

Idris said after Akintola left, it was too late for Bello to go and play his favourite game, Fives. He then decided to drive around the GRA and Kaduna south before Iftar time (the breaking of Ramadan fast).

“We got into a car, one of the long ones with seats facing each other. It was driven by Alhaji Ali Kwarbai (Ali Sarkin Mota), the Sardauna’s chief driver. He was with his friends and I sat facing them. We were not discussing anything and the driver just drove around and later returned home just in time for the breaking of the fast,” he said.

Idris Gidado
Gidado Idris

“You have to understand the work of the Premier then was a 24-hour affair, no Saturdays or Sundays off. If we left our homes in the mornings, we normally returned after midnight and that is why most of our children at that time didn’t even know who we were. We were out of our houses by 5:00 am because we couldn’t afford to go to the Premier a minute late.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Later That Night

“Later that night, after breaking of the day’s fast, the famous musician, Dan Kwairo, was around till about 10.30 pm, as he had come to entertain the Premier. Of course, we were tired and grumbling but there was nothing we could do. He played till about 11:30 pm when suddenly the late Alhaji Ali Akilu, who was the Secretary to the Northern regional government, then-Commissioner of Police M.D Yusuf and Brigadier-General Samuel Ademulegun, all three of them, came and went straight to the office asking to see the Premier. The Premier, sighting them, left us and decided to go and meet them. They met for about half an hour, then they left.”

“When the Premier came out, Dan Kwairo was still playing but he called it a night and went upstairs to write his Sallah address and go to bed, as we were to go to Sokoto the following morning.  We were chatting and noticed it was getting late and the Premier had still not sent for us, so we decided to go home.”

“When we came out, we were not aware that by then soldiers had already taken position around the compound. I was living at Doka Crescent then and as I left the Sardauna’s house, a siren blared.”

“We used to test it from time to time to see if it was working and I thought that was what was going on. But then I saw the then-deputy Commissioner of Police, an Idoma man whose name escapes me, heading in the direction of the Premier’s house, as did late Haruna Musa, the Principal Secretary’s security detail. But I went home, as I didn’t think there was any problem.”

Ahmadu Bello told Nzeogwu: “I am the one you are looking for.”

“Abubakar Umar, the Sardauna’s Private Secretary, who was on a visit from Kano and was accommodated in the guest wing of the house, heard a loud noise and saw the chaos from his room with soldiers everywhere. He quickly called the Private Secretary to the Premier, Ali Akilu who told him what was happening, that it was perhaps a coup. Akilu quickly dressed up and drove to M.D. Yusuf’s house. Five minutes after he left, soldiers stormed his own house and asked after him but his wife told them he went to Zaria for a meeting, so they left. The telephone call by Umar saved him.”

He said there was nobody else in the house.

“Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu had all of the Premier’s wives, servants and wards brought out and asked them to sit down on the floor. Nzeogwu himself demanded to know who Ahmadu Bello was and there was a resident of the house who looks a little like the late Premier but wasn’t as tall. He came out and said he was the one, but they knew he wasn’t. The soldiers said if they were not told who Ahmadu Bello was in the group, they would shoot everyone.”

Hafusatu Ahmadu Bello
Hafusatu Ahmadu Bello

“The Premier, who was among them, got up and said ‘I’m the one you’re looking for’, prompting his three wives to come to his side, distraught. When the soldiers were about to kill Ahmadu Bello, two of the wives stood up, leaving the first wife who said if they must kill him, then they must kill them together. He was shot, along with her, as they embraced each other. They left the body where we found it.”

“The whole place was deserted. All the ministers had left. We decided that the best thing was to get his body removed to the house of the Sultan of Sokoto in Ungwan Sarki. When we did, it was prepared for burial and that was where he was buried.”

Gidado Idris

Gidado Idris later became a permanent secretary in Kaduna state from 1971 to 1975, secretary of the constitution drafting committee in 1975, secretary of the constituent assembly that produced the 1979 constitution and clerk of the national assembly in 1979.

On October 17, 1995, late Sani Abacha, then head of state, appointed Idris as SGF, a position he held till May 28, 1999 when Nigeria returned to civil rule. He died in December 2017.

 

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The Real Story of Ishola Oyenusi – Nigeria’s Deadliest Armed Robber

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Doctor Ishola Oyenusi tied to the stake

Who Was Dr Ishola Oyenusi?

Ishola Oyenusi, popularly known as Doctor Oyenusi, was a notorious armed robber who terrorized the people of Lagos and other neighbouring cities in the 1970s. Ishola Oyenusi and his gang of six were highly skilled in snatching cars, robbing banks, factories, stores and killing people like chickens.

 

Was Ishola Oyenusi Really A Medical Doctor?

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He confessed that his parents were not capable of furthering his secondary school education and that was what forced him into robbery. So without having a secondary school education, Oyenusi by no way could have been a medical doctor.

Oyenusi’s Robbery Exploits

Oyenusi started off his robbery career by snatching a car (whose owner died in the process) just because his (Oyenusi) girlfriend needed some money. It was claimed by some sources that Oyenusi was romantic.

Ishola Oyenusi- Daily Times

He sold the car at the price of N400 and gave the money to his girlfriend. It was also said that Oyenusi was hot-tempered and quite arrogant. During his arrest, he thundered down on a police officer who was ushering him around. He said, “people like you don’t talk to me like that when I’m armed, I gun them down!”

Doctor Ishola Oyenusi came into the limelight after the Nigerian civil war ended in 1970. He robbed banks and people in both daylight and night, and he never let any of his victims live to see another day; he killed them all! This earned him the name “Doctor rob and kill“.

At the height of his horrific reign, Ishola Oyenusi bragged that “the bullet has no power“. He probably forgot that he who live by the sword will surely die by the sword. Oyenusi was so infamous that he was regarded by some people as the “first celebrated armed robber in Nigeria“, and after him was Lawrence Anini, Babatunde Folorunsho (Baba oni lace), Shina Rambo, Buraimo Jimoh and others.

Ishola Oyenusi’s Arrest

However, nothing lasts forever, and as the Yoruba adage says, everyday belongs to the thief while a day belongs to the owner.

On the 27th of March, 1971, Oyenusi was nabbed by the police during one of his robbery operations in which he and his notorious gang killed a police constable named Mr. Nwi and stole $28,000 as at then. Cloud of shame hovered above Doctor Ishola Oyenusi as he was casted before the law and found guilty then sentenced to death by firing squad.

Oyenusi confessed that he was not to die alone because he did not commit the crimes alone.

He vomited the names of other members of the gang which included: Joseph Osamedike, Ambrose Nwokobia, Joel Amamieye, Philip Ogbolumain, Ademola Adegbitan and Stephen Ndubuokwu.

Back then, public execution was the order of the day, so when Oyenusi was ushered to the popular Bar Beach in Lagos where he was to be executed, over 30,000 Nigerians were happily and excitedly waiting to see the man who had terrorized them get riddled by hot bullets. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

It was said that some civil servants even brought a coffin to the execution ground to mock the once mighty robber kingpin who was now nothing but a scapegoat whose breath would be exhausted in any moment.

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Ishola Oyenusi being led to the stake

Ishola Oyenusi’s Execution

Trucks carrying Oyenusi and his executors arrived at the execution ground around 10:am. Doctor Oyenusi, his gang members and one other criminal got down slowly.

People jeered and booed them, especially Oyenusi who they had really trooped out to watch die. Oyenusi donned a dark long-sleeve shirt and had his hands tied behind him.

He was sweating profusely but managed to smile all the way to the stakes. He kept smiling, smiling and smiling but could still not hide the agony and terror written boldly on his face.

Few minutes before he was shot, Oyenusi told journalists that he would not have ventured into armed robbery if his parents were capable of sending him to secondary school.

He also said, “I am dying for the offence I have committed“. Oyenusi and other criminals were fastened to the stakes. The soldiers lined in front of them and aimed their ever-ready guns. Some of the criminals yelled their last words of protest at the cameras. Then a loud voice let out the word “fire”! Oyenusi and other criminals’ bodies were sprayed with bullets.

That was the bitter end of Ishola Oyenusi who lived by the bullets and died by the bullets. The execution of Doctor Ishola Oyenusi sent the streets of Lagos deserted at night. Families locked themselves behind doors for the fear that some of Oyenusi’s boys might retaliate.

Ishola Oyenusi's execution
Doctor Ishola Oyenusi (circled) and his gang’s execution

This fear lasted long that even in 1977, the veteran movie director, Eddie Ugbomah, called for actors to play the role of Oyenusi in a movie he was about to produce titled “The Rise and Fall of Dr Oyenusi”, but no actor was brave enough to step forward to play the role.

They all feared that Oyenusi’s boys might show them pepper. Eddie Ugbomah had no choice than to play the role of Oyenusi himself. In the movie, he revealed the secrets of top Nigerian officials and military men backing Oyenusi and his gang by providing them money and weapons.

As expected, Eddie Ugbomah was threatened and later, his store was looted. He was told in a letter to stop shooting the movie and everything would be returned to him. But Eddie Ugbomah proved not to be a coward by eventually releasing the movie in 1977.

In recent times, a Nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola, also released a movie (Oyenusi) detailing the life of Ishola Oyenusi, the most notorious Nigerian armed robber.

The name Ishola Oyenusi will forever be remembered in the history of crime in Nigeria.

 

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