Odejimi is a village guard
He had been "favored" by Chief Bala, for the job.
His take home pay couldn't take him home,
His uniform was sold to him,
His arrows? on a daily rentals,
To takes illegal taxes
And remit to Odegbemi, his superior,
who in turn remits a part to Ode aperin, the regional head guard,
Who in turn settles Oluode, the overall chief guard,
For favoring him with his position.

So, Odejimi went haywire,
For he needed more and more,
With his greed came violence,
And uttermost disregard for the villagers’ lives.

At the time of the tenth full moon,
The young men arose,
"Odejimi must go", they chorused!
Chanting from compounds to yards,
We will no longer be killed or maimed!!

Then arose Oluode, feeling threatened.
"These sons of anger would dare deliver themselves from our grip?"
Shall the prey be taken away from the mighty?

Arrows and swords, Sorrows and blood
From the square in 'Lere to the olori ebi's compound in 'Moso,
Bodies of young men lie lifeless!

Ojó burúkú Èsù gbomimu
The bad day the devil drank beer!

How shocking! The young folks won’t go home.
They were more resolute than ever!
So in haste, the Oluode thought of tricks,
And in his history of junk tales he found one...
"Hear Ye people, The night guard has been disbanded"
And in moronic haste he concluded,
"We shall now have the nocturnal guard"

"Thou mad man, stop disguising"
The youths would have none of the bunkum!!!

So, everyone is angry
The people, Odejimi, Odegbemi, Ode Aperin and Oluode
Hence, no one could end the scuffle but one,
The Baale Oko ilu, the village's head,
Who unfortunately suffers from ear blocks,
A medicine-defying case of stubborn ear disease,
That only relieves him when his clan's herds are affected.

And thus the beat goes on
Who shall deliver the ancient village of Ayédáàdé



The above is a mischievous imagination of an amateur story teller, any resemblance to real life events is a miracle and should not be investigated.
Ilesanmi Samuel Iyanu,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Iyanuloluwa007@gmail.com

Photo credit:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-24/dogon-hunter-1/10934402

Cc
Lalasticlala
Seun

#EndSARS
#EndPoliceBrutality

Hmmmm, this is a microcosm of d larger picture

SadiqBabaSani:
Hmmmm, this is a microcosm of d larger picture

Exactly.

End odejimi way of life


So therefore





#End Sars #Endpolicebrutality

U tried, keep it up

Wow! Insightful. Front page please.

generaliy:


I’ve begged all the mods tire, dem no gree move am.

Ishilove
Seun
Lalasticlala
OAMJ4
Mynd44

Perhaps, scared of the unknown.

forgiveness:


Perhaps, scared of the unknown.

If There’s nothing to be afraid of really.

Awesome piece...

forgiveness:
Wow! Insightful. Front page please.

When the oga is against the protest, check his tweets.