Must Read: The Devil Who Loved Me

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: The Devil Who Loved Me

I looked around the compound, but it was too
dark for me to picture our way out..Toun and i
had our phones on us, i wondered if i should
call the police…


I decided to talk to him to while away time till
Abayomi picks..
Me : What year are you?
Eli : Year 2000…

He started laughing again. Toun, who was
beside me didnt share in the humour..
Me : what about your girlfriend?
Eli : Spirit man doesnt need a girlfriend….
So it is To Molest girls that you need abi, …
Me : oh,…You never had one?
Eli : E get one girl like that, Favor…chai…that
girl worry…Na her toto be the sweetest wey i
don ever taste…e be like honey…


The imbercile was smacking his lips…
Me : So where is she now?…
Eli : Ah…she don graduate since ’05…married
to a pastor…
Me : im sorry
Eli : hehehe…you dey form caring
Tanatolo?..Favor dey always complain say my
thing too big…say i no dey do pre-intimacy…tell
me…man wey don shayo dey remember pre-
intimacy?
Me : i get your point Eli…
Eli : Abi Jafar dey do pre-intimacy before him
hammer u?
Me : Jafar is not my boyfriend…
Eli : so u wan tell me say na only your boyfriend
you dey straff?…fine girl like you…

I kept quiet..The discussion wasnt going as
planned…


Me : whats up with you and Jafar?
Eli : Jafar?…that boy na bastard!..na me bam
the for this school..him come dey carry chest
for me now…na the commot my
eye….emi!…oju olorun…infact as i dey
remember the guy i dey vex…
Me : but you look nice like this o…bad boy
nice…
Eli : you dey crase…maybe i go chuck your own
commot too…
Me : if u initiated Jafar, why are you people not
brothers…?
Eli : Oya shut up…E don do…I no knw why
Orisa dey tey like this…
I called Abayomi’s number, it was switched off…
Eli brought out a stick if cigarette and
smoked….
Eli : who be your boyfriend for this school..
ofcourse i couldnt tell him i was dating Timi, but
i kindha suspected that he knew…
Me : i just broke up with him…
Eli : oh.. mean say ur toto go don dey wither
now.? i will bring it to life…
Me : Eli, i am ok…
Eli : Tana friend, i know say na Abayomi be your
bobo…i go leave remain for am no worry….


He was getting impatient so he called Orisa
again…He didnt pick up…
Eli : Oya make we go inside….


He turned to face Toun and I….we hesitated
until he unleashed his pistol again…
Eli : Abi make i call those boys make dem join
us?…i must warn you, most of their prick na
shakabula o..


I tried to make eye contact with Toun, but she
was looking down dejected…i wanted to make a
run for it…i doubted if we would escape but we
had to try…

Eli’s phone rang…
Eli : Orisa, u don go drink Shepe forget wetin i
send you abi?
i didnt hear what the other person said, but it
was clear it wasnt Orisa…
Eli : Wetin u do with my guy?…i swear you get
mind o…
……..Ehen…inside Ijebu-Igbo?…ur territory
reach here abi…
…….You go kill am if i touch the girls?
.,…….your papa na rapist!…
……….Oya release Orisa…
i dey bring them come now…
I have never seen a guy so angry before…Eli
went inside to wear his clothes…already 12
guys were at his side…He told them to go to
Oru, and wait for him at Ajebo…
Two guys pushed us into his car…then he drove
towards Oru/Ago axis…
On getting to Ajebo, He and his crew met
infront of a buckateria.. Some came with
cars,others were with bikes…The students and
indigenes around the area fled to safety when
they noticed the congregation…



Then i saw the Hilux from a distancs, then the
volvo, Jafar’s Benz was inbetween, it was like in
the movies. Guys started joining from all
over…there was a wide divide between the two
groups….


Eli led us out…with two guys by our side…Uche
brought Orisa out, with his hands tied…Jafar
came out of his benz, dressed in a shirt and
pant like he was on official duty….


Eli looked at him with venom….Jafar stared
back…the other guys looked alert like a single
gawking could seperate life from death….
Eli : Jafar, you get mind come Ijebu Igbo, carry
my guy?
Jafar : Eli, u took my girls…..


was this the time for impeccable English? eh
Jafar?…i said to myself…
Eli : So you for kill am if i touch this things?
He was pointing at us with a gun,choi….


Jafar remained mute….Eli signalled to the guys
to step back….He told us to go…

Walking from Eli to where Uche stood was like
North Korea to South…Scanty led us into the
Benz…Orisa moved the other way, with a Nylon
of amala and boxed plate of stew….He looked
pathetic…
Eli : Jafar, tell your people….una don price
marker o…and una must pay…
Jafar : things don change mehn….this is
2007….We rule this skul now…..
Eli : we go see….U go regret say u enter Ijebu-
Igbo….walahi!
Jafar : which eye you go take see?….oh…d
right….
Jafar’s guys laughed….the divide became
smaller….
Eli signalled for his boys to fall back…Jafar had
chosen Oru because he had the advantage…He
turned back and enteredhis car….Jafar joined
us in the benz…
The two grouos faced each other, even after Eli
drove towards Ijebu-igbo and Jafar turned
towards Ago-iwoye…