This Day (Lagos)
11 July 2008
As I tried to digest Chief Abiola's final words to me, I became very uncomfortable. The words hit me like thunderbolt I don't think Sani can try it, Chief Abiola, one of the nicest souls God ever created, had told me matter-of-factly. Those words kept me awake for long hours, until I finally knocked off to sleep. Even then I still felt some negative vibes in what should have been my deep slumber.
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Much as i sympathize with you about Abiola's travails and eventual death, i finding your condescending demeanour vis a vis Gashua as typically prejudiced with pre-conceived stereotyping , referring to Gashua , my hometown as the bitterest desert village in the north east as if it is hell on earth is wrong, un-informed and unfortunate. Gashua is a bustling town , surrounded by the Yedseram river with a busy fish and cattle market, and a highly cultured and friendly people.