Abuja — Where I come from, it is a borderline taboo for someone to yawn without closing their mouth. It is said that when you yawn without getting your hand in the way, the devil would spit or urinate in it. Consequently, your words and even very presence in a place would mean a deadly infestation by everything that is evil.
Today, the very ground upon which we dwell seems to be yawning itself. It is this same gap the devil has exploited in laying waste on the land.
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