During the battle of hamlets and towns, people died. Huts and houses were burnt, women were raped, men were killed, kings were overthrown, and above all, princes and princesses were enslaved. During these battles, several hamlets and towns lost their glory, while some gained more glory and relevance before other. At the mention of the name of some mighty towns, cold fear was sent down the spines of minor and feeble hamlets. These battles of domination and supremacy continued for years in several parts of the world, not leaving out African. As they say, "a war only ends when another war begins". Even after the end of some wars and battles, the pains and hurt linger on, in the heart of the victims. The brutality the victims survive has a way of turning them into predators after the war. A predator they never bargained for. For some, what their eyes have seen has a way of rendering them speechless, but never the same again for the rest of their lives. During these times of battles and wars, a town conquered many villages and hamlets, but was never conquered. This town won several battles, but was never defeated. This same town enslaved so many, but was never enslaved. Ibadan (a nearby place of rest) got its name from merchants who passed through the then isolated land, from Ife to Oyo, and vice versa. These merchants travelled on horses and foot to get to their destinations. The journey from Oyo to Ife was a great one, and in most cases, comes with its tiring moments. Travellers from both ends naturally found a place to be the mid-point of their journey, and in turn, set up tents there to rest for a while before continuing their journey. Gradually, the place got a name, "E BA O'DAN" (meaning, a nearby place of rest). The length of the name didn't aid its pronunciation at all, and it was just a matter of time, before it was shortened to IBADAN which was the name that stuck to the town, just like a tick to a dog.
Ibadan housed several rivers, and one of them was Eleyele River, which was a big one, and people journey from far and near to fetch from the river. Aside fetching from the river, people also perform some of their domestic works in the river, like the washing of clothes and plates, while little children see the river as their amusement park where they play and splash water on each other, in the innocence of their young minds. It was one of these joyful moments for the little ones, and dutiful moments for the adult that a very strange figure was noticed not too far from the river bank. The sight of the figure was not only disturbing, but was also strange and alarming. It was a man possibly in his early 30s. The man was looking round like a lost fellow, and his physical look was totally different from what the inhabitants of the land were familiar with. He was not as black as they were, neither was he as white as the whiteman that has shown them great and amazing things. He was not only different, he was naked.
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Francis, the computer analyst, found the unmatching finger prints more disturbing than Dr. Mag and Commander James. For the latter, they were more particular about the mission Agent 2 went on than the unmatching finger prints. They needed the name badly and urgently. Agent 2 looked so pale and different, and it was as if a lot has happened to him, which no one could confirm because he could barely speak loudly nor relate freely. He simply sat on one of the chairs, staring at the air. Dr. Mag examined him for a moment before she concluded that Agent 2 has suffered a minor psychological blow in the course of the mission. "I think he has a partial Amnesia" Dr. Mag informed Commander James after her brief examination. An Amnesia is a psychological situation where one suffers from loss of memory and would not be able to remember certain things. "Really?" Commander James asked, and Dr. Mag replied with a nod. "He would need some time to recuperate, and we need to bring familiar people and events to him to aid his recuperation" Dr. Mag offered her professional advice. "We should be grateful he made it back alive" She added. I was just a matter of time before Angella was invited to be briefed about the event. When she arrived, Commander James took his time to let her know that it was just a minor incident. "Can I see him now" She asked out of anxiety. "Yes. You can. But, just know that we are doing all we can to make sure…"Commander James tried to explain. "Can I see my husband now?" She interrupted him, raising her voice a little beyond normal. Commander James didn't feel insulted at all. He perfectly understood how Angella felt. "Yes. Follow me please." He said, as he got up from his chair. For Francis, his expectation was different from that of Dr. Mag and Commander James. He totally believed that they might somehow not know the difference between the man in the conference room and the very person he knows to be Agent 2. But, he was certain that Angella would be able to tell the difference. As Angella followed Commander James to the conference room, Francis heart beat faster than normal because he was eager to know if there was an impostor or not, and only a wife could tell who her husband truly is.
Francis, the computer analyst, found the unmatching finger prints more disturbing than Dr. Mag and Commander James. For the latter, they were more particular about the mission Agent 2 went on than the unmatching finger prints. They needed the name badly and urgently. Agent 2 looked so pale and different, and it was as if a lot has happened to him, which no one could confirm because he could barely speak loudly nor relate freely. He simply sat on one of the chairs, staring at the air. Dr. Mag examined him for a moment before she concluded that Agent 2 has suffered a minor psychological blow in the course of the mission. "I think he has a partial Amnesia" Dr. Mag informed Commander James after her brief examination. An Amnesia is a psychological situation where one suffers from loss of memory and would not be able to remember certain things. "Really?" Commander James asked, and Dr. Mag replied with a nod. "He would need some time to recuperate, and we need to bring familiar people and events to him to aid his recuperation" Dr. Mag offered her professional advice. "We should be grateful he made it back alive" She added. I was just a matter of time before Angella was invited to be briefed about the event. When she arrived, Commander James took his time to let her know that it was just a minor incident. "Can I see him now" She asked out of anxiety. "Yes. You can. But, just know that we are doing all we can to make sure…"Commander James tried to explain. "Can I see my husband now?" She interrupted him, raising her voice a little beyond normal. Commander James didn't feel insulted at all. He perfectly understood how Angella felt. "Yes. Follow me please." He said, as he got up from his chair. For Francis, his expectation was different from that of Dr. Mag and Commander James. He totally believed that they might somehow not know the difference between the man in the conference room and the very person he knows to be Agent 2. But, he was certain that Angella would be able to tell the difference. As Angella followed Commander James to the conference room, Francis heart beat faster than normal because he was eager to know if there was an impostor or not, and only a wife could tell who her husband truly is.
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