How The Struggle Started
Some elders of Akogah Empire are seen seated. Including Mr. Abu-Bakr the CDC, updating the elders in council and the Community DevelopmentAssociation Executives, the current security situation in the land. Abu-Bakr stood before the elders and reported! My elders, my well respected head of Akogah Empire and other executives here present. “I went round town recently to see to the situation of security in our great nation, only to find the gate that lead to the zoo imprecisely left opened. I saw the lions. Elephant, tigers, leopard & est. scattered all over. As I am speaking to you now, my elders, I don’t know how many humans that have been devoured by these beasts. The kingdom is in great turmoil. Since our pets, our weapon of domination has become wild and difficult to handle.
Uwaila, an elder from one of the clans in the district stood up and said; “stop speaking to us in riddles Abu-Bakr. We don’t accept talking to us in such manner, since we don’t understand it. Tell us the story the way it is because we all know this empire as well as you does. And its very obvious that we don’t have a zoo in Akogah land so, were does the animals came from? Go straight to the point and unravel the riddles by yourself”.
Usman the vigilante chairman in his bid to assist or guide his boss, stood up and said, my elders, I think I understand what my leader, Abu-Bakr is trying to say. It is about Omene the youth leader who has assembled more than 500 youths from this kingdom to rebel against this legally constituted authority. We met them exhibiting treason against the leadership of Akogah empire, we went to him as we heard that he was infusing hatred in the hearts of the humble youths of Akogah, telling them that he has taking over leadership and that he is now the new leader of the land. He also said that the youth are not treated fairly and that it is the resources from their territorial environment or district alone that is impelling the entire Akogah Empire.
My leader l recognize that the chief security officer, Mr. Abu-Bakr told him to end the convention and convey his grievances to the authority through democratic means, but he rejected and continue his protest.
What do we do about this situation now my elders? Ask Anam the chairman of elders’ council.
Do we not know what to do? Exclaimed Abdu-karin the present leader of Akogah Empire! Get them all arrested of course and throw them into the cage, “All Of Them”. If Omene and his supporters are thrown into the dark room (prison), peace and tranquility will return back to this Empire.
But Alero stood up and commented;my people, my fathers, my elders, my well respected leader, I want us to understand that the people we are talking about here are our children, our brothers, our clansmen, our husbands the proposed future leaders of this great Akogah Empire. We ought not to harm them, we should not hurt them, we don’t even need to threaten them neither should we think of sending them to prison. Our responsibility is to know what their grievances are, and address it honourably. Our forefathers are watching, our ancestors are looking at every step we will take in respect of this development. Even our Akogah constitution may not be in support of such actions, if we critically read through-it, with enthusiasm and optimism. We will come to understand the extent and value of the content therein; if we know, we won’t even contemplate imprisoning our children for no just cause. Rather, to care for them and train them to work and walk in the way of our God.
Take her out! Oh!! Take Alero out of this hall. She’s not for us I’m certain that she must be a spy sent to convince us to succumb to the wishes of these children. Chanted Abdul–karin
This act of bully must stop! Said Osaro we are not sure we can take it anymore from anyone, not even from our well respected leader, Henceforth. We won’t be a part of these intimidations and bullying on elders because they don’t buy into our ideas which they were not made to understand. In any of our subsequent meetings, everyone should be given equal opportunity to speak-out his or her view. We don’t want to be intimidated, anymore, or being roboted.
We are elders’ statesmen, Honorable people in this land. Even the outside world fears us, why then should we begin to kill and roast ourselves for meal? Since Alero’s view was not inappropriate, I concur to it. Let us call our grieving youths and ask them what has resulted to this sudden change of attitude towards us their fathers and diligently address it.
Musa in hesitation to such idea, said in a roaring tone, “if they are really our children they must obey us. Our children are supposed to obey whatever we, their parents say and abide by all our resolutions”.
Uwaila cuts in and said I support Mrs. Alero and Mr. Osaro. Gone are those days when our children adhere to whatever we say. Everything has changed now. We should understand that the world is now a global community where everyone meet and discuss together their various problems and proffer solutions to it by themselves. Maybe our children have informed their friends about the way we have been treating them and someone else may have given them a solution we don’t like. I advice that we invite them and find out from them what their gripes are. Then we will know how well to put it right
Pa. Uwaila emphasizes the point by repeating “Let us call our children together and ask them what their grievances are! Let us show them real love in order for us to know what their annoyance is and the possible solutions we as parents can offer for it”.
Mr. Abdul-karin proved deaf ears to the suggestions and views of other elders in the meeting and started to puff up saying; I am in power now. And as the head of the leadership of this empire it is my duty to take any action I deemed fit to put everything in order. I am in power. The power belongs to us. We, from the Wabudu clan are the real owner of Akogah Empire. No one can stripe us of this right. Get Omene and his group Arrested and send them straight to prison.
Soon after the main conference, some elders were seen gathered in clusters probably reasoning and discussing on what next could happen in the land. By this time, the elders did not mingle together. Rather, they gather by clan, by tribe and by people. The focus is first on those from south-south the Edunero, Ibokele and the Yorinle Clans.
Pa Uwaila, Osaro and Alero were present; Alero was having the expression of fear as she was talking. She said! My brothers, I have seen both sides. In the Omene camp, there was bitterness all over him when he was narrating to us how he has been used all these while by our brothers from, Habekona, Noribalu and the wabudu clans, and to his eventual dumping. He said all the killings and maiming that has been going on in this empire was orchestrated by these evil brothers of ours, he said, they made the youth hate themselves. He even inform all present to take statistics of the people living in our surrounding communities and see that the number of older ones has outraged the younger people and this could be security danger for us.
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