Hello T,
I hope the rest of the history is that you were not caught.
Well I don't know what it is with 5 people in a group.
I guess there is strength in numbers. We sure learn't that a long time ago.
I remember my own ordeal. it was 5 of us as usual.
Bruce Emelue, Kolawole, Daniel Simon (Okpe), Siji Otenigbagbe
and of course me.
For the guys and wonderful ladies in the 92 set, this story should sound
familiar. At least the outcome.
It was end of semester and I think for some reason, we were financially
loaded. We chose to go out to eat rather than eat in the dining.
We eventually sneaked out through the fence. the same fence Ifihan and Bukki
have described vividly.
I can almost touch it now.
Anyway to cut a long story short, we ended up in Julie's Restaurant and placed
our orders
in the inner room. For those who remember Julie, there was an inner room which
is assumed to be safe.
Well, until this fateful day.
While our orders were yet to appear our minds went into imagination drive.
Let me try and play back the conversation for you guys:
Someone: Men what would happen if the AO walks in now?
Bruce: I will tell him we were hungry and the food in the dining was not nice.
bla bla
Everyone: Laughs at the thought & also pray it never happens
The conversation topic changed and we went on and on about all soughts.
Teachers, orchards,
probably the pretty girls. Who was dating who. etc. I guess the thought of the
AO was not good
for our atmosphere. Who wants to get caught anyway?
Then it happened. The chances of this ever happening again is probably one in a
lifetime.
The AO. Captain Abang walked in. Right into the safe inner room. Looking back
now, I wonder what he was doing in Julies but that obviously was not on our
mind then. We were dead. Funny, I can't remember exactly how I felt.
Now listen to conversation 2.
AO: "Wonderful!"
Everyone: Silence. B4 Nko?
AO: "So, what are you doing here?" (or something in that line)
Everyone: Stares at Bruce (after all, he had said he was going to be our
spokesman)
Bruce: Was as silent as we all were. In fact he was staring at the table.
Knowing the food was yet to arrive, I did not get what he was staring at.
The rest of the night is fuzzy right now. I think we still stopped on our way
to school to eat something. What was the point, we had been caught anyway. I
really can't remember what we did but I know we did something like that. maybe
we bought Farn Gada bread with kose. That yellow bread. I wonder how they make
it. Who knows?
The rest is history for those who know. We got 2 weeks break (ok. suspension),
Had to rebuild the fence and all.
Looking back now, I would say I had a wonderful set of classmate. We ended up
holing up somewhere in Jos. My classmates donated their pocket monies to help
us buy the blocks and build the fence. Many of them came to spend time with us
while we were building and even tried to help. Looking back now, it was quite
something. It show what can happen when people stick together. I am sure I told
them thank you then. I think I should say it again. Thank You. Thank You and
Thank You. for supporting me and the others during such a trying period.
The moral of the story. "Be careful what you wish for". I wonder who brought up
the idea of teh AO walking in. That person caused all our problems. The problem
is that I think it was me.
Have a nice day all,
Taiwo 92 set.
"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way." -
Christopher Morley
" He who hesitates is lost. - Proverb"
----- Original Message ----
From: TUNDE OKIKIOLU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: JosCommandos@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:54:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Jos Commandos] WHEN GRANDMA WENT TO COURT
thanks my brother.
We were discussing about our escapades in command jos. We sneaked to town about
five of us one faithful night in the company of Philip Balami, Abdul Elaibor
and co. we left for kwarafa cinema at about 9pm through the football field,
close to the school main gate. Philip Balami is an expert, he would engage the
security men in a happy discussion and while this is on we would take our leave
. we do these every other day. One unfaithful day on our return trip at about
1am from kwararafa , the security guys spotted us and what i heard was kai kai,
wa hay wa hay, men every other member of the gang took off in different
directions just like when you chase more than three rats at a time but i was,
for 5secs thinking of what to do, by the time i realize where to follow one
arrow has moved ahead of me, men, i took off like a rocket from the school
quadrangle straight to octopus house where i belong these guys chased me to the
hostel but the luck i had was that i
was a bit faster and soon as i got to the hostel with my canvass and
everything on me i dive into my bed and covered myself with blanket breathing
heavily. Not quite long they came in with their bow and arrow, i was peeping
through the blanket hole as they were parading the hostel looking for the
culprit, as soon as i spotted them my breath pumping reduced to the bearest
minimum, well guys the rest na history.
--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Taiwo Akinosho <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
From: Taiwo Akinosho <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
Subject: Re: [Jos Commandos] WHEN GRANDMA WENT TO COURT
To: JosCommandos@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 3:35 AM
Mr. T,
dat was rib cracking. i think i heard it b4 but it felt fresh again.
i would advice us not to ask our seniors if they know us.
Nice one.
"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way." -
Christopher Morley
" He who hesitates is lost. - Proverb"
----- Original Message ----
From: TUNDE OKIKIOLU <tunde_okikiolu@ yahoo.com>
To: joscommandos@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:54:15 AM
Subject: [Jos Commandos] WHEN GRANDMA WENT TO COURT
Dear Friends,
Please be careful when choosing a witness.
When Grandma went To Court
Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't
prepared for the answer.
In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand.
He approached her and asked, 'Mrs. Jones, do you know me?'
She responded, 'Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you
were a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you
cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their
backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize
you'll never amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know
you.'
The lawyer was stunned.
Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked,
'Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?'
She again replied, 'Why yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a
youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't
build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the
worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three
different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him.'
The defense attorney nearly died.
The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet
voice, said,
'If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the
electric chair.'
