BY JAIYEOLA AJASA.
Chinua Achebe told the fable of the Hawk that sent baby Hawk to go bring food for them to eat. The baby Hawk came back with a duckling. Mother Hawk asked the baby, "when you took this duckling from the mother what did she do. "Nothing," replied the baby. "She just kept on walking." "Take it back, " the mother instructed. "Get us something else to eat." Soon the baby returned with a chick. "What did the mother do," Mother Hawk enquired again. Baby Hawk narrated how it was a battle between him and the Hen. " She fought ferociously, making a lot of noise." With a smile on her face, Mother Hawk told the baby. "This one we can eat. You see people like the Hen have done all they can do with the noise and attack. The Duck on the other hand was silent. You fear people like that. You do not know what they are capable of doing." The case of Mohbad I am told has been concluded. Naira Marley found not guilty. Sam Larry found not guilty. Abu Abel the master mind behind the organization was not even called or arrested. The case never made it to court. The police became the judge, jury and executioner. The one that was executed before our eyes was Mohdah!!!
In everything that has to do with Nigeria, you err on the side of caution. The Hawk fable is the system. We see the captor boastful in its power over the prey. The logical ending to the Mohbad case should be a situation where simple common sense is applied. The absurdity in a case where the police have a vested interest in the perpetrators. You cannot have justice in a country that is crooked. That is not defined as the eventual process. We are not here talking about Mohbad's fundamental human rights which was violated by the police and Naira Marley. We have here a country where the powerful and criminally rich have the power to devour the truth. Muddle the waters. The people and the press cannot be exponents because of their general ignorance. The predatory strong men will always prevail. Our lamentations will just be seen as noise. In a captured state grand corruption is the situation where the government influences everything. Especially, the Police.
Before I bring my moronic rant to a close, I must note my awareness. The issue of Naira Marley, Sam Larry and Abu Abel being involved in drug trade has not been addressed. Mohbad's father is suddenly a rich man. He move from the slum in Ikorodu to Ikoyi. Someone is taking care of him. Better than his son ever did. The last person to see Mohbad was the wife. They had a nasty fight that led to him going to the hospital. She is not talking to the police. Why was the rush to bury his body and soul before he closed his eyes? My moral outrage will not make things right. It will not bring Mohbad back to Ikorodu. Just an awareness of the troubled nation we live in. The unkindest cut will not be the noise we made disturbing the dead. It will be our typical silence, that will make poor Mohbad turn in his grave.........Till we meet again.
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