LET GOD JUDGE

The village Umumiri carried a pregnant silence with ominions dread,the night was cold and still, in the thick dark night not even a single soul was seen left for the croaking of frogs and cricket.It was already midnight time for the priest ritual the servants clad in black wrapper as dark as the night with black charcoal that dusted their eyes and lips their feet powdered with Nzu,each of them held a calabash of water in which smoke oozed from the center.A stick torch of flame shone round the shrine as the servants danced round it singing a song only known to them ,they sang loudly and would screech if necessary,maybe that was why everywhere was as still as the night.The priest garbed in a long flowing black robe which had cowries carefully sewed in it,his dreadlocks was scattered with white and black cowries ,his weak eyes had dark charcoal smeared in it.After long incantations ,the old priest picked a calabash from a molded statue as he danced round

                                                                   LAGOS        JESSE rose up from his bed,hands pressed together on his face trying to rub off sleep from his eyes,the strange nightmares he had this time had kept him up till morning, this nightmares had hunted him ever since he was a child it was something he was still yet to curb after so many  years, gone are the days when he would run to his parents room or lie in his father lap,withe the light switch on he studied his room,it had been as he left it for southAfrica to study and assist in ministry works,he smiled at the book shelves that held old school books and novels, pictures of  his growing up memories with his parents and that of .role models and insporators such as Abraham Lincoln, wole Soyinka ,

                NWAM why do you insist on going to the farm today,please stay here with me" Mama Osita spoke to her son her mind troubled."Mama you and your superstition  again"Osita chukled "I am a hunter if I don't go to check my games today they will all rotten or get swollen" he picked up his gun cleaning it with a pieces of rag getting ready to leave,the smoke that oozed from the kitchen fire has turned mama Osita eyes red and made it watery, she sneezed a time or two as she stared at her son and spoke with a serious tone   "I had a very strange dream that the Orange tree at our backyard fell flat to the ground"  "How does that concern my going out to the bush mama,and the Orange tree at our backyard is still standing" Osita laughed at how ridiculous her story was  "You planted that tree Osita when you were jus

UmumiriThe sun had already formed a golden circle in the sky as people of Umumiri community was ready to settle in for the day ,most were thankful death had not come knocking during the day but that was not the case of Mama osita as she ran to the only man who she knew would help her .    "Papa Nnoma ohhh" she called out tieying her wrapper to her chest "hey my son,my only son Osita"    She was in despair, her son Osita has not returned from his hunt and no one claimed to have seen him .Nwoke a manain his late sixties dark skinned slightly robust rushed out of his house on hearing his name "Nwayioma why have you come here at this hour ,what have gone wrong"  He asked knowing most people are now locked  in at this hour of the evening not wanting to be used for sacrifice for Oshimiri.   "Osita has not returned from the bush ohhh"she fell to the ground wailing" ah

*************************Jesse playlistAlways there to help by pastor Paul Eneche*******************************ABUJACharlie screamed at the horrible sight that stood opposite the room she couldn't tell if it was a beast or a man for the figures changes at every given moment ...this was a demon a very dirty ugly demon standing before her naked he had horns of a cow face of a human and the .body of an animal the smell around him was so foul that Charlie felt bile rise in her throat.While she screamed the demon gave a sadistic laugh "I get that same reaction from every woman"Then he gave a serious glare that looked murderous and hungry"Now take off your clothes and come to me""What...what are you talking about" she shivered feeling her skin crawl"Give your womanhood to Otubana and receive his bounties"He said impatiently as he advanced towards her his hands wrapped over hers