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A rare encounter with Onoh, the demolition Man of Coal City
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By Grace Ejindu
As I filled out the form waiting to see him I was ushered into the waiting room and for the next 32 minutes, I was fixated in prayers, begging God to see me through this meeting. Suddenly the bell rang and the secretary called me and said: “the chairman is ready to see you.”
As I walked into his office my heart kept beating and I told my aged mother to continue praying, this was a man that’s well known for keeping snakes and exotic animals as pets, it’s said he moves around with snakes coiled around his body, he is not only immune to jazz (black magic) but he’s the original voodoo gangster and jazz itself. He’s rarely seen in public so elusive that he never attends functions, parties, etc, it’s difficult to pinpoint who you can call his friend.
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In recent times, Enugu, the Coal City, has changed from what it used to be - sleepy, easy-going, no hustle and bustle, free of traffic congestion. Before 8.00 o clock in the evening all the roads were deserted and everybody would be indoors. There was no night life, no night crawlers, the fun-seeking guys who would usually turn their nights into day.
In those days, you virtually would meet every of your engagement on time, since there would be nothing delaying you on the road, except the menacing presence of men and women of Nigeria Police Force who would mount several check-points, asking you to roger them.