An Humble Begining in January

Its been even more than a while!

I can't believe i haven't posted anything on this blog since this year began and i claim to love writing.

Truth is i love to write but i have been very busy and limited by resources which  time, internet

connection to   mention a few. This year has been such an eventful year for me...So many ups and

downs just exactly  the way life is and i hope to share some of the eventful events that happened in

the year 2012 starting  with January.


January started with prayers, appreciations, wishes, aspirations, projections, expectations, hope ,

redirections, resolutions... i could go on and on..

The eventful event i can vividly remember for the month of January however was the increasing rate

of robbery incidence in my area. When people were hoping and aspiring and changing directions,

some men of the underworld were working hard to strip innocent inhabitants of their belongings.

Week after week we heard of one robbery incidence or the other, sometimes four to five houses were

visited in one night..

So i do not go on and on boring you about what these armed men do, let me digress a little bit and

talk about this neighbour friend of ours. Populary called 'Baba Basira' (father of Basira) which is the

 norm in yoruba parlance having had Basira as his first child, the name automatically sticks.

Baba Basira is a bricklayer who i heard built our house. Other than passing by and greeting Baba

Basira as a neighbour, the only things i knew about him were what i observed from a distance and of

that few, he happens to be a very hardworking person. He promptly responded to calls and renders

services for which he was paid in record time which is a rare characteristics of our unskilled/semi

skilled workers in this part of the world.

I took a liking to Baba Basira when my dad complained of back ache and requested that Baba Basira

helped him pluck some leaves in the neighbourhood which was believd to be used as  a local cure.

Baba Basira was back in less than 30 minutes with the leaves and i just naturally took a liking too

him and his selflessness so everytime i passed by his house, i always made it a point of duty to greet.

Baba Basira's wife sells just outside his house and in the evenings when he is back from his own

business, he helps his wife with sales as that is usually a peak period for her.


On a particular Saturday, as usual, Baba Basira was just outside his house seated behind a bottle of

drink and fried meat enjoying a good time with his friend and neighbour aroud 8pm when armed

robbers struck asking that their phones and cash items be dropped. Sources say that his neighbour

slapped one of the robbers oblivious of the fact that they were armed and as Baba Basira made a

move to run away from the scene of the robbery he was gunned down!!!

Everyone in the area had taken to different directions for fear of their lives and it was not until after

the robbers had left and people were inquiring about Baba Basira's whereabout that they realise that

he had been shot. Quickly a bus was gotten and he was rushed to a nearby  hospital only to be

confirmed by the hospital as being brought in dead. He didnt make it to the hospital.


A father, grandfather, neighbour, helper and friend lost his life in the wake of the year without falling

ill or having an accident. Everytime i pass by Baba Basira's house which is almost on a daily basis, i

remember how he died, wondered what pain his family must be going through, why the robbers had

to do that,what his fate is in the grave, how it could have been anybody else, how it is not everyone

that sees the light of a new day sees the dust of the same day......so many thoughts, so many lessons..

That was a significant happening in my own January...Really an humble begining

Another significant happening in January is the birth of Khadijah Adenekan, fondly called princess by her mum, the bundle of joy arrived on Friday 27th of January 2012.
This is to Mr and Mrs Adenekan..Congrats. on the birth of your baby girl. May she be the coolness of your eyes at all times.

will be glad to know how your own January went though...