"Relax Ikemba, this is a
personal story only few people have heard.” he said after he paused to look at
my face. “And I’m sure you’ll find it interesting.”
Jerry Obiagbor, a renowned professor
of History, was heading to Abuja for the Independence Day celebration when his
car broke down on his way to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. It
was my wife, Adekemi, who first spotted him leaning against his car along the
Emene express.
I had insisted on a souvenir;
especially since I was going to turn back towards old Abakaliki road. After
some light-hearted haggling, my wife suggested he give us a significant,
personal story, only very few people had heard. He thought for a while before
he found a story; the story of the Nigerian Civil War.