Omotoyosi: The Girl Who Cried Wolf

Omotoyosi a.k.a  @_misterious

The country is still reeling from the news of the Abuja-Kaduna attack, which left several people dead and the survivors captured. The attack itself was sad enough but what even made it more heart-rending was the final tweet of one of the passengers, Dr Chinelo Megafu Nwando: 

which, to many people's outrage, brought the reaction of several trolls who taunted her...calling her a liar and 'clout chaser' and some even asking if she was dead yet.

Once word got out the attack was for real, several culprits hastily deleted the damning  tweets and blocked their accounts, while others openly made their  apologies. All I can say to that is "go, and sin no more," and RIP Dr. Chinelo and the other casualties.  

Yesterday,  alarm broke out when a  Twitter user, Omoyosi (@_misterious) made this chilling tweet:

Obviously, not wanting another instance a victim's word was called to question,  slandered and ignored until it was too late, there was mass concern and anxiety over the girl's safety, with the police mobilised to rescue her. 

But then she posts THIS an hour later...

To her credit, some people actually thought she wrote that tweet under duress but then got another tweet, accompanied by a video insisting she was fine, was at her house and not under duress:

          

The final nail to the coffin was a video posted by her brother, where he was scolding her for causing a mass hysteria  on social media and upseting their parents, whom he'd informed. Currently, she has been arrested for the false alarm and for disturbing the peace and will be arraigned in court. 

In this period of fear and insecurity...this slip of a girl cries kidnap and rape on social media and then reveals it was a prank when the police arrive. 

A f***ing prank! 

I'm not going to even bother pondering over what the hell she was thinking when she posted that tweet (which of course she has now deleted) or what she hoped to gain from it. What really bothers me  now is, if crying wolf will now be a trend on social media, merely to see how people will react. Because crying wolf, especially in these worrisome times in Naija, is definitely not a thing to do. Dr Chinelo's final plea for a prayer was vilified until the news of her death, shaming those who didn't believe her with the vow not to doubt such tweets again. 

But then this silly girl goes and tweets an actual false post and not only did the police end up wasting their time, doubt returns in full force. Will the police be quick to the rescue if there's another plea for help? Will there be more such pranksters like Omotoyosi making fools out of the police and other concerned citizens, JUST to get cheap popularity? 

Omotoyosi has definitely achieved that... the stupid girl who cried wolf! 

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NOSTALGIC 80s: Cockcrow At Dawn

 George Menta (1932-2012) as protagonist Bello and Tola Awobode Akinjobi Cattage (1957-2010)  as his daughter Lare, in 'Cockcrow at Dawn' 

Cockcrow At Dawn was a popular Nigerian drama series, which made its debut in NTA in 1980.  It was created as part of the then President, Shehu Shagari's 'Green Revolution' initiative, to promote Agriculture. Financed by UBA, it was produced by Peter Igho and directed by Matt Dadzie.

The cast  included late George Menta as Bello, late Tola Awobode Akinjobi Cattage as his daughter Lare,   late Karim Yero as Bello's uncle Gaga, Ene Oloja as Bello's wife Zemaye and the late Sadiq Daba as their son, Bitrus.  Besides, the outstanding performances by the actors and actresses, it is also best remembered for its main theme song, composed and sung by Bongos Ikwue.

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"The Strange Case of William Whipper-Snapper" Revisited

This 1982 hilarious fantasy book delighted me as a child and I wrote a post about it some years ago, which brought about a comment from the author, David R. Morgan, himself. 

Recently I received some great news, a wish realised... The Strange Case of William Whipper Snapper has been republished and is back on the market!  YAY!!!

We may have works like the Harry Potter series and other modern franchises presently, but nothing beats the classics. And Personally, I'm delighted about this development because the present generation of young readers out there will be able to read this classic gem by a very talented author, and revisited by long-standing fans. David R. Morgan. who has written several more children's books and created audio poems over the years, really came through with this and we are more than grateful to him... thank you, David!          

                      

Republished by A 2 Z Press LLC,  The Strange Case of William Whipper Snapper is available to buy on Amazon., as well as David's other titles.

Plot...

William and his sister must travel through time to get rid of a talking and VERY annoying silver case after it wreaks havoc in their home. 

Happy reading!