How could the South Africans have thought they can obnoxiously bully those who had the power to hire or lease or borrow such a plane on a James Bond mission? What were they looking for that they opened the bags or suitcases of these Very Important Personalities (VIPs)? Those nosey-parkers desecrated what would have come in quietly and much more could have followed soon in this season of TAN when many youths are seizing the opportunity of the jamborees to make something out of nothing. The South Africans ought to have taken some serious lessons from the Swiss who were experts at seeing no evil and saying no evil. Just bring your money to Zurich and it shall be kept in some coded accounts. Well, until 9/11 came and America beamed its searchlight and steely eyes on terrorist accounts everywhere in the world. The obstinate South Africans certainly didn’t understand the game and chose to spill the beans. Had they undergone tutelage under the Nigerian system with its godfathers and mafia dons, they would have known that it is always better to skim off the top! If they did, $ 9.3 million Dollars would definitely have made a nice little nest of eggs for some people. The unfortunate South Africans thought they were doing their duty and assisting a friendly nation by revealing the antics of a few of its strong boys. Little did they realise that no one can dare monkey with our folks. Pronto, our big guys in Abuja spoke out confidently that the money belongs to the Federal Government, a subtle way of telling Papa Jacob Zuma, please tell your guys not to try us for size as we are ready to flex our muscles and show you the special stuff we are made of. It was that simple. They quickly came up with a simple and straight-forward justification for why they should carry $ 9.3m on a plane. The money was meant to buy arms. What’s strange in that? Are they not aware that some guys who call themselves Boko Haram have been terrorising our nation and killing our people senselessly? Have they not been reading international newspapers which I’m sure circulates in South Africa to see how our soldiers have been sacked unceremoniously from several parts of North East Nigeria with Boko Haram flags dancing kpalongo in the sun after they have departed? We needed to buy arms urgently and in our hurry we couldn’t wait for bank transfers which might take an eternity crawling from Abuja to New York before heading to Jo’burg.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:58:07 +0000
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