“Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War” Plato
We never saw it coming,there was once life but gradually life became nothing, just a mirage. From the FCT to Borno. At the airport it was though we all came for a purpose. Getting to our designated post we came to terms with realities of life.
“Welcome you all to Maiduguri, I’m Ms Fiona, your country director for the DRC (Danish Refugee Council) code number, 00466 Maimalari Camp-Maiduguri, I do hope your flight wasn’t stressful as expected?”
” Thank you Ma, no we had a nice time coming down here”.
It went on and on.. The next day there was a roll call we just had to makeup to the auditorium where we would meet top officials of all the International organisations situated in Maiduguri. Even Nigeria’s NEMA wasn’t left out. The DRC, NRC, German Technical Corp were all present. Tired and weary of the next.. We saw the coming of top Nigerian Military officials coming on board.
“We are trying to mobilize these youths to their various permanent post”. We all looked in disarray. Why should we be re-mobilized from our earlier post? Just why? Well I fell back to Maiduguri and that was the last I heard from my folks posted to Doro-Gowon(Baga), Gamboru, Kuaya Kusar. It was all a dream.. How they perished still remains a mystery.
There is more to tell.. at the end, Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War.
To be continued..
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