ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY 1981 (Part Sixteen)

  • ENGLISHMAN IN BENIN CITY, 1981 (Part Sixteen)

    ByMoyo Okediji

    “Hold it, hold it,” Obaseki said, “here come your people.” He gestured with his nose in the direction of a couple of flickering lights in the dense darkness.

    “What is going on there,” I asked?

    “That’s Joshua’s spot,” Obaseki said. “He just arrived. And he has company. Most probably Gina.”

    I was drunk, anyway, so I asked for one more bottle of beer.

    “We are out of ready-made snails,” our attendant explained. “We can make some for you by order. But I recommend you try our ram. There is no better ram in the world than ours.”