It’s a bad thing that has happened, like Yeni Kuti will say. The retired Army General whose wife was snatched by his younger brother (also an Army General) is dead. The man died recently of heart attack – and has since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. It would be recalled, and like we had reported exclusively in the Vol.3 No. 23 edition of YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine, that the duo are from the same parents. Alphabets I and M begin their first names and alphabet B their surname. From the Northern part of the country, they were close until the elder brother uncovered the secret romance going on between his younger brother and one of his wives, Ladi. The romance became so hot that at a time the mother of four dumped her husband for his younger brother. This wicked action of the shameless lovers shattered the man’s heart. As a matter of fact, it was in the course of trying to extricate his wife from the firm grip of his brother that he suffered a heart attack, which ultimately led to his death, months back. Married since 1970 and obviously still in love with the woman, the deceased just couldn’t erase her from his mind and memory till death beckoned. Despite reporting his brother to all those he felt could talk to him then, the lovers still refused to rescind their decision until the man died. Suffusing the woman with gifts, cash and attention, their polarized family’s conclusion was that the woman succumbed to the younger brother’s love overtures because her husband was hardly around. The two brothers who used to occupy sensitive and lucrative positions in the country (during the military era) were then dreaded and also envied. But unknown to many, they were engaged in a serious battle over the love of Ladi. The family, by the way, is now more polarized with some members accusing the younger brother of indirectly killing his sibling after being trained by him. While a few whom he had corrupted with his wealth are in support of his obnoxious action.
NB: First published February 2014