Read previous episodes here Temi and I were playing Ludo in Temi’s room, when we heard a voice call from the sitting room. “Helloooo. Corpers wee.” We must have been too engrossed in the game not to have heard the person come up the stairs. We stepped into the sitting room to find a guy … Continue reading
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Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #9
Read previous episodes here The Batch A corps members passed out of camp on a Thursday and Dennis went to the local government secretariat to see if any was posted to our neck of the jungle. He came back with two guys and a girl. I nearly laughed out loud at the misery on their … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #8
Read previous episodes here There had been no light for 5 days, and the generator at the lodge was faulty, so Temi and I went to the bar in front of the lodge to charge our phones. Three guys sat two tables away, nursing a bottle of Life each and conversing in Igbo. Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #7
Read previous episodes here The LGI was late as usual, so at 1p.m. many of us were yet to payroll. Everyone was anxious to leave before 2p.m. because of the masquerades. We, the Corpers at Aguaba, had not even been aware that the masquerade festivals had begun until we got to the local government that … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #6
Read previous episodes here Bankz and Jeff packed out of our flat into one of the rooms in the empty flat downstairs one Saturday morning. They didn’t inform any of us about renting the place, not even Dennis, until the previous day when they went to the market to purchase food items, buckets, pots and … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #4
Read previous episodes here 2 months passed pretty quickly, and I had adjusted to life in Aguaba. Except for the trekking to and fro school three times a week, it wasn’t so bad. I forgot about my redeployment plans – I had come armed with a medical report – and resigned to serving the whole … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #3
Read previous episodes here It was the Saturday before the week we were to resume school. We had all arrived the previous day, except for Zahra who was just on her way from Kaduna. Jeff, Temi and I sat in the sitting room having a breakfast of bread and tea, while Amaka was in the … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #2
Read previous episodes here I woke up to the sound of bleating goats and sheep. I had slept like a log of wood and my body ached as a result of the rigor it had undergone the previous day. I glanced at Zahra, sleeping at the other end of the room. Zahra was my roommate … Continue reading
Memoirs of a Coal Kopa #1
It was the last day of camp and I was a little more than relieved. I was ecstatic. All that shenanigans about camp being interesting, bah, it wasn’t true. At least for me. I just couldn’t wait to get out of Awgu camp to get my first decent shower and meal in 3 weeks. … Continue reading