Thread by @GbengaWemimo

He went on his knees
Sir, Please help me
Give me a job
I am homeless and hungry
But I can drive a car, I can be a messenger
I can even clean
Just don't tell me no vacancy
My situation is very dire
If i dont get a job today
I might as well be dead
Please sir, give me a job
Help me

The elderly man looked at him
The mark of poverty was visible on his forehead
But he doesn't know the young man from Adam
Come tomorrow, bring a letter from your guarantor
Cry no more
He dipped his hand into his pocket, offers him N200
Take this, have something to eat today

He got the job
He was put in charge of the church compound
They called his title: Sexton
He loved the job
He was also given a room and the church members were very kind
He rarely spends his salary
He worked for a few months
Bought GCE form, Bought JAMB form
Gained admission

The church supported him
He retained his job even as he studied
At a point he requested for a loan
The church decided to promote him
'We have decided to offer you the position of a driver'
You will be driving Prof. SO and So
He lectures in your faculty
What do you think?
Great!

Prof took him like a son
He stayed in his boys quarters
Ate with his household
Many assumed he is Prof's son
He carried himself as such
He graduated
While waiting for his NYSC posting
Prof sends him on an errand
This is the money for a printing project
Take it to Prof So and So

He disappeared with the money
13 Million Naira
They found Prof's car in Cotonou
He sold it for 250,000 Naira
He fled the country
Ran to Europe
Prof cried like a baby
The church mourned the loss of a son
Prof sold many properties
Government does not hear sorry

The day of evil tarried, the fool forgets
Life was rosy in France for a while
But money has wings
It flies
It flew away from him
Note by note, currency by currency
within five years, he was homeless
He got desperate, How do I make it here
How do I blow again?

He joined a group
One trip earns you 120 thousand Euros
All you have to do is swallow it
We have contacts at the airport
A sure network
They will look the other way
Highly rewarding
He was in a hole
He dug deeper
He became the mule
Bundesnachrichtendienst caught him

He was thrown in Erstvollzug Prison
The network didn't show up
He had no information about the drug network
He was tortured
Three months later
He was thrown in Maximum prison
Life was total hell
He was raped by fellow inmates
Night after night
For three years

Finally satisfied that he was just a pawn
The German authorities deported him
Back to Nigeria he came
With a Jeans, a T-Shirt and a windbreaker
NEMA received him
He did tests, was placed in a temporary accommodation
He was taught a skill
His head was a mess

He told a fellow deportee his story
The deportee told him he needed to make peace
Go to that church
Look for the Prof
Ask for forgiveness
You have nothing to lose if you say sorry
You have a lifetime of regret if you stay mum
He listened
He went to Ibadan
Went to the Church

Pastor had retired
Students had graduated
He went to the Prof's house
Prof had relocated to the village
Went to the village
Saw Prof!
Prof recognized him
'Daddy, It is I, So and So'. I have come to ask for forgiveness
Prof heard him, Prof recognized him
Prof jogged into his house

He remembered Prof had a double Barrel shotgun
Used to hunt guinea fowls
He ran
Prof came out
Bearing an envelope with his name
His salary of N3000
Prof said 'God said you will need this one day"
I forgive you
N3000 was his exact fare back to Lagos
God's word was spot on!