Thread by @UdyUmo

Nnamdi Azikiwe once faced a 'probe', like this b4 1960. And something dramatic happened between an Akwa Ibom man and one Igbo man.
The #NDDCProbe reminds me of the story.
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So just like Sen. Akpabio and Prof. Daniel b4 the House of Representatives #NDDCProbe ongoing, Zik faced corruption charges in England brought by Zik's rival 'Eyo Uyo' from today's Akwa Ibom.

It was about the bank, ACB which Zik was accused of owning thru a proxy.

One other Igbo man was to testify; a highly respected nationalist called Mazi Ojike Mbonu, known for his high moral standards.

According to history, Zik was clearly complicit.

To forestall Mbonu covering things up, Eyo Uyo and his fellow Ibibio/Efiks had done this...

...They had given Mbonu what we know as 'mbiam' to take. On it, he swore to uphold the truth when they got go England.

If you don't know what 'mbiam' is, please ask.

The man was a confidently frank man and had nothing to fear...

But b4 leaving, he was cornered at Onitsha by kinsmen; "will you do this to your own brother?"

"The 'mmogho' people have given me something to swear to. If I lie in England, I'm supposed to die", he said.

"Take this antedote. You won't die. If anything happens to you,...

...we will make your family rich for life ", they replied, according to the story.

They prevailed on him until he changed his mind.

Also a member of Ogboni (Wikipedia), the man must have felt confident as he spoke at the inquest.

He exonerated Zik and flew home.

And he dropped dead on arriving. Whether Eyo Uyo's mbiam killed him, we don't know.
To what extent the story is accurate, very few elderly people can say.

But Google it, Ojike Mbonu did die mysteriously and Eyo Uyo did say; 'well, we warned you'.

Today, someone who is testifying beside an Akwa Ibom man who's accused of financial misappropriation. And who is well-known for 'mbiams'.

And the testifier did collapse
And Joi Nunieh had talked about oaths taken and oaths refused.

Is this a reverse Mbonu - Eyo Uyo situation!?