Once Upon A NANS
Where were they, when we bled?
Where were they, when we wept?
Were they shown the scars?
Have they seen the severed limbs?
Who has shown them the graves?
Did we tell them our stories?
Have we shown them the way?
What exactly did we expect?
Of a generation sold, at birth?
What heroes have we raised?
They have sold out, we bellow!
Sold out to whom? We should ask
The same slavers that bought the fathers
Have returned to harvest the offsprings
Allooting continua! Enslavement assured
Who has told of the wars of Ekpoma?
Have they heard of the dead at Samaru?
Do they know of Adekunle, omo Adepegba?
Who has told of Kunle Sonowo?
And we condemn them, who we failed to lead
When we’re done condemning the victims
Perhaps we should all, the mirror behold
How has these children, differed from us
Who behold the lies, tongue tied
For fear the food should fall from our mouths
Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi is a lawyer, a seasoned political activist and author. He is passionate about the birth of a new and better Nigeria. His book “Do Not Die in Their War” is a treatise on Nigeria’s contemporary political trajectories. He is a seasoned public speaker, member of Citizens’ Rally against Oppression (RAMINBA), and author. He was called to the Nigerian bar in the year 1999 and remained in active legal practice until his retirement in 2018 at the age of 50.
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