Tag Archives: The Brouhaha of Oga Martins

Martins had a hectic weekend. First, he had to bail Uju out of prison, he also had to lay down new rules governing the tenants in 5, Otolorin street, Lawanson following the ugly incident which was as a result of an illegal party in the compound. Runo had been rushed to the hospital after Uju’s assault on her, luckily for ...

Solonzo’s mention of Ada during his unwelcome visit to Martins’ apartment had unsettled him. For the first time since Ada’s disappearance, Martins began to picture the possibility of Ada being alive. He knew he had to talk to someone about Solonzo’s threats, and the only name that came to mind was Deji, his one-time roommate and friend. Martins knew he ...

Aisha was in the Kitchen when Solonzo came calling. Martins was reluctant to open the door for the intruder to gain access into his home, until he was left with no other choice. The banging had continued for more than three minutes before Martins finally yielded to pressure. Solonzo had received intel that Martins was leaving town with his family. ...

It was a Saturday morning, preparations towards the commencement of the naming ceremony of Madam Ekaette’s sister’s baby was in top gear. The early arrivals had made themselves comfortable. Aside the jollof rice that was still on fire, every other thing needed for the ceremony was ready. Within minutes, 5, Otolorin street Lawanson had become a beehive of activities. Runo had ...

Martins had no idea the wallet he had found on the floor while leaving the office premises years ago belonged  to the ring leader of the robbery squad that carried out a dastardly attack on Maximus Bank. It was Solonzo who had ordered the killing of Engr.Adetukasi, and it was his wallet Ada had found on the crime scene and ...

Solonzo and Deji were back from prison, this was bad for Martins because both of them had scores to settle with him. He was really in a dilemma and he feared the worse. Though he could understand why Deji had a personal vendetta with him but he wasn’t sure what it was Solonzo wanted with him. Martins had been summoned ...

Solonzo had been on the run since the bank robbery incident that occurred five years ago, but the law caught up with him last year. Though he didn’t pull the trigger, he ordered the execution of Engineer Adetukasi. After only 6 months in solitary confinement, the deadliest bank robber in Lagos was back on the street. Solonzo would never have ...

They say life is not a bed of roses, albeit I will say it is a garden of weeds and thorns growing on beds of roses. You’ve got to clear out the weeds and thorns to get a view of the beds of pretty roses, and how each individual goes about it is what determines our fate. Some don’t even ...

The heaven and the earth must have stood still the moment Martins set eyes on his one-time roommate and best friend. At that point Martins knew he was at the right place at the wrong time. And for the rest of the occupants of 5, Otolorin street, Lawanson they had no inkling of what was going on. All they saw ...

It was a sunny Saturday morning at 5, Otolorin street, Lawanson. Mr. Okafor was up early in time for the meeting he was scheduled to have with the tenants in his residential rental property. There had been so much hullabaloo the previous week, many pending issues to be trashed. Mr. Okafor’s countenance that morning suggested that he had a personal ...