In the night, after Ebiere had gone to bed, Collins(Pere-ere's Cousin) came into Pere-ere's room, forgetting to knock on the door before opening it because of the heavy load on his mind, she was wearing only Knicker and Bra, What's the matter?, she asked hurriedly slipping a night dress over her half-nakedness she was afraid.
What's it Collins?, She asked
It's Iniye, he replied.
What happened to her.
She is in her room__I only want to say one man from D'Isaac's Oil Estate has been coming to her.
Thank God, we are leaving today, She sighed "Thank You Collins, I will handle it, Good Night. She said.
Sister Pere-ere, you are laughing alone in the room?,Why?
Because i'm happy that we are going home with two new sons. Pere-ere lied.
Akpoebi and his family left Kaima village few minutes to 9 O'clock in the morning and Fun-Pere was waiting for them in the River bank were they have to go through Road to their house. The boat journey took less than 30 Minutes because they didn't use Oboro river but instead they use River Atou, which is a short way.
They drove off to their house in less than two hours and Akpoebi held a great party to commiserate his arrival and to welcome his twin's arrival and also invited Poweide to the party.
The party was so lovely and many quests enjoyed their selves to the fullest, Food was in excess in Akpoebi's house.
After that day, Pere-ere went to the market to buy something for her self and Iniye.
On Gunna road, she saw a group of young men and women running east wards and Northwest of the City, she asked a woman who was standing beside her but she was told that, University students were protesting against the recent increase in School fees in Akuba. Their Ultimatum had expired. Many students were carrying placards, palm fronts or sticks with which they flogged anyone moving opposite direction against them.
The Protesters had started to flog motorist who refused to make solidarity gestures.
`Aluta Continua!
`Aluta Continua!
`Aluta Continua!
Some youths flogged the elderly man who refuse to tell the world that the President of Akuba should be impeached. Down with Okoko Waya they repeated while they continued to flog him. Down with Okoko Waya!
Yes, yes down with Okoko Waya, the elderly man shouted.
Pere-ere shook her head at the eroding of Social Values by the students, Down with Okoko Waya spread from vehicle to Vehicle. Pere-ere decided to run back to tell Fun-Pere to return the car to the house.When she reached where she had left him, he was already making a U-turn as many other Motorists in the street were doing.
Boro was the also in the Campaign front because he is the President Student Union Government in University of Akuba, Kaku. She was barely in the car when it screeched off.
Pere-ere are you back?, Where are you rushing to? Her mom asked.
Funpere please explain to her. She said and rushed into the house and switch on the TV to watch the Protest.
Several Police men with guns shot into the air to fear them but to no avail, the Protest was still booming. As the crowd pulled away, one policeman that ran ahead of his colleagues were beaten by the Students, some Police officers fired bullets into the crowd, felling some young men and women and other Police Officers.
The Protest was really a serious one but the federal Government of Akuba gave a deaf ear to them.
After some time, Pere-ere mobile phone ranged, with Fluttering heart she picked the call.
Iniye Aren't Protesting?, She asked
No, is only the Public University Students and Secondary School students that are Protesting, she replied. But did you see Boro in the protest crew?, Iniye asked.
Yes, He is the President Student Union Government of Akuba University, Kaku and he is in the front, am afraid something will happen to him, Police offers were shooting guns, Pere-ere replied.
But have you called him on Phone?
No, I will call him when the Protest is over.
Please do call him and i will also call him because his life is in great danger right now as Police officers shooting gun, Iniye Concluded and Ended the Conversation.
Pere-ere eagerly tried to call Boro on Phone, she dialed hus number for several times but her call wasn't connecting. Pere-ere couldn't get any information from Boro until two days after the Protest.
"Oh" this is a 'Scrimmage ', Pere-ere feared that Boro has been killed or arrested by the Police because she saw on the news that, the Protesters were attested and are in the jail, She phoned Iniye several times hoping and Praying to hear something but she heard nothing.
Later in the day, Boro phoned her that, He and his Vice President Escaped when the Police Officers were arresting the other students and they are now in the creek side.she thanked God for saving Boro but Boro ended the call after he had told her that they can't talk long. Now that Pere-ere was sure that Boro is alive, she thought about hus Delusion of coming back home.
When she switch on the TV, Media houses were arguing, Some people said the students in the prison should be released because it's Democracy and Democracy is the Government of the People, by the People and for the People while some argued that, the students should be left in the Prison and FG shouldn't even bother to Bring them back, others condemned the Federal Government for increasing the school fees, Mrs. Preye said in her voice call in the media house, she said how can a Civil servant who is earning $15 per month to pay a school fee of $120, when the Worker has other things to do at home?, she too blamed the Federal Government for not hearing the students plead and urged him to released the Arrested students for Democracy sake.
The hostess said she had heard enough on the students protest, adding that the Akuba Police officers had the sense to follow the due process of law in arresting students.. .
Pere-ere didn't hear anything about Boro since the last time he called until she saw an advertorial signed by him in the thisday newspaper four weeks after the students protest. She saw Boro's name as President ijaw justice Union, an activist organization calling on the Government to abide with Justice in the Ijaw nation of Akuba. The organization defined justice and gave the Government two months to explain on how they want to tackle the Numerous problems in ijaw nation, one of which is the unjust sharing formula of the oil sector and the Poor Development in ijaw nation. The organization also emphasized on the reopening of Schools and also release the Arrested students within three weeks time..
The next morning, the newspapers were awash with comments on the ijaw justice Union (IJU), while some of them advised IJU to sun Violence and follow the right path. The people call on the Government to review the sharing formula and amend it and develop the region to avoid violence from the region.