By Banji Ojewale
It is as reasonable to
represent one kind of imprisonment by another, as it is to represent anything
that really exists by that which exists not!
–Daniel Defoe (1660– 1731)
–Daniel Defoe (1660– 1731)
A scene at
On October 1, 1960 (pix: nigeria.gov.ng)
|
Last week, I came across an elderly man (real name withheld) who told me he fled
From the way he put it, the crystal
ball literally landed him in that future. In a word, he time-travelled
into that era. It was not a salubrious trip, he said. He did not
wish to experience the reality of the years ahead.