The Man Called God - Is now nothing.

 

The streets of Oyingbo are the dreaded streets in Lagos State, that the governor has little control over it. He has to consult Stainless before he'd do some things in the area else they'd come the next morning and se their efforts destroyed.

Stainless was the man called God. He was dark skinned, 5' ft tall, chiseled jaw, his head was void of hair, it reflects. His scars were so many and so large; you'd wonder what he's been into.

One time a newbie asked around, why's this man called stainless and was told it's because of his head – no one has ever seen a strand of hair on his head; to some extent that contributed to the reason he was call God – reinforcing the fact that he makes rules, punishes who he wants and it was once rumored that he got angry at a boy whilst he spoke to him, his eyes were bloodshot and his voice shook the entire street, echoing and resounding like thunder.

He was a man so fortified, so confident in his charms; he was revered and feared by the other street boys.

“We have to do something about Stainless; he's controlling the whole street and bit by bit, he's taking our shares of the street” Ahmed muttered in low tone, you could sense fear in his voice, fear of a man that wasn't even bodily present.

“Eh sah, na true oo; wetin Ahmed talk na confam truth. Forget say, him just dey speak English anyhow, na so him dey do when him dey on SK.” Poly asserted.

AY laughed hysterically, seeming unconcerned by what Ahmed and Poly had just said. AY is the leader of the other street, Apapa; the one Stainless was ordering his boys to raid and take control of.

He's scared too and most of the street fights were between AY's boys and Stainless'. AY was the only one who dared to stand in Stainless' way, even though he lost more men in that cause, he still wouldn't back off, he wouldn't let Stainless take over his streets.

“Make una calm down, plans dey for Stainless already.  This one wey una dey talk dey do like say him dey here; make una just look how Ahmed dey talk, Poly come dey talk say na Sk dey worry am but me know when Ahmed dey fear na”

“Before next month, una no go see Stainless for Oyingbo again”

“I for like tell una the plan but make una no worry, everything go bam, everywhere go soft” he chipped in.

The beer parlor became lit, boys shouted, drinks were ordered – they had to celebrate the coming victory.

“Iya bode, bring shayo for the house na, wetin you dey wait for” a voice came from behind.

Stainless has never been seen with a girl, when they go clubbing, he'd drink alone while his boys gathered girls all around them; few girls that could get their way to him, he'd leave them when he retired into his hotel room. None could actually go with him into his room. They were believed to have the power to neutralize his charms.

When AY was a boy, he went with his father to a shrine at Osogbo, the native doctor, Baba Isale had told them, no man can be so powerful that a woman would not neutralize his charm. And that was his plan for Stainless, get a woman to get in his room and neutralize his charm so he could go in with his boys to kill him.

“This nonsense must stop, he can't keep controlling my streets. He can't keep roaring and spitting fire; he should know that the fact that I hardly spit fire does not mean I don't have fire in my mouth. In the days when Sango spat fire because it was too hot for him to swallow, I swallowed fire.”

Rukky was the girl fit for the task, the one who'd bell the cat. She dreaded the thought of going against Stainless but the fact that AY wouldn't go easy on her either has motivated her to take up the task alongside the hefty amount of money she'd receive for a job well done.

She had been fortified –walking in like every other girl would just make Stainless leave her at the club when he wants to retire if she even makes it to him; on a bad day she could be drugged and taken away.

AY had briefed her on what to do: how to get to him and what to do when she gets in a room with him – she just has to make sure they have sex then she'd clean her vagina with handkerchief or if a condom was used, she'd have to take it along with her.

Showdown was set for Friday when Stainless would be at King's club. Minutes after Rukky ate the black concoction AY brought to her, she waltzed in with a kind of swagger that made her noticeable and irresistible even Stainless couldn't take his eyes off her whilst he sipped from his glass.

“Lati!” the name he calls Lateef he's in a good mood.

“Lateef, shey you no hear say I dey call you ni?

That girl go well, see as everywhere set, bring her come for me; make I for dey catch better cruise.”

Everything worked out well, Rukky sat with Stainless whilst his boys had there own share of fun; music was blaring – the DJ was doing a very good job. The night seemed different; the moon stood gallantly at its door step, scared to move further out or closer to earth.

Stainless was nearing his doom and he couldn't sense it. Awestricken by the beauty of Rukky with plenty of booze in his system. The end was beginning.

“Lati, Patrick; e wa, make una come here; incase una no see me when we suppose cumot, make una dey go without me. This night, I wan catch better cruise, I wan follow this girl play rough play, make we for dey okay. I no fit let this fine waist waste”

“Opoor baba, no yawa na, chop life. In fact when time reach, we no go come call you so you go dey enjoy well” Poly said on top of his voice, trying to be louder than the blaring music. Smoke curled its way to the air from the jumbo sized weed he held.

Rukky played her cards well. She was the queen of seduction and Stainless has just been stained; he's fallen for the tricks of a fox.

They went inside the room properly furnished to suite a president, the king size bed stood at the centre of the room with the pure white duvet that lay on it, the bathroom was by the right hand side. The AC could make you think its winter in August.

Rukky got to work, they had sex and whilst he slept like a log, she wiped her vagina with a white handkerchief, placed it carefully in her bag and left the room.

AY was so happy she got what was asked of her, that he paid her and gave bonuses. The next day, he went with his boys with cutlasses tied with red clothes to confront him. Stainless still felt powerful; heal thought he could still roar and spit fire but there and then he was cut in pieces.

AY laughed, looked round to see if any other person was going to dare him, “Who has anything to say now; who else thinks he can take over my streets? Ahmed and Poly has already prepared a makeshift stage, AY mounted, beat his cheat three times and roared – The man called God is now nothing.”

PS: For the right price and motivation, even the man called God can fall at the hands of a woman.