Chapter 4: Accusation and Fall

Him family get power and connection, so everywhere scatter online. If you see as phone dey ring, as messages dey fly for social media. All the big blogs for Lagos dey drop headline: 'Diver Attempts Murder?'

Reporters rush hospital, no wan miss gist. All those journalists with big camera, dey block entrance, dey drag nurse for corridor.

Chijioke, e face pale like person wey see masquerade for night, begin form story for camera:

The boy begin talk with accent wey no be im own. E dey twist face, dey talk as if e dey act Nollywood film.

"Everybody know say diver Tayo Adigun na Nigeria world record holder. This Oji River Cave wey I enter, na there he set record. So as he see me underwater, he first vex say I wan break his record. I know say Tayo go soon compete for international level, so he no wan make person steal him shine. That time, I never even reach half of the challenge. But Tayo say make I turn back. I get enough oxygen and strength. If he no stop me, I for make am. But to make me give up, Tayo trap me for that bend, crush my arm, nearly destroy am. As I no gree hear word, he try kill me—knock me from back. Everybody know say fainting underwater fit spoil brain. As experienced diver, he suppose know. He just wan make sure say I no go dive again, so his record go remain. Today, I call everybody make una see Tayo Adigun real face. And I go make sure he enter jail."

He dey talk as if na film. Even nurse dey look am like say, 'This one dey craze.' But people for online dey believe.

As he dey talk, evil smile dey his face. Even though he never recover finish, he ready to finish me. Na only God know wetin dey his mind. His papa just dey nod for background.