Author’s note: Writing a letter to the headmaster (Michael Obi), on why he closed the path, when all of the villagers loved that path because of their ancestors.
Dear Headmaster Obi,
Why did you block the villager’s path with sticks and barbed wire? It’s not fair that you did that. Now every villager in town has become upset at you, because of what you did. Just because it went through your school yard in the back, doesn’t mean you should block it out so us, the villagers, can’t get through and travel to places.
I understand that you are probably just trying to protect the students if anyone walked through, but you have to understand the citizens of town and I, have the right to walk through if we have to go someplace. You should trust us. You should have listened to the priest of Ani. If you re-open the pathway, then there will be no troubles. Such as the priest said “let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch”.
On the other hand, now I understand why you shouldn’t trust some of the villagers, because of what we have done to your wife’s garden and flowers around the school and in the school yards. I am sorry for what we all did, but we were just trying to prove a point; that the path that you blocked out was important to us all because of our ancestors and family members. Now a few of the towns people believe that people will become ill and possibly die, because you closed off the path. Such as that one girl, that was in childbed and died.
We, the villagers, are just wishing and hoping that someday soon you will re-open the pathway, so we can get through. Also to be connected to our ancestors from the past. If you ever do re-open the pathway, there will be no more troubles between us.
Sincerely,
The Villagers
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