"AniMan"-(The Heights of Jealousy).

Everyone has the tendency of being Jealous. We guard our precious properties, loved ones and accessories with jealousy. People mistake jealousy for envy. I would not like to dwell on that. Some people can be so jealous, that they act way out of line. The recent occurrences I have been reading of in the dailies and on the internet have been very scary.

Not quite long, I read in the dailies of a man who was so overtaken by jealousy because his girlfriend was seeing other men and decided after issuing much warning to her to desist from such acts, to bathe her with acid. The pictures I set my eyes on were HORRIFIC. I need not explain in details the extent at which the woman’s body was damaged, it looked damaged beyond repair.
You could call it THE DEVOURER, it won't be able to qualify the acid. The lady is partially blind; her body had been ripped off like it went through the process of smelting in the iron ore industry. Her mouth had been disfigured, her face? You don't want to go there. Her close friends couldn’t recognize her and I barely could look at the lady .it looked like something from a horror movie. The most annoying thing is, the alleged man who committed this act is said to have absconded and the police are yet to apprehend him (as usual).

The second scenario was a lady who used scissors to cut her boyfriend’s manhood. Eeeew, chaiiiiii !!! While writing this, I checked if mine was still intact, O Yes, It is still intact! Sighs!!! . Being a man, you wouldn’t blame me I did, would you? A man’s manhood, what could be left to live for? The man was rushed to the hospital and the doctors did all they could to save the situation. He had stitches here and there, but was told he might not be able to impregnate a woman again. As expected, she is also at large. Words on the street have it that, she had been warning the guy for so long, but he wouldn’t budge. So she said she was going to teach him a lesson he would never forget.

I am not in support of what either of them did to their spouse, but if you look around you, I am of the opinion that the society we live in has much to do with the way we think, act and react to issues. An average Nigerian is frustrated that unconsciously he/she is wired to act like a “WILD ANIMAL”. Pardon the description.


Then I ask myself, why you would profess likeness or love to someone and after a while, (even if he or she is cheating on you), you decided to "teach them a lesson", by taking laws and judgment into your hands.
What happened to walking away with pride and keeping your head up? There are so many women, likewise so many men for one to rather stick with a man/woman whose anger or sense of reasoning is nothing to write home about. FLEE from such people, even if they are friends. IMAGINE THE TRAUMA, HATE, REGRET, DISAPPOINTMENT, RESENTMENT, SADNESS, ANGUISH, PAIN & EMOTIONAL TORTURE these victims would be going through at the moment.
Lastly, if the laws of the land (although am not fully aware of such) is silent or not doing enough to make and implement these laws to the fullest. Perhaps there is a law, to what extent has it been enforced? If yes, to what extent have the perpetrators been persecuted?
I am of the opinion that the sale of ACIDS be banned with only concessions made to the medical practitioners or scientists registered with authorized regulatory bodies, making them fully responsible and accountable.
I've got more to share with you on this series, I'll just love that we attend to them in a step-wise manner. Watchout for the follow up to this article, until then, How do we deal with this Animal in man?
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"Whom Do I Abort?" (Abortion Saga)

A young female friend of mine met a guy 18 months back; they decided getting serious 9 months ago notwithstanding the age difference of 15 years and their constant disagreements over trivial issues. After some months, the babe met another guy at the cinemas, tall, handsome, averagely built, good sense of humour, focused and career oriented, he was what you could call “SENT FROM HEAVEN”. The look in his eyes alone could make a woman quiver and the tone in his voice made her tremble with affection. He was a perfect gentleman. Every woman’s dream. Yet he was all alone at the cinemas.

Then she quickly recalled back her senses as she was lost fantasizing about so many things. As fate would have it the guy made a pass at her and she couldn’t help but respond to his advances. They got talking even up till the end of the movie which they saw together.

He was so attentive, calm and very sensitive to her plight. The good thing was that, he was a lot younger and seemed so perfect for her. Things happened so fast, they started seeing and the babe along the line (opened up about her other relationship) but refused talking about it because she wanted to keep the seemingly “perfect guy” probably with the hope that the other serious dude would naturally fizzle out with time. The “perfect guy” was very patient with her. After all, she willingly admitted being in another affair without much probing. The new guy played down on it, waved a white flag, Though, he refused getting serious with her, they still kept seeing each other and could barely do without one another in a day.

Alas, the unexpected happened. The result of unprotected sex “PREGNANCY”. She took in for the so called “IMPERFECT GUY”, the one she wanted to discard. She decided to admit as usual to the “THE PERFECT GUY” that she was pregnant and the pregnancy wasn’t his, but with the request that he permitted her to abort the pregnancy. Complicated right?

The “imperfect guy” wants her to keep the pregnancy and he is even ready to marry her in weeks to come. She disclosed all these to the “PERFECT GUY”. The perfect guy on his own part said he wanted things serious all along but because of her relationship with the other guy. He decided to take things slower and stated that he also wants to marry her too but on the condition she had an abortion. The lady seems to be in a dilemma as both men are really serious.

Looking at this peculiar scenario from another angle objectively, let me state that, I have never been in support of abortion as I consider it a crime. Why would you want to kill what you can’t create? After all she knew all along that unprotected sex could lead to pregnancy. The other guy who owns the pregnancy ought to have sensed or know that the lady does not intend to spend her life with him, if he wants a baby and she doesn’t and for the fact that he has proposed marriage. If she goes ahead to abort the baby, what is the guarantee that the other perfect guy would marry her? I am trying to put myself in the perfect guy’s shoes and to imagine my actions. I would hands off the lady to let her decide what to do with the pregnancy after all its her life, I would not want to put myself in a situation where she would point fingers at me in the nearest future that I made her do what she did not want to do. What happens if after the abortion the womb is damaged? What happens after our marriage she cannot give birth? Will I be ready to face all these with her? The situation is dicey and we could go on and on debating about this. Then I ask myself, But who am I to start giving lessons on it. After all, I have never been in that situation before right? So many arguments and objections from left and right. But I decided to share this with you all so that we could put heads together, reason and proffer solutions. What are your thoughts on this? Urgent help is needed as your advices will go along way (via your comments).
WHAT WILL YOU DO? WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE FOR HER? IF YOU WERE ANY OF THE 3? WHAT WILL YOU DO?
KINDLY DROP YOUR OPINIONS BELOW. THANK YOU.