"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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