The famous Dr. Mustafa Bello of the General
Hospital in Ilorin was
posted on call duty to one of the capital cities of one of Nigeria’s
neighboring countries in the scorching Sahara Desert.
Hospital in Ilorin was
posted on call duty to one of the capital cities of one of Nigeria’s
neighboring countries in the scorching Sahara Desert.
As was his
habit, immediately on arrival there, he sent a telegraph to his wife Mrs. Asabi Bello who he had left back
in the rather cool serene city of Jos to
spend two weeks holiday with her twin sister. Unfortunately, the Postman
delivered the message to the wrong spouse Mrs.
Abeebi Bello the wife of Professor Mustapha Bello in the University
of Jos, whose husband had died less than 48 hours earlier.
habit, immediately on arrival there, he sent a telegraph to his wife Mrs. Asabi Bello who he had left back
in the rather cool serene city of Jos to
spend two weeks holiday with her twin sister. Unfortunately, the Postman
delivered the message to the wrong spouse Mrs.
Abeebi Bello the wife of Professor Mustapha Bello in the University
of Jos, whose husband had died less than 48 hours earlier.
Mrs. Abeebi Bello was taken aback when she went
through the telegram that read thus:
through the telegram that read thus:
“JUST ARRIVED THIS MORNING AFTER A
BUMPY RIDE; THE HEAT HERE IS UNBEARABLE. JUST PRAY THAT I DON’T STAY HERE
LONGER THAN NECESSARY. I MISS YOU, DEAR!”
BUMPY RIDE; THE HEAT HERE IS UNBEARABLE. JUST PRAY THAT I DON’T STAY HERE
LONGER THAN NECESSARY. I MISS YOU, DEAR!”
