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Izu-Ugaji: Painful End of a Drug King

Image result for ikechukwu ezimoha executed in IndonesiaThe often quoted but ignored biblical maxim “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul” came to bear fully at the sleepy Ezigbo village, in  Ihiala Local Government, Anambra State, suddenly one dark saturday morning. It was an unusual day; a day of reckoning--and sadly, judgement day. 
The occasion was the burial of one of their “heroic” sons, Izuchukwu F. Ezimoha, a.k.a Izu-Ugaji, literally interpreted to mean, "the lion"-someone with a large heart, one of three Nigerians executed by the Indonesian Government for drug trafficking. For him, death did not come swiftly; there were warnings, but the lucre of the illicit drug trade would close his e

Together with his fellow convicts, they met their grim fate shortly after midnight on July 25 by firing squad, while 10 others slated for the same fate got a last minute reprieve.
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When his remains were brought home, sympathizers could not hold back their emotions: tears flowed freely; It was already noon at the multi-million naira home of the fallen drug peddler,  where kinsmen had  gathered to bid him farewell.  It was a sorrowful departure as the young man, who at age 35, was extremely  brave and generous though about to be laid to rest.

Image result for ikechukwu ezimoha executed drug king in indonesiaThe penalty for such risky venture is well known.  Even the Bible attests to this in the Book of Proverbs where it acknowledged that “there is a way that seemeth right to man, but the end thereof is destruction” While alive, Ezimoha lived on the fast lane in Indonesia and was not oblivious of the firm posture of that country’s Government on drug peddling; why he decided to continue in the lucrative venture beats any reasonable imagination.  But the allure of the practice may have been too much to resist-notwithstanding the perilous end,  thus, confirming the biblical injunction that the things of the flesh are flesh while those of the spirit are spirit.

And as his multi-million mansion would attest, this would register in the minds of the younger generations that all that glitters is gold.  During his trials, he was photographed downcast and forlorn; apparently in total regret of his actions as if remorseful.

Would there be a lesson for the upcoming Nigerians?  It is doubtful considering the pains and the cruel fate of the narrow path!



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