INTRODUCTION
A computer is programmable electronics equipment that can accept, store, retrieve and process data to produce an accurate and efficient result called information. It consists of parts that make up the working entity such as monitor, keyboard, mouse, system unit speakers and other peripherals.
This section describes the Computer by listing its internal and external components. It also gives you useful information on using the mouse, the monitor, and printer.
Computer Basic Components
The Computer consists of electronics and mechanical items housed in a chassis box called a system unit.. Inside the Computer are these items:
The motherboard, which is an electronics board with the micro processing unit (MPU), slots for memory and add- in cards, and connectors for the other items in the base.
The power supply
The hard disk drive. Which is used to stored the operating system, programs, files, and
The cabling between the motherboard, the base units and the connectors on the back and the front of the PC.
PC Operation
The minimum items required to operate your personal computer are the system unit, the keyboard, the mouse, and the monitor.
Additional system unit Components
The system unit may have other components, such as:
• Optical drives that play or record (burn) CD or DVD discs, depending on the drive model.
• A memory card reader that reads or records the memory cards used in digital cameras and other devices.
• A diskette (floppy) drive.
• A modem that connects the PC to a telephone line for a dial-up connection to the internet.
• An Ethernet connector that connects the PC to a network, such as a local area network (LAN).
• Connectors and ports, such as USB, serial, parallel and others.
• Special features that may be on the motherboard or on separate add-in cards, such as audio or sound cards, graphics or video cards, TV connection.
Depending on the connectors on your PC, common peripheral components are:
• A printer (using a serial, parallel, or USB port)
• An external disk drive
• A digital camera
• Video devices, such as a VCR, video camera, DVD player, or Web camera.
• An MP3 player
• A personal organizer, keyboard, mouse, monitor, and speaker.
Using the Mouse Buttons
A mouse is used in pointing and selecting item (s), and a display monitor. For example, the PC show the Windows desktop on the display screen, and when you move the mouse, the PC causes the cursor to move across the Windows desktop on the screen.
The mouse has two or three buttons on the top:
• Click the left mouse button to position the cursor or to select an item
• Click the right mouse button to display a menu of commands for the item you clicked.
• On some models, use the scroll wheel button in the center for scrolling and panning.
Click means to press the left button on the mouse once.
Double-click means to press the left button on the mouse two times in a row. - To double-click, you click the button and quickly click it again.
- Right-click means to press the right button of the mouse once.
- To select an item, point at and then click the item.
- To select sequential items in a list or group, click the first item in the list, and then press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard while you click the last item.
- To select non-sequential items, click the first item, and then press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard while you click the additional items.
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- Scrolling
Click the left mouse button to place the cursor in a document, and then:
• To scroll toward the beginning of a document, roll the scroll wheel button up (away from you).
• To scroll toward the end of a document, roll the scroll wheel button down (toward you).
Auto-scrolling
1. Place the cursor anywhere in the text, and press the scroll wheel button once. An auto-scroll icon appears.
2. Move the mouse in the direction you want to scroll. The farther you move the mouse form the starting point, the faster the document scrolls.
3. To stop auto-scrolling, press the scroll wheel button again.
Note: Auto-scrolling does not work with some software programs.
Panning
1. Press and hold down the center scroll wheel button.
2. Slowly move the mouse in the direction you want to pan. The farther you move the pointer from the starting point, the faster the document pans.
3. To stop panning, release the scroll wheel button
Note: Panning only works if the window’s horizontal scrollbar is active. Panning does not work with some software programs.
USING THE KEYBOARD
Keyboard is the primary input that you use to communicate or send commands to your computer. The keyboard is made up of keys that allow the input of alphanumeric and punctuation characters. Various configurations are available, but the most popular is the QWERTY configuration which looks like a typewriter keyboard. The keyboard may connect directly to your PC or may be wireless. The user operates the PC by using a keyboard to enter text and commands,
Your keyboard has an arrangement of standard keys, indicator lights, and special buttons. Some keyboards do not have the internet buttons at the top of the keyboard, and some use a different layout on the top right.
Keyboard Shortcut
Keyboard shortcuts are combination of keys that you press simultaneously to do specific
actions. For example, from the Windows desktop, press the Alt (alternate) key, the Ctrl (control) Key, and the S key (the letter s) to display support information for the PC (including model number, serial number, and service ID). You will see this combination of keys represented as Alt + Ctrl + S. Ctrl + Alt + Del, to end a process. Ctrl + A to select all of a document.In Windows, press Ctrl + C to copy and item you’ve highlighted or selected, Ctrl + V to paste a copied item, or press Ctrl + Z to undo the previous action.To shut down your system press ctrl+window keys then u and u again. the system will will shut down itself. These shortcuts perform the same actions you can perform through menus but save you time and mouse clicks.
STANDARD KEYBOARD FEATURES
Alphanumeric Keys
The alphanumeric keys are the main keys found on a standard typewriter. Known as QWERTY keyboard.
Function Keys
The function keys, located above the main keys, are labeled F1 through F12.
- Pressing F1 displays a Help window for the software program being used.
- Pressing F3 displays a search window.
- F1 and F3 are available at all times
- F5 refreshes a web browser page.
- Other function key operations vary by software program.
Edit keys
The edit keys are Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down. Use these keys to insert and delete text and to quickly move the cursor on your screen. They function differently with some software programs.
Arrow Keys
The arrow keys are controls for up, down, right, and left. You can use these keys instead of the mouse to move the cursor for navigation in a Web page, in a document, or in a game.
Numeric Keys
Press the Num Lock key to lock and unlock the numeric key functions:
• When the Num Luck light on the keyboard is on, the numeric keys work in the same way as the number keys and arithmetic functions found on a basic calculator.
• When the Num Lock light on the keyboard is off, the numeric keys are directional keys used to move the cursor or play games.
Keyboard Indicators
Each keyboard indicator is a light labeled with the name or icon for its status.
Using Computer as TV
Your PC may have TV-out capability, which means you can connect it to a television to view the computer image on a TV screen. With the TV-out feature, you can view the computer image, watch DVD movies (if you have a DVD player), or play games using your TV.
Cables you may need
To connect a TV to the PC, you may need a video cable and an audio cable . The type of video cable you need depends on your TV:
• If your TV has an S-video jack, you need an S-video cable.
• If your TV has a composite video jack, you need a composite video cable, and, depending on the jacks on the back of your PC, you may also need an S-video adapter cable.
Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen
The type of video card on your PC determines how the PC selects the TV-out option.
When you want to disconnect the TV from your PC, you may need to disable the TV option to return your PC display to its original resolution.
USING SPEAKERS
Speakers are now being built in to flat screen monitor or are sold separately.
Note: Speakers may be passive (no power button and no power cord) or active (power button or power cord). Some PC supports only active (powered) speaker systems; the speaker system must have its own power cord.
Adjusting Speaker Volume
Use the volume icon on the taskbar to set speaker volume. Then you can adjust the volume using:
- The Volume knob or buttons on the keyboard
- The Volume knob on the speakers
Note: If you do not see this Volume icon on the taskbar, click Start, choose Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, if it is present and then double-click Sounds and Audio Devices to open the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window. On the Volume tab, place a check in the Place volume icon in the taskbar check box. Click Apply and then click OK. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar.
The two ways to use the Volume icon are:
1. Click the Volume icon on the taskbar
2. Adjust the volume
3. When you are satisfied with the sound level, click outside the Volume window to close this window.
Or
1. Double-click the Volume icon on the taskbar. The Volume Control settings window opens
2. Adjust the volume
3. When you are satisfied with the sound level, click the Close box (the X in the upper-right corner) to close this window.
USING PRINTER
Printers receive instructions from your PC via software called printer drivers. In many cases your PC automatically finds the printer driver necessary for the printer to work with your PC. If it does not, follow instructions that came with your printer to install the specific printer driver that it requires.
You can print text and graphics from most software programs and internet sites if you have a printer connected to your PC and the necessary software installed for the printer.
To print:
1. Click File on the menu bar
2. Select print
3. Select your printing options
• Select the printer
• Choose the page range (for example, all pages, current page, range of pages).
• Determine the number of copies
• Select all, odd, or even pages in a range
4. Click OK or Press Enter Key.
INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE
The software is programmed instructions that direct the activity of the computer hardware in performing specific tasks. Software is a broad term and can imply one or many programs but it is categorized in two main types namely; The system software and application software. System software programs such as the operating system, controls a computer’s internal functioning along with other peripherals like the monitor, keyboard printer and storage devices; while application programs such as graphical packages payroll and database management programs are used by the user to direct the computer to perform certain tasks.
The operation of your PC is controlled by two kinds of software:
• The Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which displays the desktop on the monitor and controls your PC’s hardware, peripherals, and software applications.
• Software programs included with the PC may vary by model and by country/region.
Using the Desktop
The desktop is the work area that appears on the display monitor. It has the taskbar (along one edge) and shortcut icons that make it easy to find the things you need.
The taskbar shows the Start button, a button for each open window so you can switch between programs, and the notification area that includes the time.
A shortcut icon is a small picture that you click to open a folder or start a program. One icon on the desktop performs a special function; the Recycle Bin collects files that you delete. You can retrieve files from the Recycles Bin until you empty it. When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are permanently deleted.
Removing Desktop Icons
You can remove most desktop icons by either deleting them or moving them to an unused icons folder.
Caution: Do not delete unfamiliar desktop icons. Instead, follow the steps to move unfamiliar desktop icons to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder.
Delete a desktop icon by right-clicking the icon and then selecting Delete
To move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder:
1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Click Appearance and Themes, if it is present
4. Double-click Display
5. On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop
6. Under Desktop cleanup, click Clean Desktop Now
7. Follow the onscreen instructions
8. Click OK to close the Desktop Items window, and click OK again to close the Display Properties window.
Retrieving Desktop Icons
Retrieve a desktop icon by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop.
Organizing Your All Programs List
Folders are organized according to task when you:
1. Click Start
2. Choose All Programs
A folder contains a list of items. Each item is actually a shortcut, or link, to a program, a document, or another folder. The Music folder, for example, contains shortcuts to the programs you use to play music, CDs.
To change the name of an item:
1. Right-click the item
2. Select Rename
3. Type the new name, and press Enter on the keyboard
4. Click Yes in the message box.
To move an item by using the drag-and-drop technique:
1. Left-click an item in All Programs or on a folder, and hold down the mouse button.
2. Move the mouse pointer to where you want the item, and then release the mouse button.
(If you have problems dropping the item into a folder, drag it to your desktop, and then drag it to the folder).
To copy an item
1. Right-click the Item
2. Select Create Shortcut. A copy of the item (shortcut) appears in the folder
3. drag the item or the copy into the All Programs list or into another folder
If you use Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel to delete a software program, the shortcut in All Programs may not be removed. To remove a shortcut:
1. Click Start
2. Choose All Programs
3. Select the folder
4. Right-click the shortcut, and then select Delete. Click Delete Shortcut to confirm you want to delete the shortcut.
MANAGING FILES
A file is any unit of information that is named and stored on your PC hard disk drive or other electronic storage, such as a CD, floppy diskette, or even in a digital camera. A file can be an application program, a picture, music or sounds, a document, or data. Almost everything you do on your PC involves working with files.
The PC can copy files to other storage media within component drives, such as diskettes, memory cards, CDs or DVDs, or to output devices, such as a printer.
Organizing Files with Folders
In Windows, folders make it possible for you to organize the files on your PC. Similar to paper folders within a filing cabinet, folders on your PC are a way to group related files together.
A folder can contain any type of file and can even contain other folders. Each file within a folder must have a unique name, but two different folders can have files with the same name.
There are two methods for working with the files and folders on your PC.
• My Computer provides an easy-to-use view of the files and folders within a specific folder on your PC. It also has links to common tasks for managing your files, such as copying, moving, deleting and renaming. To open My Computer, click the Start button and then click My Computer.
• Windows Explorer allows you to quickly see all the folders and files on your PC. It is easy to move or copy files from one folder to another in window explorer. To open Windows Explorer, right-click the Start button and select Explore.
To navigate around in the My Computer and Windows Explorer views, double-click folders to open and display their contents. Use the Back arrow button to retrace your steps through the opened folders.
Creating Folders
Using My Computer
1. Click Start on the taskbar and click My Computer
2. Navigate to the location where you want the new folder.
3. Under Files and Folder Tasks, click make a new Folder
4. Type a name for the folder, and then press Enter.
Using windows Explorer
1. Right-click Start on the taskbar and click Explore
2. Navigate to the location where you want the new folder, and select the folder in the My Document folder, you would select that folder.
3. click the file menu, select New and then click Folder.
4. Type a name for the folder, and then press Enter on the Keyboard.
MOVING FILES
Caution: Moving any file that is part of an installed program can cause the program to be unusable.
Using My Computer:
1. Click Start on the taskbar and click My Computer
2. Find the file you want to move and select it by clicking the file
3. click move this file
4. In the Move items window, click the folder where you want to put the file
5. Click Move
Using Window Explorer
1. Right-click Start on the taskbar and click Explore
2. Find the file you want to move and select it by clicking the file
3. Click the Edit menu and click Cut
4. Find and open the folder where you want to put the file
5. Click the Edit menu and click Past
Note: You can also move files by dragging and dropping them into a new location. Select an item in My Computer or in Windows Explorers and then press and hold the mouse button while moving the item to another folder. Release the mouse button to place the item in the new location.
Copying files
Using My Computer
1. Click Start on the taskbar and click My Computer
2. Find the file you want to copy and select it by clicking the file
3. Click the file and Folder Tasks, click Copy this file
4. In the Copy items window, open the folder where you want to put the file copy.
5. Click Copy
Using Windows Explorer:
1. Right-click Start on the taskbar and click Explore
2. Find the file you want to copy and select it by clicking the file
3. Click the Edit menu and click Copy
4. Find and open the folder where you want to put the file copy.
Click the Edit menu and click Past
Note: You can also move files by dragging and dropping them into a new location. Select an item in My Computer or in Windows Explorers and then press and hold the mouse button while moving the item to another folder. Release the mouse button and select Copy Here to place the item in the new location.
FINDING FILES
1. Click Start on the taskbar and click Search
2. Under what do you want to search, Click All files and folders
3. Under Search by any or all of the criteria below, type the name of the file or folder you want to find.
Note: You can also search for files containing a specific word or phrase
4. Click the Look in drop-down menu and select where you want to search
Note: If you don’t select an area to search, the entire hard disk drive is searched
5. Click Search
The result of your search appears in the Search Results window.
Renaming files
1. Find the file you want to rename and select it by clicking the file
2. Click the File menu and click Rename.
Note: Do not change the filename extension (The last three characters after the period in a filename). Changing the extension could make the file unrecognizable to the PC
3. Type the new filename and press Enter
Note: Another way to rename a file is to right-click the file and then click Rename,
Deleting Files
Caution: Do not delete any file that is part of an installed program. It can cause the program to be unusable.
1. Find the file you want to delete and select it by clicking the file.
2. Click the File menu and Click Delete.
3. Click Yes to confirm the delete and send the file to the Recycle Bin.
If you make a mistake and need to get the deleted file back, see “getting files out of the recycle bin”
Note: Another way to delete a file is to right-click the file and then clicks Delete
Getting files out of the recycle bin
If you discover that you need a file that you have deleted, you can usually retrieve the file from the recycle bin. When a file is deleted, it goes to the Recycle Bin and stay there until the recycle bin is emptied or is cleared to make room for more recently deleted files.
1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop
2. Find and click the file you want to retrieve
3. Click the File menu and click Retrieve
The file is removed from the recycle bin and moved back to it previous location.
THE INTERNET
The Internet is a group of computers that communicate with each other through telephone lines, digital service, or cable lines. Each Internet computer is independent, and its operators choose which files to make available to users of the internet. To connect your PC to the internet and use the information and services available there, you need an internet Service Provider (ISP).
ISPs are businesses that give you access to the internet, and most of them provide electronic mail (e-mail) service. ISPs usually charge a monthly fee for their services. When your PC connects to the internet, it is actually communicating with the ISP’s internet computer. The ISP verifies your account and then provides you access to the internet. You use a Web browser program to search, find, and display Web site information. Some ISPs allow you to choose a browser program, while others provide their own browser.
Your connection to an ISP may be through a traditional telephone dial-up modem, a LAN (local area network), cable modem, DSL (digital subscriber line) or ADSI (asymmetric digital subscriber line). (DSL, ADSL, and cable ISPs are not available in all countries/regions).
The World Wide Web (WWW), also called the Web, is a public part of the internet used by individuals, companies, governments, and organizations. These individuals and groups have created millions of Web page is a file or group of files or group of files that a user can access by entering the Web page’s file location, or URL.
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) identifies a Web site location, typically in the form http://www.abu.edu.ng. The URL may include the path to a specific file within that site. Each period, or dot, in the URL separates elements within the address. For example, you will see the URL extension.com used by companies. When you enter the URL into your browser address box and press the Enter key on your keyboard, the browser contacts that location and display the web page for you.
Imagine you are reading a newspaper. On page 1, you may read something like “For more details. You turn the page for more information. A hyperlink on a web page works the same way, except that you click the mouse with your cursor over the link to move to the page or the Web site. The way that a hyperlink links files together is what gives the Web its name, because the Web weaves and connects idea to idea all over the world.
Your e-mail address identifies the electronic post office box where people can send you electronic mail. E-mail addresses have the form
name@domain.extension. The domain is usually the name of the ISP or organization. The extension usually identifies the type of organization. For example, if your name is umar, and yahoo is your ISP, your e-mail address might be umaruba@yahoo.com. with the extension.com indicating that yahoo is a business.
Using a Browser
A web browser program searches for, finds, and displays Web site information. How you explore the internet depends on whether you are using an ISP that provides the browser or an ISP that allows you to use any browser.
Once you are connected to the internet, your browser displays the home Web page. You can go to a different Web site by entering its address (such as http://www.yahoo.com) in the address box in the Web browser and pressing Enter on your keyboard. Or, you can use the browser Search tool to search for references to a specific word or phrase on the Web.
Searching the Internet
Most browser programs include a search feature. You may need to click a button or select form a menu to display the search feature, depending on the type of browser program. Type a question or a word that describes the information you want to find into the search box, and then press Enter.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Roaring Crowd
Umar uba jama’a
Short Story
It was Monday morning, as I prayed, bathed, had my breakfast and got dressed for the office. I had my dress for the week in y brief case. I bid farewell to my family and leave.
I stopped a bike to take me to the bus station. Suddenly, I felt I had forgotten something. I took excuse from the bike man. I rushed back into the house and my wife asked if I had forgotten something. I said, I don’t think so. I looked at her and rushed back to the waiting bike.
I was the seventh passenger, later the eighth passenger came in. A lady in her teens.
She came with an elderly man in military uniform. They discussed. He bid her farewell and left. She boarded the bus, sat next to me and we greeted.
We adjusted for her comfort as the last person on the row.
The man came back and knocked on the glass window. ‘Yes Daddy?’ she questioned. ‘You forgot anything?’ ‘No papa.’ ‘Ok He then left. The driver was then set to go, then, this man came back to speak with his daughter again. ‘please tell your mummy that I’ll be coming in the next two months.’ He waved at her as the driver pressed the gas.
At about half the journey, the conductor asked for the fare and I paid for myself and hers. Pretending we were together. She looked at me and that was when we looked at each other straight in the eyes. ‘Thank you’ she said. The conductor handed me the change.
I looked at her again and asked. ‘Was that your dad?’ ‘Yes.’ She answered and remained silent. “Are you going to school...?’ I asked in a low tone. ‘Nope, I’m going to stay with mum until my JAMB is out.’ She replied. ‘That was your father
and your mum is somewhere else?’ ‘Actually mum is late. I’m staying with his sister ‘ we became friends as we drove into town.
The town was unusual as there were less vehicles going in and out. The driver pumped up his gas to high speed, to enjoy the empty township road.
Head-on we met a group of men marching the highway. We stopped too close for a reverse.
They were holding all sorts of crude weapons. They surrounded our bus. We all began to shiver as fear engulfed us.
They opened all the bus doors and began to pull us out stabbing and machetting some of us. This lady held my hand as she was pulled out and someone from the faceless crowd smashed machete on her as she screamed for help releasing her hand off mine and falling to the ground.... Her blood splashed on my clothes staining them. I was pushed to the center of the crowd and was forced to follow the roaring crowd. This continued for about two hours before I realized we were close to the footpath into the military barrack. I skidded off to the barrack.
Close to the highway was a friend’s house. Without knocking I pushed the door, staggered in to the parlor and I fell to the ground. The woman in the house recognizes me and shouted my name. I remember looking at her and not saying a word with my eyes wide opened.
She helped me to the shower. I just turned the knob without removing my blood stained clothe or shutting the door. As the cold water ran through my body I collapsed and fainted. When I woke up I was told to have been two days in the military specialist hospital.
The End.
U. Uba jama’a.
Short Story
It was Monday morning, as I prayed, bathed, had my breakfast and got dressed for the office. I had my dress for the week in y brief case. I bid farewell to my family and leave.
I stopped a bike to take me to the bus station. Suddenly, I felt I had forgotten something. I took excuse from the bike man. I rushed back into the house and my wife asked if I had forgotten something. I said, I don’t think so. I looked at her and rushed back to the waiting bike.
I was the seventh passenger, later the eighth passenger came in. A lady in her teens.
She came with an elderly man in military uniform. They discussed. He bid her farewell and left. She boarded the bus, sat next to me and we greeted.
We adjusted for her comfort as the last person on the row.
The man came back and knocked on the glass window. ‘Yes Daddy?’ she questioned. ‘You forgot anything?’ ‘No papa.’ ‘Ok He then left. The driver was then set to go, then, this man came back to speak with his daughter again. ‘please tell your mummy that I’ll be coming in the next two months.’ He waved at her as the driver pressed the gas.
At about half the journey, the conductor asked for the fare and I paid for myself and hers. Pretending we were together. She looked at me and that was when we looked at each other straight in the eyes. ‘Thank you’ she said. The conductor handed me the change.
I looked at her again and asked. ‘Was that your dad?’ ‘Yes.’ She answered and remained silent. “Are you going to school...?’ I asked in a low tone. ‘Nope, I’m going to stay with mum until my JAMB is out.’ She replied. ‘That was your father
and your mum is somewhere else?’ ‘Actually mum is late. I’m staying with his sister ‘ we became friends as we drove into town.
The town was unusual as there were less vehicles going in and out. The driver pumped up his gas to high speed, to enjoy the empty township road.
Head-on we met a group of men marching the highway. We stopped too close for a reverse.
They were holding all sorts of crude weapons. They surrounded our bus. We all began to shiver as fear engulfed us.
They opened all the bus doors and began to pull us out stabbing and machetting some of us. This lady held my hand as she was pulled out and someone from the faceless crowd smashed machete on her as she screamed for help releasing her hand off mine and falling to the ground.... Her blood splashed on my clothes staining them. I was pushed to the center of the crowd and was forced to follow the roaring crowd. This continued for about two hours before I realized we were close to the footpath into the military barrack. I skidded off to the barrack.
Close to the highway was a friend’s house. Without knocking I pushed the door, staggered in to the parlor and I fell to the ground. The woman in the house recognizes me and shouted my name. I remember looking at her and not saying a word with my eyes wide opened.
She helped me to the shower. I just turned the knob without removing my blood stained clothe or shutting the door. As the cold water ran through my body I collapsed and fainted. When I woke up I was told to have been two days in the military specialist hospital.
The End.
U. Uba jama’a.
Hausa fiction
Umar Uba
HONORABIN DA JAMA’ARSA: (1)
Ko da na taso na taso ne cikin abokai a unguwarmu kamar yadda kowanne yaro kan taso cikin tsararrakinsa. Mu dai mu bakwai ne muka dore da muka kawo lokacin da muka san ciwon kanmu.
Dayanmu ne kawai ya kasance ba shi da mata amma mu sauran har akwai mai mata uku baicin mu biyu da keda mata biyu-biyu.
A kullum muka dawo aiki ko a karken mako mu kan taru a majalisa. A nan ne za ka ji labari iri-iri, kasancewarmu kuwa kowa wurin aikinsa daban.
Mu kan dora shayi irin na buzaye a kullum. Wannan ya zama mana kamar fadi don har matanmu kan yi mana surutu a kansa, a wasu lokuta ma su kan hana mu gawayi ko a ce ba a ga bangaldin ba. Da zaran an fara shan shayin nan an soma kawo labaru ke nan da shawarwari.
Yau da kullum har soja suka ce za su ba da mulki ga ‘yan siyasa don haka aka kakkafa jam’iyyu. Dukkanmu muka farfasu a cikin jam’iyyu kowa da ra’ayinsa.
Daya daga cikin abokan nawa da baya aiki rannan sai ya kawo shawarar zai tsaya takaran kansila a unguwarmu. Nan fa muka yi masa can-cagwadi muka yi ta masa tsiya kamar ba tare muke da shi ba. A karshe dai muka amince za mu goya masa baya ko da yake muna cikin jam’iyyu daban daban.
Bayan kada kugen siyasa ‘yan takara suka fito, shima Habu ya yi rajista. A ka bugo fosta, mu ka baza ta a gari. A ka shiga ziyarce-ziyarcen yakin neman zabe. Da kafa muke tafiya zuwa kauyukan da ke cikin mazabarmu. Duk kofar gidan da muka je ra’ayinsu daban. Wasu su yi korafi. Wasu su yi fatar alhairi wasu kuma su mika kukansu na matsalolin su ko bukatunsu..
Duk tsawon zagayen da muka yi da kafa mutun daya ne,wani dattijo malam Jibo ya bamu mamaki saboda irin nasa hangen nesan ya ban-banta da sauran. Bayan mun gaisa da shi a kofar gidansa mu ka fada masa manufarmu sai ya yi mana addu’a sannan ya kama hannun Habu ya ce “ni abinda kawai nake so idan Allah Ya sa anyi nasara to duk ran da Allah ya biyo da kai ta kofar gidana ina nan bisa dakali, to ince Honorabin! Kai kuma ka dago mun hannu ka jinjina don duk wa’yanda mu ke tare dasu su san muna tare ko idan ka sayi mota in za ka wuce ka yi mun hon ko inda hali katsaya mu gaisa kawai, shi kenan abinda nake so Allah Ya bada sa a”.
Zabe ya zo mu ka yi ta gwagwarmaya ba dare ba rana har daren zabe mutane ko na ta korafi don mun cika musu fuska mu kuma ba sisi sai dadin baki. Haka nan mu ka dode kunnuwanmu, mu kayi fuska muna ta yake..
Ranar zabe a ka yi ta zurutu bamu wannan bamu waccan rumfa. A wasu rumfunan mu tarar a na ta fada a bayan fage, sai mun yi tsaye sannan mu raba. Ba wani abu ya kawo yawan fadace-fadacen ba face sauran ‘yan takaran su na ta raba kudi a layin masu zabe a sake. Sai a rika bin mata a na lika masu ‘yar N20 ko N50. haka nan ‘yan gutsatsin yaran da ke layi a ka yi ta binsu da ‘yan kudaden nan. Ko ina mutanenmu kuwa su ka yi zuru-zuru na abinci ma kusan gagaran mu ya yi..honorabin kuwa barci ya gagara tun kwana uku da suka wuce duk ya yi zuru-zuru dashi yunwa ta fara kammashi.
Yamma ta yi a ka rurrufe rumfunan zabe. Aka fara kirga kuri’u. nan fa jikin mu ya yi sanyi ganin irin kudin da sauran jam’iyyu su ka rabar, bamu cire rai zamu ci wannan zaben ba amma mun sani sai dai taimakon Allah. Mun barwa Allah mun dai tabbatar da tsare akwati.
Ko da aka fara kawo sakamako a makarantar firamare da ke unguwar tsakiya sai muka shirin watsewa domin unguwanni uku cikin goma sha dayan da ke yankin namu d asu ka fara iso wa duk mun fadi.Ana ta yi mana sowa, a ka fara nuna mu.
Ina ya Allah-babu ya Allah, sauran sakamakon mu ka yi ta samun nasara. Duk akwatin da aka kawo sai muyi masu fintinkau. Nan da nan fuskokin mu ta saki. Mu ka fara murmushi. Da dai mu ka ga alamun sa’a na garemu na amso kires na lemu a shagon da ke kusa, mu ka fara rabawa jama’ar da su ka yini da yun wa. Zuwa sha-dayan dare a ka gama kidayar a mazabarmu kuma aka tabbatar mana da nasara. Nan da nan yaranmu su ka sa kida da jarkoki, su ka shiga bin layi-layi sunaragar-gajewa. Mu kuma mu ka dunguma da jami’an zabe mu ka nufi karamar hukuma.
Bayan ‘yan kwanaki mu ka dawo da zaman majalisa sosai. Mu ka fara muhawarar zabe. Yadda muka ci kafar juna a jam’iyyance. Honorabin habu kuwa zaman majalisa ya gagareshi. A kullum idan ya fita sai tsakar dare zai dawo. Lokacin da muke kokuwar zuwa aiki kuwa shi bai tashi barci ba. Nan da nan ya samu barori.da a kwai masu yi masa wanki da guga. ‘yan aike nan da can kai har ma mai gyara masa daki a gyara masa gadonsa idan ya fita. Hutu ya samu kwarai. Matsalarsa kawai ba shi da mata. A kullun kofar gidan da honorabin ke kwana a dakin zauren yak an cika da jama’a masu neman alfarma. Manyan mutane da manyan motocinsu su kan bugo sammako don ganin hanorabin domin shine a kan kujerar kansilan ayyuka don haka duk wata kwangila sai ta bi ta hannunsa.
Tun ana daukarshi in zashi aiki a babur a sauke shi a bakin hanya ya shiga bos a ka shiga kai shi a babur har sakatariya. Cikin dare ko idan kaji karar mota to an kawo maigida ne. nan da nan girma ya samu. Wata rana kawai cikin dare sai honorabin ya shigo da wata tsaleliyar mota.
Unguwar tamu mota guda ce, ta Alhaji Ibrahim. Duk lokacin day a dumfaro gida tun daga nesa kowa ya san shine ke dawowa sabo da tsufar motar.
Muka wayi garin asabar da wannan tsaleliyar mota a kofar gida. Muka ko kewayeta muna ta murna. Nan muka yi dandazo har honorabin ya tashi barci. Bayan ya kintsa a dakinsa, ya fito kofar gida fuskar ba ko annuri wai shi alamun ya gaji. Ganin mun tsura masa ido ya dan saki fuska ya danyi murmushi. A ka gaggaisa da jama’a duk mu ka yi masa murna. Da dai muka ga babu fuska ni da kabiru sai muka tashi daga dandalin. Da ma mu ba mu saba da maula ba. don shi zai dauka duk wanda ke wurin so yake ya ba shi wani abu.
A kullum kafin honorabin ya tashi an wanke motarsa an share kofar gidan. A kwana a tashi bayan ‘yan watanni ya sayi fili gefen gari. Nan da nan a ka sa tushen gini. A daidai lokacin kuma muka ji yana neman aure. A ka sa masa rana wata uku. Cikin wannan lokacin ne a ka gama ginin gidannan. Duk unguwar babu gida irinsa. Dutse da dutse gashi ya sha ado ko gidan sarki albarka. Mu ma a garin muka samu gidan kwatance.
Lokacin buki ya zo, honorabin ya bugo kati. A ka aiko mana da na majalisa. Ranar ce Hassan ya ce “a’a, a she honorabin na sane da mu?” saura duk mu ka yi shiru. Kowa na ciki-na ciki. Tun ana saura kwana uku a ka fara toye –toye da zirga –zirga a sabon gidan honorabin ba kama hannun yaro. Cikin dare ya tattara kayansa daga dakin zauren ya tare a daya daga cikin dakunan da ke gidan. Ga kuma motarsa an sama mata gareji.
Bayan daurin aure muka yi masa murna sannan ya shaida mana akwaai walima a firamare. Ko da lokaci ya yi mu ka isa, a ka hada mu da shinkafa ta tsotse da zobo. Shi ko, ko kafarsa ba mu gani ba. Can da rana ta yi alamun faduwa ne a ke shaida mana ai ya na can a birni da amarya da manyan sabbin abokanensa suna karya kashi a wajen party.
Da ga nanne muka san annabi ya faku. Domin lallai wulakancin ya isa. Kuma ya nuna mana abin da bahaushe ke cewa “kowa ya yi sarki ya darma sa a.’’ wato habu ya zama honorabin, ya yi mota, ya yi gida. Yanzu ya yi aure ganin ba za mu tsinana masa komai ba ne ya yi mana haka?” shagargari a ka aiko mana da kalanda, a nanne muka ga irin amaryar. “Lallai honorabin ya darzo.Allah Ya bada zama lafiya” mu ka sha shayi mu ka waste. Bayan shekara uku idan ka cire dankareren gidan da honorabin ya gina sai wata rubabbiyar gada da su ka yi raba dai-dai da daankwnagilan ba bu aikin da aka tsinana a garin.gamu ko, abokanensa ragon suna ko buhun shinkafa da sallah sai dai muji ya ba wasu. “kai Allah wadan naka ya lalace.” Inji dan kwairo, bayan ya kora shayi.
Lokacin da aka fara nuna masu saura watanni shida a sake zabe sai honorabin ya fara tunanin komawa kujerarsa. Nan da nan ya fara tara taro da yara da dattawa a kauyakun. Jama’a ko suka bude baki ya yi ta antaya masu kudi. Da zaran ya tashi sukan ce “mu ci rabonmu ke nan, karken mulkin zalunci ne ya zo.”ha ka ya yi ta kasha kudi, ya na son ya yi tazarce. Mu kuwa ya yi watsin tamba dam u. mu ma da muka ga haka muka juya masa baya muka kuma daura yakarsa.
Labarin honorabin na Allah mai-maita mana ya karade gari. Duk wani motsi da yayi sai an kawo mana labrinsa mu kuma muna bi muna warware tukkan day a ke yi.. haka nan labarinsa na bariki duk ya iso garemu har ‘yammatan da yasaya wa GSM da wa’yanda ya sa a ka dauka aiki duk muna da labarin su. Irin albashinsa da kashi-mu-raba da ya ke yi da ‘yan kwangila kuwa abin ba misali. Ga dai motoci ya saya ya sa a titi. Direbobi sai hidimarsuu su ke yi,duk wani gida da aka daga za a sayar lallai zai fanshe shi. Ya sayi filaye da gonaki. Kai honorabin ya gagara.
Wata rana muna zaune a majalisa muna shan shayi sai malam jibo ya zo wucewa. Muka gaisa mu ka yimasa tayin shayi. Ya ce”kai samari, anya na sha wannan shayi na ku?’ nan da nan muka mika masa kofi guda ya tsuguna a gefe guda ya dan kurba, ya bata rai saboda baurinsa. Ya daga kai ya ce “a’a ina mutumin naku ne habu kansila? Kun san tun da na kwanta ciwo ga shi har na sami sauki na fara daddagarawa ban sa shi a ido ba.”
“a’a baba ai abin yanzu ya fi karfin mu ne, kasan kowa yayi sarki ya daramma saa.” Na ce dashi na ja baki na na yi shiru.
HONORABIN DA JAMA’ARSA 11
Zabe saura wta uku honorabin da matarsa su ka tafi aikin hajji. Bayan tashin su ne a ka sake wa gidansa fenti, a kai zubin kujeru da kafet har da sabbin kantoci. Masu aiki su ka ci su ka sha.
Bayan dawowarsu mu ka je mu ka yi masu murna. Mu ka sha rowan zam-zam. Mu ka ci dabino da bagaruwa. Ko da jirgin kaya ya iso. Honorabin ya karbo kayansa. Ya aiko mana a majalisa carbi da irin huluna nan Alhaji ya sallami dan’iska. Ran nan ya roke ni in raka shi gidan surukansa. Ya dauke ni a motarsa mu ka shiga birni mu ka yi ta yawo lungu-lungu mu na raba tsaraba. Daga turmin zani, jallabiya irin ta mata,dankwalaye wasu ma dai ni ban san ko menene a cikin ledar ba. Bayan motar nan shake ya ke da kayan. Sai da mu ka rabar sannan mu ka dawo gida. Wani abu da na yi tunani shin honorabin ya na ganin bana bukatar tsaraba ne? amma kila nawa sai da safe za a aiko mun da shi. Haka nan dai na ji tsit.
Bayan “yan kwanaki sai ranar zabe ta zo. Mu ka ce ko da wa Allah ya hadamu ba da honorabin ba?’ mu ka yi masa tuggu iya tuggu. Mu ka jawo duk samarin da malaman islamiyyoyin da ke unguwannin mu ka ba su manufa. Mu ka karanta masu ire-iren aibobin hanorabin da ba su sani ba. A nan ne su ma su ka nuna mana da ma shake su ke da shi. Mu ka sa su su bi gida-gida da sassafe su ka yi wa mata huduba.su ka kuma nuna masu alkibla.. Dama duk dalibansu ne. su ma a ka sa su a layi. Honorabin kuwa ya bude bakin aljihusa ya yi ta raba kudi kamar wani mai injin bugasu a gida. Ko da rana ta yi a ka tantance masu zabe a kasa ‘yan takara a bisa dakali, nan honorabin ya soma ganin tasku.a nan ya ga layin dan takaranmu ya masa fintinkau. Ya yi wuri-wuri da idanuwa ya ga wa’yanda suka ci masa kudi. Mu kuma mu ka yi kamar ba mu san Allah Ya yi ruwan tsirarsa ba. Haka a ka yi zabe a ka gama honorabin ya kwashi kasa. Da gari ya waye, gari ya yi tsit. Kofar gidan honorabin kuwa kamar an share. In banda barrorinsa da ‘yan gani kasheninsa. Mu kuma mu ka koma majalisa mu ka ci gaba da dangantaka. Honorabin kuwa ya dauke kafa ga kowa. A ganinsa ya tara isassar dukiya da za tai she shi rayuwa duk da iyalinsa.
Nan da wata guda za su sauka da ga karaga, sabuwar gwamnati ta hau mulki. Gashi an kada shi a zaben fidda gwani. Gaisuwa ta gagara tsakaninmu. ‘mu ka ce oho dai! Da ma ba mu ciba bare ido ya yi kunya.”
Bayan zabe,abokinmu da ke unguwar da ke ketaren dogo wanda shi ne ya ci zaben ya zo ya bi mu gida-gida ya na godiya. Da ga nan shima ya zama jiki ya na gayyatarmu, duk wani sha’ani da za shi zai tabbatar ya je da daya daga cikinmu. Ya kansa lokaci kamar karken mako ya zo shima a yi zaman majalisa da shi. A hankali shi ma mu ka ce “honorabin ko za ka yi rajista ne a majalisa?” ya sa mu cikin al’amuransa mu ka yi ta ba shi shawar-wari na gari don gabatar da ayyukan ci gaba.
Honorabin kuwa ya koma cin baro. Motocin da ya zuba a hanya su ka soma tangarda. Direbobin kowa ya yi ta kokarin yin tashi motar sannan ya kashe ta honorabin. Injunan motocin nan su ka soma bugawa dai-dai. Ko da su ka rage saura biyu rannan daya ta fadi. Da haka a ka sayar da ita don ta tayar da dayar. Ya soma sayar da filayensa sannan ya shiga rigima da ‘yan haya, kafin wata ya kare ya kan yi ta aike a karbo masa wani abu. Cikin shekara uku honorabin ya kasance saura motar da ya ke shiga kawai. Babbar gonar da ya saya a daji kuwa wadda yanzu ba ya iya noma ta sai ya bada jinginarta.
A kwana a tashi sai honorabin ya soma rasa inda za shi ya rage rana. Ya kan rasa wurin zuwa. Daga nan ya soma kewayowa zuwa majalisa. Tun muna kyararsa har dai mu ka soma sakin jiki da shi.
A wani karken mako sai honorabin ya neme mu mu uku ya ce dun Allah mu raka shi wajen mai gidansa. “yallabai an ce ya shigo gari ina so ku raka ni mu je mu yi gaisuwa.”
Na daukesu a motata mu ka isa gidan yallabai. Tun da ga nesa mu ka hango tarin motoci da babura. Ganin haka mu ka ce lallai mun yi sa a. Na aje mota da ga nesa. Mu ka shiga rububin jama’a don ganin ‘mai gida.’
Yallabai dai ya gana da wannan ,ya gana da wancan a cikin baban falonsa. Mu na hangen yadda jama’a kan sau da kai idan ya na masu bayani ta babbar tagar falon. “Allah ya sani tun da na ke jin sunansa a siyasa sai yau na ke ganinsa.” Na ce wa daya daga cikin dattawan da mu ke tare. Ko da wasu tarin jama’a su ka fita sai sarkin fada ya ce “to sai ku.” Mu ka shige katon falon nan mun fara gaisuwa ke nan, sai wasu ‘yam mata biyu su ka shigo daga kofar cikin gidan da manya-manyan farantai dauke da kwanonin abinci.. Ga alama dai ‘ya’yansa ne saboda irin kamar da su ka yi da shi. Yallabai ya yi mana maraba kuma ya nuna duk ya san jama’ar da mu ke tare da su sai nine kawai bai nuna ya sani ba.
Ya yi mana tayin abinci. Kowa ya sa hannu ya dauki kwano har da honorabin Abu. Ni kuwa na ce na koshi don haka ko ruwa ban sha ba.
Umar Uba
HONORABIN DA JAMA’ARSA: (1)
Ko da na taso na taso ne cikin abokai a unguwarmu kamar yadda kowanne yaro kan taso cikin tsararrakinsa. Mu dai mu bakwai ne muka dore da muka kawo lokacin da muka san ciwon kanmu.
Dayanmu ne kawai ya kasance ba shi da mata amma mu sauran har akwai mai mata uku baicin mu biyu da keda mata biyu-biyu.
A kullum muka dawo aiki ko a karken mako mu kan taru a majalisa. A nan ne za ka ji labari iri-iri, kasancewarmu kuwa kowa wurin aikinsa daban.
Mu kan dora shayi irin na buzaye a kullum. Wannan ya zama mana kamar fadi don har matanmu kan yi mana surutu a kansa, a wasu lokuta ma su kan hana mu gawayi ko a ce ba a ga bangaldin ba. Da zaran an fara shan shayin nan an soma kawo labaru ke nan da shawarwari.
Yau da kullum har soja suka ce za su ba da mulki ga ‘yan siyasa don haka aka kakkafa jam’iyyu. Dukkanmu muka farfasu a cikin jam’iyyu kowa da ra’ayinsa.
Daya daga cikin abokan nawa da baya aiki rannan sai ya kawo shawarar zai tsaya takaran kansila a unguwarmu. Nan fa muka yi masa can-cagwadi muka yi ta masa tsiya kamar ba tare muke da shi ba. A karshe dai muka amince za mu goya masa baya ko da yake muna cikin jam’iyyu daban daban.
Bayan kada kugen siyasa ‘yan takara suka fito, shima Habu ya yi rajista. A ka bugo fosta, mu ka baza ta a gari. A ka shiga ziyarce-ziyarcen yakin neman zabe. Da kafa muke tafiya zuwa kauyukan da ke cikin mazabarmu. Duk kofar gidan da muka je ra’ayinsu daban. Wasu su yi korafi. Wasu su yi fatar alhairi wasu kuma su mika kukansu na matsalolin su ko bukatunsu..
Duk tsawon zagayen da muka yi da kafa mutun daya ne,wani dattijo malam Jibo ya bamu mamaki saboda irin nasa hangen nesan ya ban-banta da sauran. Bayan mun gaisa da shi a kofar gidansa mu ka fada masa manufarmu sai ya yi mana addu’a sannan ya kama hannun Habu ya ce “ni abinda kawai nake so idan Allah Ya sa anyi nasara to duk ran da Allah ya biyo da kai ta kofar gidana ina nan bisa dakali, to ince Honorabin! Kai kuma ka dago mun hannu ka jinjina don duk wa’yanda mu ke tare dasu su san muna tare ko idan ka sayi mota in za ka wuce ka yi mun hon ko inda hali katsaya mu gaisa kawai, shi kenan abinda nake so Allah Ya bada sa a”.
Zabe ya zo mu ka yi ta gwagwarmaya ba dare ba rana har daren zabe mutane ko na ta korafi don mun cika musu fuska mu kuma ba sisi sai dadin baki. Haka nan mu ka dode kunnuwanmu, mu kayi fuska muna ta yake..
Ranar zabe a ka yi ta zurutu bamu wannan bamu waccan rumfa. A wasu rumfunan mu tarar a na ta fada a bayan fage, sai mun yi tsaye sannan mu raba. Ba wani abu ya kawo yawan fadace-fadacen ba face sauran ‘yan takaran su na ta raba kudi a layin masu zabe a sake. Sai a rika bin mata a na lika masu ‘yar N20 ko N50. haka nan ‘yan gutsatsin yaran da ke layi a ka yi ta binsu da ‘yan kudaden nan. Ko ina mutanenmu kuwa su ka yi zuru-zuru na abinci ma kusan gagaran mu ya yi..honorabin kuwa barci ya gagara tun kwana uku da suka wuce duk ya yi zuru-zuru dashi yunwa ta fara kammashi.
Yamma ta yi a ka rurrufe rumfunan zabe. Aka fara kirga kuri’u. nan fa jikin mu ya yi sanyi ganin irin kudin da sauran jam’iyyu su ka rabar, bamu cire rai zamu ci wannan zaben ba amma mun sani sai dai taimakon Allah. Mun barwa Allah mun dai tabbatar da tsare akwati.
Ko da aka fara kawo sakamako a makarantar firamare da ke unguwar tsakiya sai muka shirin watsewa domin unguwanni uku cikin goma sha dayan da ke yankin namu d asu ka fara iso wa duk mun fadi.Ana ta yi mana sowa, a ka fara nuna mu.
Ina ya Allah-babu ya Allah, sauran sakamakon mu ka yi ta samun nasara. Duk akwatin da aka kawo sai muyi masu fintinkau. Nan da nan fuskokin mu ta saki. Mu ka fara murmushi. Da dai mu ka ga alamun sa’a na garemu na amso kires na lemu a shagon da ke kusa, mu ka fara rabawa jama’ar da su ka yini da yun wa. Zuwa sha-dayan dare a ka gama kidayar a mazabarmu kuma aka tabbatar mana da nasara. Nan da nan yaranmu su ka sa kida da jarkoki, su ka shiga bin layi-layi sunaragar-gajewa. Mu kuma mu ka dunguma da jami’an zabe mu ka nufi karamar hukuma.
Bayan ‘yan kwanaki mu ka dawo da zaman majalisa sosai. Mu ka fara muhawarar zabe. Yadda muka ci kafar juna a jam’iyyance. Honorabin habu kuwa zaman majalisa ya gagareshi. A kullum idan ya fita sai tsakar dare zai dawo. Lokacin da muke kokuwar zuwa aiki kuwa shi bai tashi barci ba. Nan da nan ya samu barori.da a kwai masu yi masa wanki da guga. ‘yan aike nan da can kai har ma mai gyara masa daki a gyara masa gadonsa idan ya fita. Hutu ya samu kwarai. Matsalarsa kawai ba shi da mata. A kullun kofar gidan da honorabin ke kwana a dakin zauren yak an cika da jama’a masu neman alfarma. Manyan mutane da manyan motocinsu su kan bugo sammako don ganin hanorabin domin shine a kan kujerar kansilan ayyuka don haka duk wata kwangila sai ta bi ta hannunsa.
Tun ana daukarshi in zashi aiki a babur a sauke shi a bakin hanya ya shiga bos a ka shiga kai shi a babur har sakatariya. Cikin dare ko idan kaji karar mota to an kawo maigida ne. nan da nan girma ya samu. Wata rana kawai cikin dare sai honorabin ya shigo da wata tsaleliyar mota.
Unguwar tamu mota guda ce, ta Alhaji Ibrahim. Duk lokacin day a dumfaro gida tun daga nesa kowa ya san shine ke dawowa sabo da tsufar motar.
Muka wayi garin asabar da wannan tsaleliyar mota a kofar gida. Muka ko kewayeta muna ta murna. Nan muka yi dandazo har honorabin ya tashi barci. Bayan ya kintsa a dakinsa, ya fito kofar gida fuskar ba ko annuri wai shi alamun ya gaji. Ganin mun tsura masa ido ya dan saki fuska ya danyi murmushi. A ka gaggaisa da jama’a duk mu ka yi masa murna. Da dai muka ga babu fuska ni da kabiru sai muka tashi daga dandalin. Da ma mu ba mu saba da maula ba. don shi zai dauka duk wanda ke wurin so yake ya ba shi wani abu.
A kullum kafin honorabin ya tashi an wanke motarsa an share kofar gidan. A kwana a tashi bayan ‘yan watanni ya sayi fili gefen gari. Nan da nan a ka sa tushen gini. A daidai lokacin kuma muka ji yana neman aure. A ka sa masa rana wata uku. Cikin wannan lokacin ne a ka gama ginin gidannan. Duk unguwar babu gida irinsa. Dutse da dutse gashi ya sha ado ko gidan sarki albarka. Mu ma a garin muka samu gidan kwatance.
Lokacin buki ya zo, honorabin ya bugo kati. A ka aiko mana da na majalisa. Ranar ce Hassan ya ce “a’a, a she honorabin na sane da mu?” saura duk mu ka yi shiru. Kowa na ciki-na ciki. Tun ana saura kwana uku a ka fara toye –toye da zirga –zirga a sabon gidan honorabin ba kama hannun yaro. Cikin dare ya tattara kayansa daga dakin zauren ya tare a daya daga cikin dakunan da ke gidan. Ga kuma motarsa an sama mata gareji.
Bayan daurin aure muka yi masa murna sannan ya shaida mana akwaai walima a firamare. Ko da lokaci ya yi mu ka isa, a ka hada mu da shinkafa ta tsotse da zobo. Shi ko, ko kafarsa ba mu gani ba. Can da rana ta yi alamun faduwa ne a ke shaida mana ai ya na can a birni da amarya da manyan sabbin abokanensa suna karya kashi a wajen party.
Da ga nanne muka san annabi ya faku. Domin lallai wulakancin ya isa. Kuma ya nuna mana abin da bahaushe ke cewa “kowa ya yi sarki ya darma sa a.’’ wato habu ya zama honorabin, ya yi mota, ya yi gida. Yanzu ya yi aure ganin ba za mu tsinana masa komai ba ne ya yi mana haka?” shagargari a ka aiko mana da kalanda, a nanne muka ga irin amaryar. “Lallai honorabin ya darzo.Allah Ya bada zama lafiya” mu ka sha shayi mu ka waste. Bayan shekara uku idan ka cire dankareren gidan da honorabin ya gina sai wata rubabbiyar gada da su ka yi raba dai-dai da daankwnagilan ba bu aikin da aka tsinana a garin.gamu ko, abokanensa ragon suna ko buhun shinkafa da sallah sai dai muji ya ba wasu. “kai Allah wadan naka ya lalace.” Inji dan kwairo, bayan ya kora shayi.
Lokacin da aka fara nuna masu saura watanni shida a sake zabe sai honorabin ya fara tunanin komawa kujerarsa. Nan da nan ya fara tara taro da yara da dattawa a kauyakun. Jama’a ko suka bude baki ya yi ta antaya masu kudi. Da zaran ya tashi sukan ce “mu ci rabonmu ke nan, karken mulkin zalunci ne ya zo.”ha ka ya yi ta kasha kudi, ya na son ya yi tazarce. Mu kuwa ya yi watsin tamba dam u. mu ma da muka ga haka muka juya masa baya muka kuma daura yakarsa.
Labarin honorabin na Allah mai-maita mana ya karade gari. Duk wani motsi da yayi sai an kawo mana labrinsa mu kuma muna bi muna warware tukkan day a ke yi.. haka nan labarinsa na bariki duk ya iso garemu har ‘yammatan da yasaya wa GSM da wa’yanda ya sa a ka dauka aiki duk muna da labarin su. Irin albashinsa da kashi-mu-raba da ya ke yi da ‘yan kwangila kuwa abin ba misali. Ga dai motoci ya saya ya sa a titi. Direbobi sai hidimarsuu su ke yi,duk wani gida da aka daga za a sayar lallai zai fanshe shi. Ya sayi filaye da gonaki. Kai honorabin ya gagara.
Wata rana muna zaune a majalisa muna shan shayi sai malam jibo ya zo wucewa. Muka gaisa mu ka yimasa tayin shayi. Ya ce”kai samari, anya na sha wannan shayi na ku?’ nan da nan muka mika masa kofi guda ya tsuguna a gefe guda ya dan kurba, ya bata rai saboda baurinsa. Ya daga kai ya ce “a’a ina mutumin naku ne habu kansila? Kun san tun da na kwanta ciwo ga shi har na sami sauki na fara daddagarawa ban sa shi a ido ba.”
“a’a baba ai abin yanzu ya fi karfin mu ne, kasan kowa yayi sarki ya daramma saa.” Na ce dashi na ja baki na na yi shiru.
HONORABIN DA JAMA’ARSA 11
Zabe saura wta uku honorabin da matarsa su ka tafi aikin hajji. Bayan tashin su ne a ka sake wa gidansa fenti, a kai zubin kujeru da kafet har da sabbin kantoci. Masu aiki su ka ci su ka sha.
Bayan dawowarsu mu ka je mu ka yi masu murna. Mu ka sha rowan zam-zam. Mu ka ci dabino da bagaruwa. Ko da jirgin kaya ya iso. Honorabin ya karbo kayansa. Ya aiko mana a majalisa carbi da irin huluna nan Alhaji ya sallami dan’iska. Ran nan ya roke ni in raka shi gidan surukansa. Ya dauke ni a motarsa mu ka shiga birni mu ka yi ta yawo lungu-lungu mu na raba tsaraba. Daga turmin zani, jallabiya irin ta mata,dankwalaye wasu ma dai ni ban san ko menene a cikin ledar ba. Bayan motar nan shake ya ke da kayan. Sai da mu ka rabar sannan mu ka dawo gida. Wani abu da na yi tunani shin honorabin ya na ganin bana bukatar tsaraba ne? amma kila nawa sai da safe za a aiko mun da shi. Haka nan dai na ji tsit.
Bayan “yan kwanaki sai ranar zabe ta zo. Mu ka ce ko da wa Allah ya hadamu ba da honorabin ba?’ mu ka yi masa tuggu iya tuggu. Mu ka jawo duk samarin da malaman islamiyyoyin da ke unguwannin mu ka ba su manufa. Mu ka karanta masu ire-iren aibobin hanorabin da ba su sani ba. A nan ne su ma su ka nuna mana da ma shake su ke da shi. Mu ka sa su su bi gida-gida da sassafe su ka yi wa mata huduba.su ka kuma nuna masu alkibla.. Dama duk dalibansu ne. su ma a ka sa su a layi. Honorabin kuwa ya bude bakin aljihusa ya yi ta raba kudi kamar wani mai injin bugasu a gida. Ko da rana ta yi a ka tantance masu zabe a kasa ‘yan takara a bisa dakali, nan honorabin ya soma ganin tasku.a nan ya ga layin dan takaranmu ya masa fintinkau. Ya yi wuri-wuri da idanuwa ya ga wa’yanda suka ci masa kudi. Mu kuma mu ka yi kamar ba mu san Allah Ya yi ruwan tsirarsa ba. Haka a ka yi zabe a ka gama honorabin ya kwashi kasa. Da gari ya waye, gari ya yi tsit. Kofar gidan honorabin kuwa kamar an share. In banda barrorinsa da ‘yan gani kasheninsa. Mu kuma mu ka koma majalisa mu ka ci gaba da dangantaka. Honorabin kuwa ya dauke kafa ga kowa. A ganinsa ya tara isassar dukiya da za tai she shi rayuwa duk da iyalinsa.
Nan da wata guda za su sauka da ga karaga, sabuwar gwamnati ta hau mulki. Gashi an kada shi a zaben fidda gwani. Gaisuwa ta gagara tsakaninmu. ‘mu ka ce oho dai! Da ma ba mu ciba bare ido ya yi kunya.”
Bayan zabe,abokinmu da ke unguwar da ke ketaren dogo wanda shi ne ya ci zaben ya zo ya bi mu gida-gida ya na godiya. Da ga nan shima ya zama jiki ya na gayyatarmu, duk wani sha’ani da za shi zai tabbatar ya je da daya daga cikinmu. Ya kansa lokaci kamar karken mako ya zo shima a yi zaman majalisa da shi. A hankali shi ma mu ka ce “honorabin ko za ka yi rajista ne a majalisa?” ya sa mu cikin al’amuransa mu ka yi ta ba shi shawar-wari na gari don gabatar da ayyukan ci gaba.
Honorabin kuwa ya koma cin baro. Motocin da ya zuba a hanya su ka soma tangarda. Direbobin kowa ya yi ta kokarin yin tashi motar sannan ya kashe ta honorabin. Injunan motocin nan su ka soma bugawa dai-dai. Ko da su ka rage saura biyu rannan daya ta fadi. Da haka a ka sayar da ita don ta tayar da dayar. Ya soma sayar da filayensa sannan ya shiga rigima da ‘yan haya, kafin wata ya kare ya kan yi ta aike a karbo masa wani abu. Cikin shekara uku honorabin ya kasance saura motar da ya ke shiga kawai. Babbar gonar da ya saya a daji kuwa wadda yanzu ba ya iya noma ta sai ya bada jinginarta.
A kwana a tashi sai honorabin ya soma rasa inda za shi ya rage rana. Ya kan rasa wurin zuwa. Daga nan ya soma kewayowa zuwa majalisa. Tun muna kyararsa har dai mu ka soma sakin jiki da shi.
A wani karken mako sai honorabin ya neme mu mu uku ya ce dun Allah mu raka shi wajen mai gidansa. “yallabai an ce ya shigo gari ina so ku raka ni mu je mu yi gaisuwa.”
Na daukesu a motata mu ka isa gidan yallabai. Tun da ga nesa mu ka hango tarin motoci da babura. Ganin haka mu ka ce lallai mun yi sa a. Na aje mota da ga nesa. Mu ka shiga rububin jama’a don ganin ‘mai gida.’
Yallabai dai ya gana da wannan ,ya gana da wancan a cikin baban falonsa. Mu na hangen yadda jama’a kan sau da kai idan ya na masu bayani ta babbar tagar falon. “Allah ya sani tun da na ke jin sunansa a siyasa sai yau na ke ganinsa.” Na ce wa daya daga cikin dattawan da mu ke tare. Ko da wasu tarin jama’a su ka fita sai sarkin fada ya ce “to sai ku.” Mu ka shige katon falon nan mun fara gaisuwa ke nan, sai wasu ‘yam mata biyu su ka shigo daga kofar cikin gidan da manya-manyan farantai dauke da kwanonin abinci.. Ga alama dai ‘ya’yansa ne saboda irin kamar da su ka yi da shi. Yallabai ya yi mana maraba kuma ya nuna duk ya san jama’ar da mu ke tare da su sai nine kawai bai nuna ya sani ba.
Ya yi mana tayin abinci. Kowa ya sa hannu ya dauki kwano har da honorabin Abu. Ni kuwa na ce na koshi don haka ko ruwa ban sha ba.
Umar Uba
short story ....and he died
NAME: Umar Uba
SHORT STORY
Title… And he died.
I grew up in a matrimonial home where my father was married to three wives. I am the only son of the second wife and the second son of my father with oldest being a female … now housewife.
I am a few months older than my next-of-kin in the family of fifteen. He was the only one who doesn’t respect my age. He sometimes claimed being my senior. I always been cautioned by my mother to remain softhearted and never succumb to his aggressiveness. I headed her advice and never want to fight him at this age.
We are both married. Having more kids than him and living with our parents made it compulsory for him to see me anytime he come in.
I took interest in his two kids and made them homely and friendly. They waved and smile each time they saw me – may be just to make him happy towards me.
He hardly come home, even if he did he remained as quiet and disrespectful as possible to all, especially, to our father and the rest of his wives. This attitude kept on burning in him.
One day I was home in the morning as always. After finishing the daily chores of regards to everyone in the house, my mother told me that my brother was in his mothers’ room, he was not feeling fine. I peeped into the room and wished him well.
He began to come home often and almost spending the whole day indoors. I then asked myself, “What is keeping him home”. Days went bye. He began to sleep in his younger brothers’ room. My mother asked me another day “Have you been greeting him?” ‘Who’. I asked, “Your brother he has been home for the past few days”. She replied I then wondered again how sick he should be to allow himself to leave his family in the next village and come home and stay. His kids and wife visited him regularly. The kids at time would past the night in my house, which is the next block from the families. The wife being a working mother always slept in their one room rented apartment.
He began to loose weight and strength resisting all application. No information was communicated to me as to what sickness he was suffering from except as describe a common but deadly, incurable sickness (pile) that was being taken care of by local medication. A local physician also attends to him – I don’t known on what prescription/he received several pints of intravenal water along with extra medications. His mother and other relatives brought all sorts of local medications to aid his health.
The situation continued to worsen. He hardly could walk without a stick. He lost weight. He hardly could say exactly what he wanted to say each time he attempted speaking. He spent the whole day lying, perhaps, not sleeping but that was the only option he had. His mother really endeavoured to keep him neat. He lied side by side with our aged, sick father under a shade in front of the house. Sometimes he’s being mistaken for the father.
Life became so terrible for him and to us he was staying with. I continued to offer the minimum assistance I could especially to the kids or through them.
Weeks went bye. I began to lose hope in his recovery.
Everyone in the village was refusing to talk on the sickness in our (relatives) presence. So did I. One day I was lying down with my wife late at night discussing the sickness. She mentioned that people in the village were suspecting that he was suffering from HIV/AIDS, so everyone was just waiting for his death. That was the end of our discussion that night. I refuse to comment on that suspicion.
I began to phone our other kins that they must come home and see him because he was dying. When we had a full house it was agreed that he be taken back to hospital. The doctor recommended three pints of blood immediately before any further treatment. We settled the bill and came back home, all of us hiding what many believe he was really suffering from.
The third pint could not get into him the second day … and he died.
SHORT STORY
Title… And he died.
I grew up in a matrimonial home where my father was married to three wives. I am the only son of the second wife and the second son of my father with oldest being a female … now housewife.
I am a few months older than my next-of-kin in the family of fifteen. He was the only one who doesn’t respect my age. He sometimes claimed being my senior. I always been cautioned by my mother to remain softhearted and never succumb to his aggressiveness. I headed her advice and never want to fight him at this age.
We are both married. Having more kids than him and living with our parents made it compulsory for him to see me anytime he come in.
I took interest in his two kids and made them homely and friendly. They waved and smile each time they saw me – may be just to make him happy towards me.
He hardly come home, even if he did he remained as quiet and disrespectful as possible to all, especially, to our father and the rest of his wives. This attitude kept on burning in him.
One day I was home in the morning as always. After finishing the daily chores of regards to everyone in the house, my mother told me that my brother was in his mothers’ room, he was not feeling fine. I peeped into the room and wished him well.
He began to come home often and almost spending the whole day indoors. I then asked myself, “What is keeping him home”. Days went bye. He began to sleep in his younger brothers’ room. My mother asked me another day “Have you been greeting him?” ‘Who’. I asked, “Your brother he has been home for the past few days”. She replied I then wondered again how sick he should be to allow himself to leave his family in the next village and come home and stay. His kids and wife visited him regularly. The kids at time would past the night in my house, which is the next block from the families. The wife being a working mother always slept in their one room rented apartment.
He began to loose weight and strength resisting all application. No information was communicated to me as to what sickness he was suffering from except as describe a common but deadly, incurable sickness (pile) that was being taken care of by local medication. A local physician also attends to him – I don’t known on what prescription/he received several pints of intravenal water along with extra medications. His mother and other relatives brought all sorts of local medications to aid his health.
The situation continued to worsen. He hardly could walk without a stick. He lost weight. He hardly could say exactly what he wanted to say each time he attempted speaking. He spent the whole day lying, perhaps, not sleeping but that was the only option he had. His mother really endeavoured to keep him neat. He lied side by side with our aged, sick father under a shade in front of the house. Sometimes he’s being mistaken for the father.
Life became so terrible for him and to us he was staying with. I continued to offer the minimum assistance I could especially to the kids or through them.
Weeks went bye. I began to lose hope in his recovery.
Everyone in the village was refusing to talk on the sickness in our (relatives) presence. So did I. One day I was lying down with my wife late at night discussing the sickness. She mentioned that people in the village were suspecting that he was suffering from HIV/AIDS, so everyone was just waiting for his death. That was the end of our discussion that night. I refuse to comment on that suspicion.
I began to phone our other kins that they must come home and see him because he was dying. When we had a full house it was agreed that he be taken back to hospital. The doctor recommended three pints of blood immediately before any further treatment. We settled the bill and came back home, all of us hiding what many believe he was really suffering from.
The third pint could not get into him the second day … and he died.
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