If the World Ends Today, Broke Men Will Certainly Face the Harshest Judgment of All by Omoruyi Uwuigiaren
Omoruyi Uwuigiaren I recently walked into a local restaurant and found myself in the middle of a heated debate. A group of women were furiously discussing a story that had them visibly agitated: a 75-year-old man had impregnated a 19-year-old girl. They were practically shouting, spitting venom, and insisting the old man belonged in prison. As a practical man, I initially focused on my plate. I had no obligation to interject when a hot meal of fufu was waiting to be dispatched. After finishing every last bite and licking my fingers clean, I washed my hands, turned to the group, and flashed an exaggerated smile. "How old did you say the girl was again?" "She’s 19," one of them replied in quick Yoruba . I grabbed a toothpick, dislodged a stubborn piece of meat, and asked my next question: "Did the old man force himself on her?" No," she admitted. "He used money to lure her to his house, and they slept together multiple times." Once money...