My people, gist don land wey go scatter ground for Mali as one self-styled marabout, wey dem dey call Mr Sinayogo, don collect over €33,500, waka come promise say e go help Mali win Africa Cup of Nations. But as dem lose quarter-final to Senegal 1-0, wahala don show!
As dem play match on Friday, na so Mali boys sharp-sharp pack their bags because Senegal no wan gree leave d pitch with dem. The marabout wey don use mouth run plenty jargons come dey collect money like say na freebie, suddenly don turn to bad market. People wey believe am come gather money pass 22 million CFA francs, believing say hin dey get spiritual powers to deliver victory. But as matter be now, e don land for police net!
After the match, wey no sweet at all, fans wey don donate money for this marabout don dey vex like boiling water. Dem come gather outside hin house to show am say e don deceive dem, dey shout for their money back. Na there police come waka enter to save hin from di angry mob wey dey threaten to scatter the place!
As e happen, police don arrest Mr Sinayogo for Bamako on charges of fraud and charlatanism. No be small matter my people; dem no dey joke with charlatanism for Mali, dem fit run am for law! The police talk say if dem catch am while di matches dey go on, e go fit turn the whole tournament upside down, so dem hold their fire till the match finish before dem swoop on am.
But no be only money dem dey investigate o! Di cybercrime division dey also look into how arou still land plenty donations for hin pocket. Many people don dey talk say e fit use social media to carry scam run. The case don open real discussion on how people dey fall for spiritual stories, and how some go dey use am go dey exploit fans wey dey hope for sweet victory.
Na so e be, my people: no trust all the fine fine words dem dey bring una! Make we dey shine our eyes! How e go be now wey marabout don turn to wahala? Make we watch as di gist dey unfold…
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