About Us( With Furs)

Episode 1

The hole was stuffy with proceeds from the just concluded nocturnal expedition. It was a dangerous one. Out of the five special operative personnel sent, four arrived back safely. The unlucky fellow was trapped by the Book of Death. The Council received the news and shared it with the people. The Director of Informations was short and brief.

“People of Shalanga we wish to inform you that the latest mission was successful albeit out of five special ops, four are safe and have good news for us. The world outside is replete with enjoyable and nutritious arrivals. This week shall be a good week for us as a nation. In fact from the evidence of our men, I can say it is a potpourri of goodies”

In the Republic of Shalanga that was brief and short. A republic made up characters who derieved inspiration from the world around them. Sadly this world wasn’t aware of its status as a mentor to Shalanga Republic. All what the outside world was concerned with was the benefits of having Shalanga Republic amongst them. They benefitted some things, notable amongst them was -meat. However at the present moment the outside world had a much more important take on Shalanga Republic. One could call it genocide. The euphoria from the good news of the Director vanished and the announcement  of the outside world came as a shock.

“People of Lagos, the State government has directed that all markets and homes should endeavour to put measures in eradicating rats. The Commissioner of Health has utilized his powers under the Public Health Act 2015 in declaring the outbreak of Lassa fever. Lagosians are advised to use all means at their disposal in exterminating the rodents; rats as they are highly dangerous presently.”

This statement came as a shock to the Council of Elders. They were just enjoying the success of their intelligence agency in ascertaining the resources to explore. This statement invariably meant isolationalism. An emergency meeting was convened. 

“Hoc est bellum! This is war!.I say we go to war with these people. We can mobilize other allies which would give us strength. I mean this is getting too much. This is the definition of genocide. These people are cannibals, demonic, selfish and greedy elements. They hunt our brothers, sisters, father, mothers and put them on stakes, brandishing their corpses for sale. We can’t even bury and mourn our dead.” Chief Bacha said.

Chief Bacha had been living in Shalanga Republic for many years. He was amongst the survivors of his generation. His parents passed on while he was four after they ate the food of the gods. It was more doleful as they were celebrating their wedding anniversary that fateful day. This event was a catalyst to his principles in life. He believed in realism and pragmatism. He never supported any form of pacifism in any situation against the outside world. History has it that when he was held at the tail by an agent of the outside world, he bit silly out of the agent.

“I recommend we use a different approach. The pen is mightier than the sword. As the Director of Legal Affairs I recommend we make our grievances at the world court. It is without doubt that we have animal rights. This has been recognized in jurisdictions around the world and with good research we can bring a claim against the humans at the International Court of Justice. Resorting to violence is foolhardy. We all know man`s best friend. Only that group of species can wipe a whole republic synonymous to the dastardly impart of man`s nuclear weapon. Are we forgetting The Holocaust too soon”

To be continued..............