Bepo is in his room at Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos, Mr Bepo receives a call from Mrs Ignatius, the parent of a student, just as he is about to say his night prayers. He was not okay with the overly cordial relationship that Mrs Ignatius was extending towards him. He always related to his students and staff with humour and compassion but he did not appreciate being taken for granted just like Mrs. Ignatius was doing.
Mrs Ignatius's husband, Mr Ibe Ignatius, who works as a manager in an oil firm, also decided to “japa” with his family. He argued that he would not want his children to grow up in Nigeria where the children of those who went abroad come to be their children’s leaders and superiors. Mrs Ignatius was in love with this idea and soon started learning tailoring and hairdressing so that she too could earn some money abroad. Mrs Ignatius had quit her job as a clerical officer while her husband had closed up his “clearing and forwarding: side business as they prepared to relocate when something terrible happened.
While processing their visa, a DNA test revealed that Mr Ibe is not the father of one of their three children – Favour, an SSS2 girl at Stardom. This is the subject of Mrs Ignatius’ late-night call. Her husband had told them (Mrs Ignatius and Favour) to leave the house. He was not sure how to respond to this situation. He was aware of the fact that some of these rich parents can be selfish and nasty. He is reminded of an incident that led to the sacking of Mr Ayesoro, who was the Government teacher.
One of his students, Bibi, had a dream
about the Government teacher. Bibi told her mother, Mrs Ladele, that the
government teacher appeared to her in her dream with his tribal mark. His
tribal marks are so deep and prominent that the student nicknamed him Mr
Owala, a derogatory Yoruba name for a person with wild facial marks. Every
time, Bibi saw Mr Ayesoro, she became scared. The dreams continue until Mrs
Ladele goes to the school to file a complaint. Worried that they would lose
Bibi and her siblings to another school, the management transferred Mr Ayesoro
to Stardom Hub, the property wing of Stardom Group of Companies.
