Lola James (not real name) was worried that her parents had refused to approve of her fiancé. She simply couldn‘t understand why almost all the members of the family disliked him. She had done everything within her power to convince her parents to bless the union, to no avail.As she thought about this matter that had been bothering her for months, she decided to read a soft-sell magazine (name withheld) to take her mind off her worries. When she got to page 18 of the magazine, she saw an advert with the title, ‘Old woman with old power – Mama Ijebu.‘ The advert, which was full of grammatical errors, reads, ”For your financial problem, love powder, do as I say, quick sales, favour soap, progress at work, for political appointments, love me only to stop your husband from extra marital affairs, win contracts, to receive money from relatives, home and abroad, loot winning, to win land cases and court cases, promised and fail, ill luck, to regain your husband or wife back, for you to marry the man/woman of your choice, protection against witches and wizards. We also cure fibroid, low sperm count, diabetes and stroke. Come and see the power of old.”Apart from two phone numbers on the advert, no traceable address was provided. James became interested, especially when she read, ”for you to marry the man/woman of your choice” part. She immediately called one of the numbers on the advert and spoke with an old woman who identified herself as Mama Ijebu. James told the old woman that her parents had refused to allow her marry the man of her choice. She was then instructed to pay N6,000 as consultancy fee into a bank account that was given to her by Mama Ijebu.
Rest of the story here http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20100912241925
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