Imiano was a trained personnel with dragon eyes security outfit but at some points in his life, he chickened out. The story has it that he participated in a secret operation in which the outcome was not successful. So, he left the outfit knowing what would follow.
He did not bother to go to the village because all that await him there are despair, hopelessness and sorrow. So, he kept roaming the streets. On one occasion, a man met him on the way and decided to help him. So, he took him in as his security and gateman. While staying with the man, Imiano discovered his passion for blogging. So, he created one on blogspot.com which was free and from time to time, he creates post for it. After his master discovered that Imiano could wash cars very well, he decided to transfer him to the car wash arena where he had put up to aid his friends. So, while at the car wash, Imiano met Obiro and they bonded. One remarkable thing about Imiano is that he does not steal.
Obiro was from Askee village. He got the job as a means of survival after that he had left Askee village for good. First, he worked with Aban bread bakery for 2 months after which he switched to Akwame Water factory which job did not last as he left the factory and started roaming the streets again where the owner of the car wash met him and told him to work with him.
It was not easy for him at first but he settled among the boys and sometimes, the wife of their boss sent food to them. So, they were happy. On one occasion, a customer had left a wrist watch in the shop where he was relaxing during the time that his car was being washed and Obiro asked Imiano to return it to him since that they know him very well. Mr. Okeke happened to be their regular customer and he was a Pharmacist. When Imiano got to the drug dispensation annex of the hospital that afternoon, he was ushered in by a beautiful secretary while he was told to wait for his turn so that he can see the Pharmacist as he was with another patient in the consulting room. So, he waited while praying for them to do fast so that he could return to the car wash and continue his duty before their master comes.
Sooner or later, the bell rang and Imiano went to the office to see the man. After that he had explained to him how that they had found the gold-plated wrist watch on the table where he took a can of Aqua Rapha yoghurt that afternoon before leaving the shop. The man was so happy and appreciated the fact that he came but when Imiano dipped his hands into his pocket to fetch the wrist watch, it was not there and he was sure that Obiro had handed it over to him.
That afternoon, Imiano prayed for the ground to open up and swallow him but nothing happened, he opened his mouth to speak but no words came out as he could explain no further. If not that he was a trained personnel, he would have just started crying that afternoon but he kept his cool. Just then, the door opened and the secretary came in with the watch. Imiano sighed a sigh of relief and the atmosphere was less tensed.
Imiano thanked the secretary before she left but while he was about going, the Pharmacist called him back and told him to sit down for a chat but he complained that Obiro was waiting for him and could report him to their master if he doesn’t show up immediately. Knowing what was at stake, the Pharmacist told him to relax while he called his friend who was the car wash owner and inquired of him if Imiano could spend two hours in his office of which Mr. Ekene agreed to and they sat down to talk.
“Congratulations, Imiano. I want to inform you that you have gained a slot to work in my company as a marketer.” Mr. Okeke said, extending his hand for a handshake but Imiano declined saying,
“But sir, you work in a hospital not a company and I can’t remember seeing an advert of a hospital looking for marketers or are you praying for people to fall sick?”
“No. Take a seat. We will talk things over.”
When Imiano sat on the chair, Mr. Okeke explained certain things to him and he went home with a heavy heart. Throughout that day, Imiano could not eat anything as he hoped that everything that Mr. Okeke told him works out fine. He continued with his car washing business and did well while continuing in his blogging hobby as well. This time around, he changed the name of his website from www.imianowankillme.blogspot.com to www.PwanUltimate.Com he continued receiving information from Mr. Okeke about properties, homes and lands which he pasted at strategic positions on his blog for buyers to see while he kept on saving more money to move to a more professional platform if the need arises.
That afternoon when Mr. Okeke sat him down in his office, he could perceive the smell of drugs but he didn’t mind as he paid attention to what the Pharmacist was saying.
“You see, I am a Pharmacist as well as a consultant. If you choose to work with us, you would earn as much as 5%, 10% or even 15% commission for all the properties that you help the company to sell.”
Mr. Okeke was saying after they had relaxed comfortably in his office. Imiano could sense the atmosphere changing but he didn’t know where to start asking questions from. So, he kept quiet as Mr. Okeke continued.
“The name of the company is PWAN GROUP and all the information you need is on Adulpted.Com.” He said.
“How did you get to know about me, sir?” Imiano asked.
“Your blog.” Mr. Okeke replied.
“But I never told anyone about it.”
“It’s on a universal platform.”
“Ok. I agree.” Imiano replied.
“That’s my man.” Mr. Okeke said and gave Imiano a huge handshake as they both smiled.
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“Imiano, I don’t know what is wrong with you these days!” Obiro commented one day.
“How?” Imiano quizzed.
“You will be washing cars and be smiling or even singing melodiously unlike before.” Obiro noted.
“My brother, for this life so, wahala no dey finish. So, let’s just be happy.” Imiano said.
“Is there something you are not telling me?” Obiro asked, coming close to him with a puzzled face.
“Yes. You know Oga is a good man. Let’s work for him first. After, I will tell you!”
“Ok.” Obiro agreed and joined him in the singing spree not minding what it was that Imiano had in mind. That afternoon, as they sat down to have lunch, Imiano told him everything and Obiro developed interest at once. Imiano told him to follow the instructions on Adulpted.com and register as he was already pasting adverts on his blog.
That afternoon, as they were discussing, their boss came in and heard what they were discussing and decided to join them. When he got home, he convinced his wife and both of them joined. Imiano could not believe himself as everything was happening so fast. God so kind, the company wasn’t one of those fake one out there. So, they attended seminars and were grounded in the field. He followed up on the whole thing and it was successful.
Mr. Ekene turned his car wash arena into a mini classroom and they recruited more people as the company recognized their efforts as a team. With Mr. Okeke coming to the office to encourage them from time to time, the team was strong. Mr. Ekene invested heavily in real estate industry through the link that he received from Imiano. They both grew as business partners and the boss’ wife went to Akwa-Ibom state to attend one of thew conventions hosted by the group.
When she returned, the strategy changed. So, Imiano went to the state office of the property world Africa network (group) and collected much fliers which they shared to their numerous rich customers who trooped into the car wash arena on daily basis. On one occasion, one of the customers requested to see the properties that they advertised and he was taken for inspection in his Toyota truck and with the aid of the Enugu state MD, the outing was successful and he paid for one of the plots and received a home appliance of his choice from the company.
Though Imiano urged him to buy more plots so that he can get discounts or even a free plot of land but he refused saying that he would have to talk to his elder brother who resides in Germany in order to know what the next step should be. That evening, Mr. Marcus called them on phone and said that he had spoken with his brother and that they are subscribing for ten plots of land so that when the value of the said plots appreciate, they would re-sell them and make high return on investment. When Imiano ended the call, there was jubilation everywhere as they all had dinner as a family and went to sleep. That night, Imiano had a dream in which he saw all the people from his village coming to ask him for forgiveness and he accepted their apologies. When he wake up, he received a call from the village. It was the Igwe (Paramount Ruler) telling him to come back home and advise them on what to do in order to avert a major communal crisis which bothers on Land ownership. Imiano fainted and wondered how his village people got to find him again but remembering all the roles he played during his stay at Dragon eyes security outfit, he decided to undertake the task. That afternoon, Imiano sent some of his boys to the community concerned for them to hold peace talks and it worked, the king was happy and promised Imiano heaven on earth but he only asked for one thing.
“Igwe, give me one of your daughters to wife.” Imiano requested and it was granted him.
Three years later, Imiano visited Mr. Ekene’s place with his family and informed his former boss of their intention to relocate to Canada and the boss himself obliged them after he had introduced Imiano to the members of his business and told them that Imiano was one of the numerous boys that had been with him and they had no problems.
“Today, he is a son-in-law to the king and a successful businessman.” He concluded by encouraging the boys and they jammed their hands together in excitement.