The Death of Vivek Oji

**Maayde Vivek Oji** ko deftere 2020 nde winndiyanke Naajeeriya biyeteeɗo Akwaeke Emezi winndi. Nde yaltinaa ko ñalnde 4 lewru bowte hitaande 2020 e defte Riverhead, nde ina haala nguurndam Vivek Oji haa o maayi. Ko ɗum deftere Emezi mawnde ɗiɗmere caggal Freshwater e deftere nde heɓi hakkillaaji mawɓe, nde wonnoo nde New *York Times* ɓuri soodde e oon sahaa.

### Ngeesa Gorko gooto jeyaaɗo to leydi Najeriya ina wiyee Chika ina resi debbo gooto jeyaaɗo to leydi Indiya, ina wiyee Kavita. Ɓe njogii ɓiɗɗo gorko gooto, Vivek Oji, jibinaaɗo ñalnde neene makko Ahunna sankii. Vivek ina jogii maande jibinannde e taƴre mum ina nanndi e mboros e koyngal Ahunna. Ñalnde heen fitina yani e luumo nokku oo, Kavita tawi ɓanndu Vivek ina ɓoornii comci, ina lelni e damal mum; ndeen daartol ngol ina yuurnitoo duuɓi nguurndam e maayde Vivek e nder daartol ngol wonaa lineer. Ruuhu Vivek ina haala sahaa e sahaa fof e daartol ngol.
Vivek mawni ko e ɓiyum mawniiko biyeteeɗo Osita. Nde o woni suka, o fuɗɗotoo ko heɓde ɓuuɓri. Jibnaaɓe Osita Mary e Ekene (miñi mum Chika) ina njogii dewgal ngal weltaaki. Osita ina heewi waɗde ko ɓuri heewde e waktuuji mum ko e galle Vivek. So suka biyeteeɗo Vivek nanngaama ina ndaara Osita ina jokkondiri e giɗo mum debbo biyeteeɗo Elizabeth, sukaaɓe ɓee ina kaɓa. Osita haaldaani e Vivek ko ina wona duuɓi keewɗi.

Nde o woni suka mawɗo, jibnaaɓe Vivek njaltini mo e duɗal jaaɓi haaɗtirde. Vivek mawnii gite mum, ko ɗum hulɓini renndo maɓɓe konservatiif. Vivek ina fiyee e nder etaade riiwtude jinneeji to jumaa Mary’s. Ɗuum ina bonna jokkondiral hakkunde jibnaaɓe Vivek e ɓesngu maɓɓe mawngu.

Vivek ina mawni e ɓadtaade ɓiɓɓe rewɓe Nigerwives; ɓeeɗoo ko rewɓe eggiyankooɓe hono Kavita ɓe resndi worɓe Najeriya. Ɓeen sehilaaɓe ina njeyaa heen Elizabeth e Juju, e woɗɓe. Hay so tawii jibnaaɓe maɓɓe ko jom en hakkillaaji en, sukaaɓe Nigerwives ina njogii jikkuuji rimɗuɗi e jokkondiral e jokkondiral. Osita e Vivek ina njillondiri. Juju e Elizabeth ina njillondiri e sirlu. Caggal nde Vivek maayi, Kavita fuɗɗii naamnaade sukaaɓe rewɓe ɓee, ina sikki ɓe mbaawi rokkude humpito ko waɗi koo. Rewɓe ɓee e Osita ina mbiya e fuɗɗoode ɓe nganndaa ko wari Vivek, kono caggal ɗuum ɓe cuɓii ngam haalde Kavita goonga. Oon jamma, Osita e Juju ina njillondiri tawa ruuhu Vivek ina ndaara e jaɓde.

Sehilaaɓe Vivek ina ndokka Kavita enveloppe keewɗo fotooje, ina hollita wonde Vivek ina weltii e maquillage e ɓoornaade comci. Vivek huutoriima inɗe “he” e “she” fof, sahaa e sahaa fof ina hollita sifaa debbo ina wiyee Nnemdi. Sukaaɓe rewɓe ɓee mbiyi Kavita ina gasa tawa Vivek waraama e nder fitinaaji ɗii nde won anndi mo. Kavita e Chika ina metti ɓerɗe mum en nde tawnoo Vivek hoolaaki ɓe. Kavita ina joginoo fotooje ɗee e nder albom les ŋoral mum, ina ñaagii Chika yo lomto kaaƴe Vivek.Osita yilliima yanaande Vivek. Osita yi'i Nnemdi tan nde fitina fuɗɗi. O etinooma faamnude mo wonde o alaa kisal, o hoota galle Juju. Osita nanngi junngo mum; nde o 6uuccii ndee, o 6uuccii, o fiyi hoore makko e dow laawol ngol. E nder kulol, Osita itti limce Nnemdi, acci mo dow damal Kavita. Osita wibbi limce Nnemdi, o dilli.

Ruuhu Nnemdi ina haala gila caggal maayde. Jooni noon, hayre ndee ina winndaa heen « Vivek Nnemdi Oji, Ɓiɗɗo giɗaaɗo ». Nnemdi yaafiima Osita, ina ɗaminii jibineede.

### Tiitooɗe Deftere nde ina haala ko fayti e anndinde hoore mum nde jikku ''eponymous Vivek'' fotnoo haɓtaade nde o arti e anndinde makko goonga e jinnaaɓe makko e miijaade wonde o foti ko ndimaagu wonde ko o woni koo e ko o yiɗi tawa o woppaani jiiɓru e woɗɓe.Deftere nde'e ɗon lincita miijooji dow ko laarani jommbaajo debbo e lesdi Naajeeriya ngam ɗum kuugal kallungal e ƴamol ngol ɗon mari haaje. Ina haala kadi ko fayti e gaynaako en closeted ɓe kuli yaltude, ɓe ngonaa tawo e arde e ko fayti e jokkondiral maɓɓe.
### Jaɓɓugo Deftere nde heɓi jaɓɓungal mawngal e nder jaayɗe keewɗe ko wayi no New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, USA Today, ina njetta Emezi e golle mum. Ko ɗum deftere ɓurnde soodde e New York Times. E nder ƴeewndo moƴƴo, Los Angeles Times inniri ɗum "deftere ɓuuɓnde, jogiinde humpitooji keewɗi no kala saga". Jaaynde New York Times Book Review innitiri deftere ndee “[Taariindi] ɓuuɓndi, ɓuuɓndi . . . Puzzle ɓuuɓɗo e ɗemngal belngal, umminoowo naamne jowitiiɗe e mbaydi e nuunɗal ɗe jaabaaka no ɗe njogii nafoore nii.”
Rewindaade hoodere nde Kirkus innitiri ɗum "Binndol laaɓtungol e mettungol no feewi".

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