By

Eniola Olatunji 

The news had been on and I initially kept to myself. The death of a forcibly retired Deputy Inspector of Police, Moses Jitoboh at 54.

The last time I spoke with him live was on 14th January 2020 at during the decoration of some Commissioners of Police CP at the Kam Salem Force Headquarters, Abuja. One of my school mates, now late, Olusola Okediji from Ibadan Christ Apostolic Grammar school, Aperin Oniyere was being decorated that day. It was a day I grinned like a school boy offering everyone a bag of laughter.

MOSES who is from Balyesa State and at a time ADC to President Jonathan Goodluck was then CP Boundaries for Nigeria. But he was supposed to have been Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG by then. 

As a Journalist of many decades, I knew the political card he was being played. So I didn't speak to him as a Journalist in the pictures you saw, I spoke to him as Pastor, senior brother and friend.

 Sometimes it is not easy to apply your knowledge and gift in Pastoral Counselling to some cases and people. His case needed the intervention of Jehovah God where mortal men decided to crown themselves as God.

You must have heard how he was shoved like a playing card twice by President Muhammadu Buhari and then President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who added the cliché GO HOME MOSES another phrase for retirement because his far junior officer was so chosen as IGP.

I once preached a sermon, IT IS WRITTEN. Difficult preaching. That what ever is written by man has to be fulfilled. Yes if that of our Lord Jesus can be fulfilled, who is mortal man.

And so, Moses who I call Giant Moses, far taller than me and like twice my human size, who would have been one of the best Basket Ballers of this world - is on his way to his eternal home.

We leave history and conscience to those who toyed with his destiny in the court of Justice that is greater than any Supreme Court anywhere in this world.

Rest in perfect peace, excellent officer Moses Jitoboh. My joy is that you rested in the Lord. We will grin over everything and everyone when. we meet at Jesus' feet.
Bye bye Giant Moses.