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  It's a Thursday morning and there's what could only be described as a torrent of people in front of the only mansion in the neighbourhood. Now, the number of people there isn't a surprise here. What is surprising is the variance in the predisposition of the persons. Some were crying, wailing, rolling on the ground, others were looking bemused, confused and lost. "Kilewi? Taloku? Hahh! Temibami! Owo school omo mi!", screamed one of the women there. You're probably wondering who these people are, where they are and why that woman was screaming about her child's school fees. The mansion in question belonged to Chief Owolabi Olabomi alias "OwO, the money bag"(trust me, I agree that the nickname's tacky). Chief Owolabi was the richest man in the town who was born the son of the richest man of the town who was in turn the son of the richest man of the town. You get the picture. Theirs was the typical generational wealth story. One of their forefa...