In response to the Attorney-General’s directive ordering the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate him over alleged illegal mining activities, NDC National Organizer Joseph Yamin has issued a cryptic but defiant statement, drawing on a personal story from his past:
“Once upon a time in the 4BN barracks complex, we used to go hunting for cats. On one such hunting expedition, we happened upon a cat that, unknown to us, belonged to a soldier. As we closed in on it, the soldier suddenly stepped out of his room and we had to run for cover.
Like any soldier would, he traced us to where we had camped, preparing one we had already caught. He approached us and said, ‘Joe, so you people wanted to add my cat to what you’re preparing?’ We denied it, of course. But he responded, ‘I saw these dogs around you chasing my cat and you’re here denying it.’ Those were his final words to us before leaving.
He ended with a warning: ‘Tomorrow, everybody go hear of it.’
And true to his word, by the next morning, the news was spreading like wildfire.
“When you see a lion sleeping, don’t wake it—because you may not like its reaction. That’s a quote from the soldier I’m borrowing today:
Tomorrow, everyone will hear of us.”
Yamin’s metaphor-laced response appears to dismiss the allegations as part of a broader political agenda and hints at a forceful reply in due time. His comments come just hours after the Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, instructed EOCO to investigate him and NDC Vice Chairman Yakubu Abanga over alleged involvement in illegal mining—a move that has sparked intense public discourse.
