You have been told since you were children that these waters carry riches. For your people, these riches are fish. You’re fishermen.

Suddenly, you’re not. You’re retired without your consent. The riches are no longer in fishes, but in oil.

The land is yours, but now, the money is not.

Adebisi Amori is a creative writer from Ibadan, Nigeria. Read more of her works at https://medium.com/@adebisiamori