Remind me again, why is there so much hullabaloo about Obi Invictus and the FBI indictment of him for fraud running into 12 million dollars? Is he not supposed to be the poster boy of the Nigerian dream? Is he not supposed to be the media darling for whom there is no erring? Why are the streets of social media in a rush to pull this great young man down? The damning report from FBI Special Agent, Marshall Ward, must have been the contemplations of Obi’s detractors and sworn enemies. They must have sponsored the FBI malicious investigation to spite him, to cut him to size, to remind him that his ‘village people’ still have the mojo.
Obi is the model Nigerian entrepreneur. He built his Invictus Group company with grit, blood, hardwork and handy knowledge from his degree in Forensic Criminology.
Forget what you read, Obi Invictus is still your ‘Man Crush Monday (MCM).’ He hasn’t killed anyone. He was only trying to get by in a tough economy. When he made a quote that ‘Mindset is everything, be it in entrepreneurship or daily life,’ he was reminding us all that there is no holy grail that the mind cannot attain. He was also admonishing us to expand our mind to accommodate cybercrime, or how else will the big club owners’ make their fortune? Afterall, the ‘Bentleys’ will not drive themselves either. Those that say that Obi’s indictment will put a stain on our global image are all just waxing lyrical and making no sense. What image? Do we have one for starters?
Obi has aspired to inspire, then decided to conspire and now he has been forced to perspire in his new quagmire. He is at crossfire with the FBI, but this is not his fault. The Americans simply hate young astute black people that are doing well for themselves. Let it also be noted that it was the same Americans that poured encomiums on him on their Forbes ‘30’ list. Shame on you, America. Shame on you!
Say whatever you may, but Obi Invictus lived the Nigerian dream. The Nigerian dream is 'hustle.' For this dream, there is no template. The end often justifies the means, and whatever you do, be inspiring to validate your hustle. Suffix every social media post with 'God did it.' Afterall, the Nigerian god is ever willing to lavish us with sudden wealth or how else will he get our praises in this part? Obi is not a victim. Obi is what majority of young people in Nigeria aspire to. He will be fine. His ‘god’ will deliver him and put all his enemies to shame!
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