Dr Madu, the Shamaki of Fika, who became a doctor through providence, by Hassan Gimba The Arbiter  Locally known as Dr Madu in his youth and later more commonly addressed as Dr Mamman, Dr Madu was an Iroko tree of a man, full of compassion and a burning desire to spread health wherever he found himself. His six-foot-three-inch height and athletic build — which a champion heavyweight boxer would envy — would melt whenever a situation requiring compassion arose. Perhaps this was because he was sired by two noble people from the...