truth is inconvenient. That was the weapon I had. The NFL was denying the truth. They were developing an alternative truth. So that was why I prevailed. I had the truth, the truth of the facts of science and the truths of the facts of my humanity. I was just a messenger of the truth. It’s never been about me. My discovery changed my path in a way I did not like. Remember, I came to America in search of myself, to be myself, to live a good life, and be the man I was born to be. I thought I couldn’t do that in a corrupt environ-ment like we have in Nigeria. So I came here to live a simple life. And then the work I did was purely inno-cent. Saturday morning, I was the most junior person in the office so I worked all weekends, all public holi-days. I was single. When I saw what I saw, did my re-search, I got entangled in the compli-cated social and political dynamics of America, without knowing it. I was very naïve, as Will Smith would say. It pulled me to some level of prominence that I did not want. By the time I re-alized it was already too late. There was nothing I could do. The NFL was attacking me, trying to ridicule me, dismissing me. That was a mistake. I had my survival skills set in and I had to do what I had to do to protect myself and to defend the truth of my message. It has taken my life away from me because I’ve lost control, really. I wish, like I’ve said, I have never met Mike Webster, and I really meant it. I’ve lost control of my life. CC: What motivated you to go that extra mile in the autopsy of Mike Webster? What made you look outside the obvious cause of death and dig deeper? BO: To understand why I did what I did, you have to understand my child-hood, where I came from. When peo-ple look at me, they see the finished product, but the downside of that is that people do not see the struggles, the difficulty that I endured. I suffered depression. I had a very low self-es-teem as a child. I suffered malnutri-tion. My life has always been one struggle or another over adversities. In going through that I discovered the power of faith. I discovered the power of humanity – our shared humanity. I discovered that faith and science are not antagonistic to each other. They actually synergize each other in search of the truth. That was what motivated me – the truth. I saw myself in Mike Webster, the humanity of my science, the hu-manity of my faith. I practice my faith in my science, my science in my faith. The autopsy I did of Mike Webster was a celebration of love. I said to him, ‘Mike I think there’s something wrong with you. We don’t have all the an-swers.’ It’s just like I would say to myself, to my brother, to my wife, to my son, because we are all one hu-manity. It was not about me. Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College Practice OpportUnity ‘18 Your window of opportunity is here. Wednesday, February 14, 2018 — CMCC Network and connect with over 500 CMCC students! Discuss any of the following opportunities: associateships, practices for sale, space for lease or sale and locums. Showcase your latest equipment, supplies and services to the next generation of chiropractors. Booth locations will be locked in on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register at www.cmcc.ca/practiceop 416 482 2340/1 800 669 2959 ext. 200, [email protected] www.canadianchiropractor.ca Gold sponsor Silver sponsor Bronze sponsors CC_CMC_Practice_Dec17_CSA.indd 1 December 2017 Canadian Chiropractor 27 2017-11-13 2:07 PM
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