Hi guys,<\/p>\n
So, I have always wanted to write a detective series, here is my attempt at one. Feel free to bring out the knives for the story for sure not me.<\/p>\n
Thank you.<\/p>\n
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Kamoru\u2019s wife , Eno will kill him if he doesn\u2019t bring back that fish like he promised, he was already on his way home when he remembered forgetting the fish while in traffic along Awolowo road, Ikoyi. He was with his supervisor, Ayoola, and best friend, Eze when he screamed<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHAAAA!!!! Yeepa! Mogbe!!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Everyone was taken aback as Kamoru screamed. Everyone thought an accident had happened, or what else could it be that would elicit such screams as the night was drawing near. It was 7.20 but the day was already dark.<\/span> \u201cMy wife go kill me if I no come back house with am o, una no go understand\u201d He tried to explain, but he knew the consequences of not bringing that fish home.<\/span> <\/p>\n Kamoru was looking furiously around for the dried fish all over the site, the seller gave them to him in a yellow and black nylon bag. He looked everywhere on the ground floor of the 12 story construction site, then began to retrace his steps. It was getting dark but the touch on the palasa phone will do just fine. He walked onto the ramp and remembered he was discussing with other laborers on the 8th floor earlier in the day. <\/span><\/em> The familiar face then rushed towards him unsuspectingly, pushing him off the eighth floor, plunging to his death, he falls over a slab, his head smashed in. The familiar face walked away, looking around to make sure no ones sees him till he could escape, as he walked briskly away, his noisy phone began to ring.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Inspector Odogwu opened his eyes, his natural body alarm woke him up everyday somewhere between 6 and 6.45am. He looked to his side and saw the luscious behind of the girl that followed him home from the bar yesterday. <\/span> He jumped out of bed, and grab the little stick of weed on the table, picked the lighter beside\u00a0it. Squinting his eyes, he set the minute weed on fire and took a long drag on it before abandoning it on the ashtray. As he got out of bed, the lady woke up, and picked up the weed, and dragged as well.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo, when next again, Inspector,\u201d The lady asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI will call you\u201d He responded, \u201cDid your ass get bigger?\u201d He asked with a smile <\/span><\/p>\n She giggled, nodding her head, \u201cI bought this thing from Instagram, and it works amazingly well\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He laughed, then got down to his morning exercises, after sweating it out, she kept teasing him with the goods, and when he finished his exercises, he jumped into bed for another round of sex before they showered together.<\/span><\/p>\n She joined him in his 2003 Toyota Corolla, he lived somewhere in Pako, Akoka, he drove into Unilag to drop her at her hostel before rushing to Panti Police station. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As he arrived at the police station, before he could get to the locker, to bring out cereal for his breakfast, he noticed someone hovering behind him.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIs there a problem?\u201d He said to whoever was behind him.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNo Inspector,\u201d The voice said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJust that the DSP said you should see her immediately you get into the station\u201d He continued<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhich DSP?\u201d He asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDSP Marvis Chukwu\u201d He answered, \u201cand who are you,\u201d Inspector Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSergeant Major Lenny Toro, sir\u201d He responded.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo, I cannot eat first before seeing her?\u201d He asked Lenny.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs per her orders, sir,\u201d Lenny said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou can drop the sir abeg, I\u2019m not here for that,\u201d He said<\/span><\/p>\n They both headed towards the DSP’s office, they both saluted her as they got in, as she dropped the cup she was sipping coffee from.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGood morning guys\u201d She began<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI see you\u2019ve met Sergeant Major Lenny Toro, you\u2019ll be working this murder case with him.\u201d She began<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThank you ma, but I prefer to work alone. I\u2019m not interested in an understudy\u201d Odogwu responded<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat gave you the impression that this was an option?\u201d She began, <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWas it my tone ?\u201d She made a sarcastic pose as thinking to find out if she gave off anything that made Odogwu think this was a suggestion<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cCan you both get out of my office?\u201d She said handing him the case file and waving them goodbye. DSP Chukwu is a very fine policewoman who has spent over 15 years in the service with several accolades both local and international. She was handed this new unit, and Inspector Odogwu came highly recommended, she knew him in the station but mostly for the randy rumors of him sleeping around.<\/span><\/p>\n He cared for nothing more asides from work and women, but he has been passed over for promotion for over five years, but he doesn\u2019t allow it bother him, she had been studying him for three months into her new unit, and she wants to see how quickly he can solve this case.<\/span><\/p>\n Lenny Toro, on the other hand, is not a novice per say, he worked in Abuja for majority of his career but he has been transferred back to Lagos, Happily married with two daughters, he is the son of a previous Inspector General of Police but he chose to walk his own way up the ladder.<\/span><\/p>\n Inspector Odogwu and Toro went to Odogwu\u2019s desk to read up on the file they\u2019ve just been assigned. There was the address of the company and the statement from the security guard at the site.<\/span><\/p>\n They both headed out to the site, passing through the alternative route to the Marwa area, in the traffic, as they Odogwu drove, he saw the street food makers, and parked, got down, and went to buy 3 egg rolls with a bottle of Fanta, came back into the car. <\/span><\/p>\n He offered \u00a0one eggroll to Lenny who refused it,<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThank you but I have had breakfast, my wife made delicious pancakes\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHappily married, I see\u201d Odogwu said before bursting into laughter<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWith 2 beautiful girls\u201d Lenny said, \u201cand…\u201d Lenny wanted to continue<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cToo much information\u201d Odogwu said, <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t need to know all that yet. We\u2019re working just this one case together, no need to get this familiar\u201d Odogwu continued.<\/span><\/p>\n Odogwu took a big bite out of the eggroll and continued driving, they arrived at the sight, and everyone seemed to be in a mourning mood. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGood morning, please can you point us to the site supervisor,\u201d Odogwu said<\/span><\/p>\n They were pointed in the direction of a fat Lebanese man, Odogwu began the introduction<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGood morning, my name is Inspector Segun Odogwu and this is my colleague\u201d He allowed Lenny introduce himself, Lenny added \u201cSergeant Major Lenny Toro\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Odogwu continued, \u201cWe\u2019re with the State Criminal Investigation Department\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy name is Samir Hussein, and I\u2019m the supervisor of this construction site but I haven\u2019t been here in a while because I have five other sites all spread around the island. I\u2019m here for the first time this week. <\/span><\/p>\n If you want to speak to anyone who can shed more light, you will have to speak with my deputy site inspector, Salako. He is the one in charge of the laborers and day-to-day running of this site.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Samir explained, then called for Salako, they all went into Samir\u2019s office to talk more about it.<\/span><\/p>\n Inspector Odogwu began, <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo, can you tell us what happened?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLate last night, Kamoru\u2019s wife called me that her husband hasn\u2019t come back yet\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAt what time was this ?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think it was past 11 PM because my wife and kids were asleep, and I was dozing off myself\u201d Salako answered<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThen what did you do at that point?\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI went over to her house to calm her down, he could have been at one of his girlfriend\u2019s house,\u201d Salako said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow far was your house to his house?\u201d Odogwu pushed further.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s at most 5 minutes away if I walk\u201d Salako replied with unease<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened when you got to his house?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI saw his wife outside, she was waiting for him, their compound was empty when I got there. I took her in to make sure she sleeps before heading back home.\u201d Salako finished his explanation<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow many minutes would you say you spent there?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMaybe around 30 to 45 minutes,\u201d Salako said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIsn\u2019t that a long time to be there, considering that you left your home around after 11, which means you\u2019d have gotten home somewhere around 12 AM?\u201d Odogwu said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re close friends sir. I was the one that got him this job, he\u2019s a good guy, and everyone loves him. I just wanted her to be sure that he will be back later that night or in the morning. He met his wife at one of my birthday parties so we are not strangers to each other at all. My wife made sure I hooked them up\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Salako said as sweat started forming on his forehead despite chilling temperature of the room, he continued biting his nails all through this questioning.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOkay, so who are his close friends here,\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat would be Eze, they are always together.\u201d He tried to get up to call Eze, but Odogwu stopped him and asked him<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen was the last time you saw him?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe were on the company\u2019s pick-up truck heading home when he got down on Awolowo road, saying he forgot the dried fish he bought for his wife. That\u2019s the last time I saw him\u201d Salako said before leaving.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSalako knows more than he is saying, he is hiding something,\u201d Lenny said to Odogwu.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s go find Eze\u201d Odogwu replied<\/span><\/p>\n Salako pointed them to where a morose Eze was sitting.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cEze, can we speak to you. We\u2019re from the State CID\u201d We both flashed him their ID cards.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very sorry for your loss but we need to speak to you about your best friend,\u201d Odogwu said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis is very painful, why Kamoru go just kill hinself like this na\u201d Eze said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou think he killed himself ?\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYes oga, wetin fit happen again ?\u201d Eze replied<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t think anyone can kill him ?\u201d Lenny got into the conversation<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNobody go kill am, everybody like that stupid boy,\u201d Eze said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Blues na him everybody dey call am, nowhere wey dem no like am sha, for where we dey buy food, dem dey give am free food, for NairaBet shop, na him paper everybody dey follow. For site here sef, if Kamoru never come, site no go sweet. Bros, nobody fit kill am abeg. Na only God know wetin kill am\u201d Eze explained with tears in his eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut if you say nobody fit kill am, wetin come make am kill himself?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOga, I no no o\u201d Eze replied<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou know whether e get money wahala abi him wife dey no allow am rest?\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHim wife ke\u2026 Eno na good woman, she no dey do pass hersef. Na God marry that wife give am but Kamoru get gbese. The money wey e take marry him wife 2 years ago, na borrow he borrow am from everywhere, the money for him wife ankara business na from different people. <\/span><\/p>\n Bros, make we no lie, him money wahala too much but na him wife dey cool hin mind\u201d Eze said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhere was the last time you saw Kamoru last night?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNa all of us dey inside the Hilux truck yesterday night when he hin forget him wife fish\u201d Eze said<\/span><\/p>\n Odogwu and Lenny took a deep breath, Eze\u2019s explanation is beginning to ink towards suicide and not murder.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBros, and that na the ones wey I fit remember for now\u201d Eze said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOkay, where is the Salako. Please, can you help us call him?\u201d Odogwu said<\/span><\/p>\n Salako arrived and Odogwu tells him to call everyone together, they need to get everyone\u2019s statement. Lenny rushes to the car to get papers to get their statements, after taking their statement, the duo got into their cars but not before informing them all that they\u2019re all suspects and are not expected to leave town under any circumstances unless they get approval from State CID, Panti.<\/span><\/p>\n Next destination is Kamoru\u2019s house. They arrive at the Bajulaiye area of Bariga, they park far away and go on foot towards the compound, it is a large compound with a duplex in the middle of it with bungalows on both sides. The compound was filled with people who came to mourn with Eno on the death of her husband.<\/span><\/p>\n Eno sat, dressed in black outfit amongst a crowd of sad women who were consoling her. Odogwu called aside an elderly woman, introduced themselves to her and told her they needed to speak with the wife for a brief moment.<\/span><\/p>\n They took Eno with the elderly lady into Kamoru\u2019s room.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are very sorry for your loss, and we don\u2019t want to take any of your time.\u201d Odogwu began<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDo you know of anyone who may want your husband dead?\u201d Odogwu continued<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know sir. He was good to everyone, even kind to them. At the beer parlour, everyone buys him beer. I don\u2019t know anyone who would want him dead.\u201d Eno wept, but spoke very well.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen did you start getting worried last night ?\u201d Lenny aske<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cKamoru stays out late till about 12 but he comes home first at about 8.30 before going to a joint\u201d Eno explained<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWho did you call when you became bothered ?\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI called Eze first, but his number wasn\u2019t going through, so I called Salako around 11 that night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat did Salako say?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat he went back to the office when he forgot something\u201d Eno said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThen he came over to put your mind at ease?\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYes sir\u201d Eno said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFor how long?\u201d Odogwu asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFor like almost one hour\u201d Eno answered<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat late? How about his own family?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe wanted to be sure I was fine\u201d Eno said, at this she stopped making eye contacts, and her breathing became faster. Clearly, there is something she is hiding.<\/span><\/p>\n Odogwu changed the topic.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAre you aware of any money troubles your husband may have\u201d Odogwu<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAny other one? Look at where we\u2019re living, we\u2019re feeding from hand to mouth, but nothing out of the ordinary. God has been faithful\u201d She said.<\/span><\/p>\n Odogwu thought to himself, maybe she doesn\u2019t know about the money troubles, the one he\u2019s owing several people. Lenny and Odogwu looked at themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThank you for taking time with us today. We\u2019re sorry about your loss. We will be back again\u201d Odogwu said, and they left them.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSalako and Eno are fucking\u201d Odogwu told Lenny.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow so?\u201d Lenny asked<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShe was fine with all of the questions but as soon as we began along the line of Salako, she began to blink more than regular, she felt uneasy, her nose were flaring. She is definitely hiding something\u201d Odogwu added<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s not all, I don\u2019t think Salako is the only friend of her husband that she is fucking\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Odogwu continued<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLook at the time, it\u2019s almost 8PM. I will see you in the office tomorrow. We will begin to examine all of the statements from the site.\u201d Odogwu said<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSee you tomorrow, Inspector\u201d Lenny said<\/span><\/p>\n Inspector Odogwu went home thinking about the case, he then thought about it again. How come the case wasn\u2019t ruled suicide, that\u2019s one thing, secondly, why was he assigned this case, this is the first time he\u2019s working a case with DSP Chukwu, and working with Lenny Toro.<\/span><\/p>\n What does it all mean? Is he under investigation? Is the dark secret coming back to haunt him? Or maybe it\u2019s just a case like any other. He got home, opened the door, and went directly for the fridge like he put stuff there, there was nothing there asides alcohol and water.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n\u201cKamoru wetin happen\u201d Eze asked him
\n\u201cI bin forget Eno fish for site\u201d He said. <\/span>
\n\u201cNa why you come shout like that?\u201d \u00a0Kamoru said, \u201cYou dey craze?\u201d He continued<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nHe jumped out of the construction company branded truck and ran in the opposite direction of home.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n He got to the eighth floor and pointed the torch in every direction he could, he knew time was against him, as he ran all over the place, then he heard footsteps behind him, he looked back and saw a familiar face, he continued his search beside a pillar close to the edge of the building that was open. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nHe relished the single life at 34 years, this wasn\u2019t an Olosho or maybe she could be, but he sure as hell ain’t paying for this one because he did her a favour some time ago that shall not be spoken off, and every once in a while, she would call him or he would call her for routine \u201cmaintenance\u201d of her tool or his.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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