DEMONS ON CHURCH STREET
>>>EPISODE (6a) <<<
Tola grabbed her Ipad and
followed him, his ever faithful
assistant.
They were about exiting the
building when he saw a man
arguing with the policemen at
the gate.
“What’s going on there?” Adam
called to one of the officers.
“The man wants to report the
theft of his taxicab. We told him
this isn’t that kind of police
station, he’s making a fuss and
refusing to go.”
“The poor man.” Adam said
with a chuckle. “Take his
statement and send it to the
nearest station. Was his taxi
stolen around here?”
“No, he said it was stolen at
Tanke.”
“Why is he here then?” Adam
said and waved the officer
away.
He was about to step into his
car when his phone rang. It was
the governor.
“Hello sir!”
“Adam, I heard another body
has been found. What are you
doing about this menace?”
“Sir, we have a few leads and I
was just on my way to pursue
one of these leads.” He did not
have a lead technically, but he
was not admitting that to the
governor.
“You do your job Adam, but the
public need a little reassurance
from you. Why haven’t you given
any press conference or
anything to calm them? I think
we can all agree the Police
Chief’s press statement was a
botched attempt to repair the
situation.”
He felt good the governor too
did not approve.
“Sir, I am busy with the
investigations, I really don’t have
time for the media.”
“I was hoping you would say
that. I have a favour to ask.” The
governor wanted a favour? He
was governor, he ordered not
ask favours.
“Remember Kate?” Of course he
did, how would he not
remember the Governor’s
daughter? They had been close,
friends, before her mother had
been shot on his watch. She had
been on the news on and off for
two years, never for a good
reason. He wondered why the
governor was bringing her up.
“Yes I do sir.”
“Well, she needs a job.” Adam
stifled a laugh. The governor
was asking him for a favour
because his daughter needed a
job? She could have his job if
the governor decided so. The
governor was not the Almighty
but in the affairs of the state, he
was close. “I know what you’re
thinking Adam, and you’re right,
I can get her jobs but I want a
particular one. I want her to
work with you.”
“Sir?” He gasped.
“Remember I said I needed a
favour? She’s been in a lot of
trouble recently,you should
know and I need somebody to
watch over her.” Adam shook
his head slowly. The governor
had people, lots of them, who
would jump at the opportunity
to take care of his daughter. Her
mother had asked the same
favour seconds before she died.
They all thought him very
responsible. He could not take
care of himself, much less
another human being.
“Sir, I’m quite surprised,
pleasantly surprised that you
think so highly of me but I don’t
think there’s anything I can do
here that hundreds of people
cannot do. The CIB isn’t exactly
what I think Kate would like.”
“Adam, I want her here in the
city, I want her under the watch
of somebody I know and I trust.
That media problem you have,
she can help there.”
“Sir, I really think you should
give more thought to this. Have
you asked her if she wants it?”
There was no way a girl like
Kate would want to work in the
CIB.
“I’ll ask her. And do something
about this murderer ruining my
city.”
He leaned on the car and let out
a deep sigh. He really did not
want to be drawn back into the
Governor’s family. He had done
enough damage.
“Are you okay?” Tola asked,
breaking into his thoughts.
“I am, I think so.” There was no
way Kate would agree to come
work for him. “Let’s go see the
students.”
Ese walked faster trying to keep
the pace of her crazy partner.
She was lucky to be back in the
unit he had told her as they left
the office. She did not argue
with him but she had secretly
prayed for God to give her an
opportunity to disgrace the
condescending egoistic hunk of
meat. So far her prayer had not
been answered.
“You want to be a good
reporter, you have to learn to
walk fast.” He said over his
shoulder. Ese almost threw her
purse at him. He was trying to
make her miserable and he was
succeeding. She had been a top
reporter for a national
television, he knew it but he
was top dog here and she had
to know it. She had begged,
losing part of her dignity to get
back on the case. He had agreed
to take her with him as long as
she knew her place as his
subordinate.
They were in the State
polytechnic. Richard had gotten
some information that the last
victim had been identified and
that she was a student of the
school. He had promptly called
up some contacts in the school
who had confirmed that the
victim indeed was a student of
the school. If his confidence was
anything to go by, he also knew
who to talk to about the girl.
“Ever been to this school?” He
asked, not reducing his pace.
“Yes, a few times.”
“This used to be my stomping
ground. I did a lot of damage
here.” He said with a proud
smile.
To be continued…
>>>EPISODE (6b) <<<
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“You schooled here?”
“Four years.” He said as they approached the Female Hostel. It looked recently repainted, better than it looked last time she had being there. He stopped and looked over the building. “I used to come here like it was my second home.”
She was even more disgusted by him. She wondered what kind of girl would be attracted to a self-absorbed person like him. They were about to move into the hostel when she noticed Adam and her feisty assistant park behind them. She still hurt from the way he had treated her the day before, but she was not going to give him the pleasure of knowing.
“What are you doing here Ese?” He asked as he got out of the car.
“Good morning to you too.” Richard turned back to look at Adam. He knew who Adam was but feigned ignorance. “This is Detective Adam Ademola, director of CIB.” She said pointing to Adam. “And Detective Dosumu.”
“Who are you?” Adam asked Richard, sizing him up with eyes. Richard did not like being talked to like that. She liked it.
“I’m Richard, her boss.” He said, attempting to hug Adam. Was he crazy?
“He’s not my boss.” P---k!
“Okay, I don’t care who is boss of who, just stay out of my way, I have an investigation to run. And if you are here to question anybody in this hostel, I’d advise you to hold your horses.”
She did not know if she was more happy seeing Richard put in his place or more angry with the way Adam treated her, again. She did not expect Richard to budge, he did not look like somebody who took orders. But he turned and walked away from the hostel.
“You’re taking orders from him? Are you serious? Looks like you’re all talk.” She said with a scoff.
“Just keep quiet and follow me.” He was up to something.
They moved towards a bench not far from the hostel. He dipped his hand in his pocket and brought out a device.
“What’s that?” She asked.
He did not answer. He sat on the bench, set the device beside him and pushed a couple of buttons. It came to life, it was a speaker of sorts. Static came through the speakers. He pushed another button and a voice came over the speaker. It was Adam’s! He had bugged him!
“The attempted hug?” She asked him, her mouth open. He nodded, proud of himself. “That is illegal! It’s so wrong, dangerous even. What if he finds it?”
“You want to question me or work? If your conscience is too pretty for this, you are welcome to leave.”
She looked at the hostel where Adam had entered. If he found the bug they could deny it, but Adam knew her, he would know the moment he saw her that she was lying. He would have no proof though. He had been anything but good to her. He had it coming.
“Okay, let’s do this.” She said, taking a seat beside him.
Adam did not want to help her, he would anyway.
Adam took a swig out of the bottle and placed it on the table in front of him. He was at CALEB’S for the first time since he and Faruk had found the note on his car. He loved the lounge and had staggered out of the place more than a few times with Faruk his ever faithful partner. The music was rarely loud, rich men apparently did not want too much noise, they would have stayed at home with their wives and children if they wanted that. A couple of men with girls who were young enough to be their granddaughters sat to his right. The girls laughed at every silly thing the men said, it was disgusting.
He felt a touch on his head and jumped. A girl stood behind him. She was making an attempt at a seductive smile, she was failing miserably.
“You need something?” He asked her. The smile disappeared. Her failure seemed to hurt her. The lounge did not allow hookers in, so she had to be part of the staff.
“There’s a gentleman outside, he said to tell you Kelvin was calling you.” She said and scurried away.
He looked at the half full bottle, he would come back for it. Faruk apparently had not been allowed in again. He stood and walked out of the room. Faruk was outside, standing some distance away from the door with a bag.
“Bro, what’s happening?” Adam asked as he approached him. “They didn’t let you in again, right?”
“They probably wouldn’t have allowed me but I did not want to enter. Where’s your car?” Adam pointed to the car. Faruk was rarely serious, but he looked as serious as a man listening to the jury deliver his verdict.
He punched the remote and the doors opened, they entered and closed the doors.
“What’s going on Faruk?” He asked as soon as he had the air-condition running.
“I heard you found another body. Same guy?”
“Most likely, yeah. He sent me a text message.” He brought out his phone and showed Faruk the text. “I had a friend of mine check if he could trace the sender, he didn’t find anything useful.”
Faruk opened the bag he carried and brought out a laptop. He put it on and opened a video.
“I came back here that night and asked around if anybody saw anything, most of them did not but I got lucky.”
He played the video. It was a two minute video of a couple of girls attempting a dance, a male voice sounded in the background, probably the person who shot the video.
“What am I supposed to see here Faruk?”
Faruk replayed the video and pointed at a shadow. Then forwarded the video and pointed to a figure that appeared for two seconds.
“That’s the guy.” Adam looked at Faruk confused. “You see your car before the guy gets there, the camera moves away and the note is there by the time we come back.”
Adam studied the video and replayed it a few times. Faruk was right. Unfortunately, the shadow or the figure did not show much.
“The guys didn’t remember seeing him. They were drunk so I doubt they’d remember anything from that night.” Faruk said. “I thought you’d want it anyway, I have printed copies of that image. It might not help much but it is something, right?”
“Yeah, yeah…” He looked at the figure intently, he had a weird feeling he knew the guy. “Thanks Faruk.”
“You can thank me inside, you know that right?” Faruk said, putting the laptop back in the bag.
“Of course.” He said with a laugh.
An enemy with a face – or a figure was easier finding. Or not.
To be continued …
Tola grabbed her Ipad and
followed him, his ever faithful
assistant.
They were about exiting the
building when he saw a man
arguing with the policemen at
the gate.
“What’s going on there?” Adam
called to one of the officers.
“The man wants to report the
theft of his taxicab. We told him
this isn’t that kind of police
station, he’s making a fuss and
refusing to go.”
“The poor man.” Adam said
with a chuckle. “Take his
statement and send it to the
nearest station. Was his taxi
stolen around here?”
“No, he said it was stolen at
Tanke.”
“Why is he here then?” Adam
said and waved the officer
away.
He was about to step into his
car when his phone rang. It was
the governor.
“Hello sir!”
“Adam, I heard another body
has been found. What are you
doing about this menace?”
“Sir, we have a few leads and I
was just on my way to pursue
one of these leads.” He did not
have a lead technically, but he
was not admitting that to the
governor.
“You do your job Adam, but the
public need a little reassurance
from you. Why haven’t you given
any press conference or
anything to calm them? I think
we can all agree the Police
Chief’s press statement was a
botched attempt to repair the
situation.”
He felt good the governor too
did not approve.
“Sir, I am busy with the
investigations, I really don’t have
time for the media.”
“I was hoping you would say
that. I have a favour to ask.” The
governor wanted a favour? He
was governor, he ordered not
ask favours.
“Remember Kate?” Of course he
did, how would he not
remember the Governor’s
daughter? They had been close,
friends, before her mother had
been shot on his watch. She had
been on the news on and off for
two years, never for a good
reason. He wondered why the
governor was bringing her up.
“Yes I do sir.”
“Well, she needs a job.” Adam
stifled a laugh. The governor
was asking him for a favour
because his daughter needed a
job? She could have his job if
the governor decided so. The
governor was not the Almighty
but in the affairs of the state, he
was close. “I know what you’re
thinking Adam, and you’re right,
I can get her jobs but I want a
particular one. I want her to
work with you.”
“Sir?” He gasped.
“Remember I said I needed a
favour? She’s been in a lot of
trouble recently,you should
know and I need somebody to
watch over her.” Adam shook
his head slowly. The governor
had people, lots of them, who
would jump at the opportunity
to take care of his daughter. Her
mother had asked the same
favour seconds before she died.
They all thought him very
responsible. He could not take
care of himself, much less
another human being.
“Sir, I’m quite surprised,
pleasantly surprised that you
think so highly of me but I don’t
think there’s anything I can do
here that hundreds of people
cannot do. The CIB isn’t exactly
what I think Kate would like.”
“Adam, I want her here in the
city, I want her under the watch
of somebody I know and I trust.
That media problem you have,
she can help there.”
“Sir, I really think you should
give more thought to this. Have
you asked her if she wants it?”
There was no way a girl like
Kate would want to work in the
CIB.
“I’ll ask her. And do something
about this murderer ruining my
city.”
He leaned on the car and let out
a deep sigh. He really did not
want to be drawn back into the
Governor’s family. He had done
enough damage.
“Are you okay?” Tola asked,
breaking into his thoughts.
“I am, I think so.” There was no
way Kate would agree to come
work for him. “Let’s go see the
students.”
Ese walked faster trying to keep
the pace of her crazy partner.
She was lucky to be back in the
unit he had told her as they left
the office. She did not argue
with him but she had secretly
prayed for God to give her an
opportunity to disgrace the
condescending egoistic hunk of
meat. So far her prayer had not
been answered.
“You want to be a good
reporter, you have to learn to
walk fast.” He said over his
shoulder. Ese almost threw her
purse at him. He was trying to
make her miserable and he was
succeeding. She had been a top
reporter for a national
television, he knew it but he
was top dog here and she had
to know it. She had begged,
losing part of her dignity to get
back on the case. He had agreed
to take her with him as long as
she knew her place as his
subordinate.
They were in the State
polytechnic. Richard had gotten
some information that the last
victim had been identified and
that she was a student of the
school. He had promptly called
up some contacts in the school
who had confirmed that the
victim indeed was a student of
the school. If his confidence was
anything to go by, he also knew
who to talk to about the girl.
“Ever been to this school?” He
asked, not reducing his pace.
“Yes, a few times.”
“This used to be my stomping
ground. I did a lot of damage
here.” He said with a proud
smile.
To be continued…
>>>EPISODE (6b) <<<
.
.
.
.
.
“You schooled here?”
“Four years.” He said as they approached the Female Hostel. It looked recently repainted, better than it looked last time she had being there. He stopped and looked over the building. “I used to come here like it was my second home.”
She was even more disgusted by him. She wondered what kind of girl would be attracted to a self-absorbed person like him. They were about to move into the hostel when she noticed Adam and her feisty assistant park behind them. She still hurt from the way he had treated her the day before, but she was not going to give him the pleasure of knowing.
“What are you doing here Ese?” He asked as he got out of the car.
“Good morning to you too.” Richard turned back to look at Adam. He knew who Adam was but feigned ignorance. “This is Detective Adam Ademola, director of CIB.” She said pointing to Adam. “And Detective Dosumu.”
“Who are you?” Adam asked Richard, sizing him up with eyes. Richard did not like being talked to like that. She liked it.
“I’m Richard, her boss.” He said, attempting to hug Adam. Was he crazy?
“He’s not my boss.” P---k!
“Okay, I don’t care who is boss of who, just stay out of my way, I have an investigation to run. And if you are here to question anybody in this hostel, I’d advise you to hold your horses.”
She did not know if she was more happy seeing Richard put in his place or more angry with the way Adam treated her, again. She did not expect Richard to budge, he did not look like somebody who took orders. But he turned and walked away from the hostel.
“You’re taking orders from him? Are you serious? Looks like you’re all talk.” She said with a scoff.
“Just keep quiet and follow me.” He was up to something.
They moved towards a bench not far from the hostel. He dipped his hand in his pocket and brought out a device.
“What’s that?” She asked.
He did not answer. He sat on the bench, set the device beside him and pushed a couple of buttons. It came to life, it was a speaker of sorts. Static came through the speakers. He pushed another button and a voice came over the speaker. It was Adam’s! He had bugged him!
“The attempted hug?” She asked him, her mouth open. He nodded, proud of himself. “That is illegal! It’s so wrong, dangerous even. What if he finds it?”
“You want to question me or work? If your conscience is too pretty for this, you are welcome to leave.”
She looked at the hostel where Adam had entered. If he found the bug they could deny it, but Adam knew her, he would know the moment he saw her that she was lying. He would have no proof though. He had been anything but good to her. He had it coming.
“Okay, let’s do this.” She said, taking a seat beside him.
Adam did not want to help her, he would anyway.
Adam took a swig out of the bottle and placed it on the table in front of him. He was at CALEB’S for the first time since he and Faruk had found the note on his car. He loved the lounge and had staggered out of the place more than a few times with Faruk his ever faithful partner. The music was rarely loud, rich men apparently did not want too much noise, they would have stayed at home with their wives and children if they wanted that. A couple of men with girls who were young enough to be their granddaughters sat to his right. The girls laughed at every silly thing the men said, it was disgusting.
He felt a touch on his head and jumped. A girl stood behind him. She was making an attempt at a seductive smile, she was failing miserably.
“You need something?” He asked her. The smile disappeared. Her failure seemed to hurt her. The lounge did not allow hookers in, so she had to be part of the staff.
“There’s a gentleman outside, he said to tell you Kelvin was calling you.” She said and scurried away.
He looked at the half full bottle, he would come back for it. Faruk apparently had not been allowed in again. He stood and walked out of the room. Faruk was outside, standing some distance away from the door with a bag.
“Bro, what’s happening?” Adam asked as he approached him. “They didn’t let you in again, right?”
“They probably wouldn’t have allowed me but I did not want to enter. Where’s your car?” Adam pointed to the car. Faruk was rarely serious, but he looked as serious as a man listening to the jury deliver his verdict.
He punched the remote and the doors opened, they entered and closed the doors.
“What’s going on Faruk?” He asked as soon as he had the air-condition running.
“I heard you found another body. Same guy?”
“Most likely, yeah. He sent me a text message.” He brought out his phone and showed Faruk the text. “I had a friend of mine check if he could trace the sender, he didn’t find anything useful.”
Faruk opened the bag he carried and brought out a laptop. He put it on and opened a video.
“I came back here that night and asked around if anybody saw anything, most of them did not but I got lucky.”
He played the video. It was a two minute video of a couple of girls attempting a dance, a male voice sounded in the background, probably the person who shot the video.
“What am I supposed to see here Faruk?”
Faruk replayed the video and pointed at a shadow. Then forwarded the video and pointed to a figure that appeared for two seconds.
“That’s the guy.” Adam looked at Faruk confused. “You see your car before the guy gets there, the camera moves away and the note is there by the time we come back.”
Adam studied the video and replayed it a few times. Faruk was right. Unfortunately, the shadow or the figure did not show much.
“The guys didn’t remember seeing him. They were drunk so I doubt they’d remember anything from that night.” Faruk said. “I thought you’d want it anyway, I have printed copies of that image. It might not help much but it is something, right?”
“Yeah, yeah…” He looked at the figure intently, he had a weird feeling he knew the guy. “Thanks Faruk.”
“You can thank me inside, you know that right?” Faruk said, putting the laptop back in the bag.
“Of course.” He said with a laugh.
An enemy with a face – or a figure was easier finding. Or not.
To be continued …
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