2 weeks before the robbery
day, janet had been skipping class seriously. She had been frustrating my
effort and I knew if she continues this way, no doubt that she will fail the
next JAMB. So I thought of a plan. Each time I am about to tell her to attend
classes, I will place my phone on a recorder. So I have been capturing all her
excuses and conversations. Even the periods
that she do threatened me, I
do record the threats. On the night of the robbery, I have sneaked in as usual,
I ate my dinner in sikirat’s room.
We have had our lessons. Just
when we were bleeping in canine style, we heard a knock on the gate. Open the
gate or else I will blow your head with gun”, a voice said from
outside. We were scared, my D**k went flat instantly.What do we do now?,
sikirat asked. I don’t know too, I replied. Immediately I remembered my
neighbour friend at home. His name is sunkanmi. Sunkanmi is a police officer,
he had joined the police force about 7 years ago, he was feared by people in our
neighbourhood. I placed a call to sunkanmi.
ME: hello sunkanmi, abeg
there is trouble. Where you dey?
SUNKANMI: I dey work on night
duty
ME: please we need your help
at the white house
SUNKANMI: where is white
house? And what is happening there?.
ME: armed robber are here pls
do something to help us. **i described the location**
Sunkanmi: but wetin u dey do
for there this midnite?. You go rob?
ME: I will explain later.
I hanged up. I and sikirat
locked ourselves inside the bathroom in her room. The thieves had gained
entrance into the compound, manipulated the entrance door and now in the living
room. They searched every room including sikirat’s
room. We didn’t make any sound, they went to the kitchen, ate the
beefs in the pot before returning back to the living room. They were about
going away with some money and properties when we heard another voice outside “stop
there, if you move then you are dead”. I was happy that
sunkanmi had helped. All the robbers were arrested, I and sikirat came out of
the room, dressed up and went outside to see what was going on. I couldn’t
see sunkanmi among the cops.
The police officer asked ”
who are the occupants of this house?”, the gateman pointed
to sikirat as the person who lives in the main house as at this time. The
police officer turned to me. Oga, who are you?. I went dumb and couldn’t
speak. How do I explain my identity?. Its past 4am, the robbers are now in the
police van, the officer told I and sikirat to follow them to station for
statement writing. ****chaiiiii, my own don meet me today, wetin I go tell
madam?, how do I get there at midnite?, what for?. On reaching the station, I
called sunkanmi and he gave me directions to where I will see him.
ME: sunky baba, you have to
help me please.
SunKANMI: what happened?, I
was the one who arranged the boys to rescue you after your call last night.
ME: I know, but I needed
help.
SUnKANMI: what do you want me
to do for you?,
ME: ********i explained all
my movements, my secret lessons to him****
SunKANMI: so what?
ME: madam will be here soon.
What will be my explanation?
SUNKANMI: leave that to me,
In your statement, just write it that you were coming from a vigil when you
noticed the robbery movements, you hide somewhere, minutes later, you called
me. You saw the gate opened by the robbers, you summon the courage to enter
with the mindset to rescue the occupants of the house, then the police arrived.
That’s all.
ME: sunky baba. Thanks so
much ooooo. ****chaiiii, see police
sense. I went back to meet
sikirat, whispered into her ears about what
sunkanmi said. She was happy
and relieved because she too was scared of what will happen if madam finds out.
Sunkanmi also gave a script to sikirat to write. It was that day I believed
that
“POLICE IS YOUR FRIEND”.
We both write our statements
as directed by sunkanmi. At about 6:10am, madam and janet arrived.
MADAM: police officer, what
happened?, I heard my house was
robbed and my maid is here?
***i guess oga peter didn’t mention my name to madam. That good of him****
IPO: yes madam. It was this
young man that alerted the police“pointing at me”****he
reads out my statement to madam.
Sunkanmi also add sauce and
juice to the story. Madam was so exicited. See me at home tomorrow sunday at
3pm “madam said to me”. Its 3pm on sunday,
I dressed well and went straight to the white house. I was welcomed warmly.
Madam, janet and gideon were sitting in the living room.
MADAM: onihaxy, I’m
so happy about what you did, for your courage, boldness and the police you
invited to save our properties from been stolen.
ME: ******my head come dey
swell***. You are welcome ma.
MADAM: now, you are now more
than a lesson teacher. You are now part of our family. Feel free to come here
any time. You may sleep over whenever you feel like.
ME: ****my head come swell
again***** thank you ma.
MADAM: sikira!!!!!!!!!!!!,
show onihaxy his new room. He is now part of us, whenever he feels like
sleeping over, he should be welcomed.
Janet looked at me, she
smiled and winked. I followed sikirat to see the room. Now, no more sneaking,
we are now closer. “Sikirat said”.
I left the white house on
that sunday evening, different thoughts running through my mind. What is janet
up to?, why did she winked at me?, what if I was caught with sikirat?, I
thought of
everything and decided to
maintain my usual lesson outing with to the white house.
Sikirat’s
lesson at my home continued every market days, I keep on enjoying food stuffs
and beef courtesy of sikirat, we still our friday night lesson/sex at the white
house. Something happened along the line. I came for lessons as usual and met
janet in the living room looking depressed and sad. I tried talking to her but
she won’t say a word. I manipulated her by every means but she
won’t talk, I came closer to her, held her palm, she was
so cold, I looked into her eyes and it was soaked, Janet must be going through
something or something happened to her I thought, yet she wouldn’t
speak. Janet stood up and went to her room. I didn’t
know where the boldness came from, I followed her.
She sat on her bed, bending
down her head and supporting it with her left hand, she was wearing her usual
bump short with a yellow top. I sat beside her. Held her hand again trying to
talk to her.
“Janet, you can talk to me”
I can’t say anything, she replied. “Do
you want me to start crying also?” She lift up head
looked at me and said,
Onihaxy, “I
have been heart broken”.
To be continue
