Corper Trying To Rob Ecobank ATM Arrested In Kogi

A National Youth Service Corps member serving in Kogi State has been arrested for allegedly breaking into an Automated Teller Machine of a new generation bank, with the intention to steal.

The man identified as Aka-Jude Tersoo was among the 36 suspects arrested in the last one week in the state. The police also arrested five persons believed to be members of the Boko Haram sect were apprehended by the officers and men of the command.

Speaking more on the arrested criminals yesterday in Lokoja, the Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu, said that the culprit, Akah Jude Tersoo, who was posted to the state for the one-year national service, was apprehended alongside an accomplice, Godwin Idih, on April 26th around 2.30am.

Inalegwu said the arrested men were caught while attempting to break the ATM belonging to the EcoBank with digger and axe with the aim to rob the bank.

“My men who were on patrol duty noticed suspicious movement at EcoBank branch, Ganaja junction, Lokoja, and stopped to observe.

“On close examination, they saw two individuals who were later identified as Godwin Idih and Aka-jude Tersoo breaking the ATM with digger and axe.

“The police team promptly intercepted and arrested the suspects with the exhibits. But sadly, one of them is a serving corps member.”

Commending the men for their gallantly, Inalegwu said 15 notorious armed robbers were arrested across the state in the week under review; while an additional eight persons were also arrested for being the receivers of stolen vehicles.

Other items recovered from the robbers are: AK47rifles, live cartridges, charms, a cheque of N8.4m submitted by Abimaje Yakubu at First Bank Lokoja but belonging to the manager of Fava travels, Mr. Victor Edomwande.

Photos: ANSU student shot dead during SUG 'bonfire night' • Student's week suspended.

A male Computer Science student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli campus (formerly Anambra State University) has been reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

               Mohammed, the deceased 

According to a student of the institution the incident occurred on 27th April, 2017. He was in company of his fellow students on their way home from bonfire night when he was shot.

"Mohammed was walking to his hostel with his friends when he was shot at the popular TRACAS park. One of the gunmen approached him and claimed he's among the SUG executives before shooting him on a close range. He's the only son of his parents.

"He didn't die immediately. He was lying in the pool of his blood begging for help but didn't get any before he bled to death. The worst is that he's from the Northern part of the country. It's purely a case of mistaken identity because he has nothing to do with Students Union Government.

"The SUG president was immediately contacted to take the victim to the hospital with the Student's Union bus but he said it was faulty. I don't know why they shot him. The ongoing SUG week has been suspended.

"The police have started investigation but I doubt if they're going to come up with anything meaningful because similar incidents have happened before now and non of the culprits have been arrested," he said.

Bonfire night is part of the activities during the Student's Union Week.

More details later

Maheeda: 'I Masturbate A Lot, I'm Addicted To Sex"

In her chat with LIB, Nigerian nudist and singer, Maheeda, has revealed an interesting thing about herself. The Edo-born singer disclosed that she loves masturbating.

'I like to masturbate too. You know my husband is not always around, he's a businessman so most of the time I'm alone. For instance I've been in Nigeria alone for about 2-months and I've been masturbating the hell out of myself' she said.

She also talked about her sex life;

'I always say I love sex, I'm addicted to sex but honestly I can do it anytime as much as 6 times in a day as far as there is food and a little bit of drink (laughs)'.

When asked if she uses a intimacy gadget, she said;

'I love to use my hands, It's more sexy and sensitive that way but don't get me wrong, I'm straight, I'm married to a man'.

Here is the beautiful Nigerian lesbian doctor who married the Nigerian mom in the U.S

Contrary to initial report by Punchng that Moji Solar-Percy married a white woman, it has been revealed that she tied the knot with Margaret Wilson, a UK-based Nigerian doctor who hails from Calabar, Cross River State. The white woman pictured with her was a guest.

  

Moji Solar-Percy, walked down the aisle on Tuesday in Staten Island, New York, US. In a post on her page, Moji, from Ekiti State, said: “Today I woke up in a cold sweat. I was drenched with fear, for a moment. I forgot where I was.

I ask you all to close your eyes, imagine what would have happened Saturday at our wedding if we were in Nigeria. Even though we went to great lengths to make sure we had security, the thought of the police barging in and arresting all our guests, my wife and I, to be carted off to jail, the women raped and beaten, the men brutalised, and my children beaten along with everyone else.

When I got my bearings, I got on my knees and thanked God for his grace of living in the US. Then I remembered all the people that could not do what we did with grace and class.

To all of you (gay) all over Africa, #westandforyou. May all our days be filled with blessings and grace.” In another post on Facebook, she hinted that one of her children, actually did her make-up and hair.

“My make-up was all I wanted that day. My weave looked like it grew out of my scalp. To have my first child do my hair and make-up, then walk me down the aisle was one of the best memories of the evening,” she said.

Photos: Matured female Nigerian marries lesbian partner in US

A Nigerian lesbian woman, 53-year-old Moji Solar-Percy, walked down the aisle with her American ‘wife’ on Tuesday in the US, celebrating the freedom that she would not have had in Nigeria.

Solar-Percy, a real estate mogul, runs a company, Solar Worldwide Realty Inc. in Staten Island, New York. She gushed about her love for the woman, with whom she probably would have been arrested if the wedding had taken place in Nigeria.

Solar-Percy, who hails from Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State, describes herself as a mother, realtor, LGBT activist, speaker, coach and host on her Facebook page, did not reveal the name of her partner.

She wrote on her Facebook wall, where friends and families have been celebrating her new status, that she embarked on the marital journey with fear.

“Today I woke up in a cold sweat. I was drenched with fear, for a moment. I forgot where I was. I ask you all to close your eyes, imagine what would have happened Saturday at our wedding if we were in Nigeria.

“Even though we went to great lengths to make sure we had security, the thought of the police barging in and arresting all our guests, my wife and I, to be carted off to jail, the women raped and beaten, the men brutalised, and my children beaten along with everyone else.

“When I got my bearings, I got on my knees and thanked God for his grace of living in the US. Then I remembered all the people that could not do what we did with grace and class.To all of you (gay) all over Africa, #westandforyou. May all our days be filled with blessings and grace.”

In another post on Facebook, she hinted that one of her children, actually did her make-up and hair.

“My make-up was all I wanted that day. My weave looked like it grew out of my scalp. To have my first child do my hair and make-up, then walk me down the aisle was one of the best memories of the evening,” she said.

According to her, the daughter had been doing her hair and makeup since she was 12.

In the wedding, which was well attended by other Nigerians in the US, Solar-Percy and her bridge decked up in both traditional attires, while another picture she posted showed her wearing a white wedding gown and being attended to by her first child.

More pictures below:

Action thriller:TARASHA Season1 Episode49c

Tarasha
Season1 Episode49c

Thursday
2pm
Henry was sitting alone in the living room on the three sitter sofa, he was occupied with something on his laptop. He didn't quickly take note when Tarasha walked in. His eyes were still fixed to the laptop's screen until Tarasha sat beside him.
'Hi' Tarasha signaled.
'Hey' he smiled back.
'What are you doing? I see you've been quite busy since morning' She said, shifting closer to him to peep into the laptop.
'Yeah, I've been trying to conclude some leftover jobs. I have to give a report this evening'
Tarasha rested back after finding nothing meaningful to her on the laptop's screen. 'Well, I'll be leaving for the banquet by four thirty pm'
'Oh!' Henry took a quick glance at his wristwatch. 'So you still insist on going?'
'Yes. I have to conclude the deal, that's what I'm in Nigeria for'
Henry paused. He turned to Tarasha and stared deeply into her eyes for some seconds. 'I have this feeling that I've met you somewhere else before' he said, returning to his laptop. 'Something in your voice tells me so'
Tarasha chuckled. 'Maybe, in your dreams'
'Well, maybe' Henry picked an opened jotter and stared at a phone number written in it. 'I would have loved to come with you but I can't stand coming in contact with that murderer again and most important is this job that I need to finish this night'
'It's okay, I understand. I've arranged for a driver to take me there'  Tarasha replied.
'Just be careful' Henry warned.
Tarasha smiled. 'Put your mind at rest, you have nothing to worry about' she said. She frowned as her eyes suddenly caught something on Henry's jotter. It was the phone number Cole had used to call Jubril Lawal and act her father, Alexander Amaechi.
She stylishly moved closer to Henry and placed her head on his shoulder, peeping into the laptop.
Henry was surprised, she had not come close to him like that for sometime. He inhaled deeply as he perceived the soothing fragrance from her body. She placed her hand on his chest and ran it under his button. He felt a tickling sensation.
'I wish you could follow me to the banquet' Tarasha said, looking into his eyes. She needed something to distract him from finishing the job or else he'll be disrupting her operation that night.
'But I can't' Henry replied, astonished, she never sounded like she wanted his company before.
'Can't you postpone this job and submit tomorrow?' Tarasha pleaded.
'That'll be difficult, I already promised today'
'But you can tell them that you have some thing to attend to tonight and that you'll give a report tomorrow morning'
Henry took away her hand from his chest and turned face to his. He stared at her with doubt in his eyes. 'Why do you suddenly want me to come with you?'
Tarasha looked away from him. 'I just felt like I'll be needing your company'
'But you didn't feel like that before' Henry said, taking the laptop off his lap. 'And you said you'll be going with a driver'
'Yes, but I need a friend' Tarasha said childishly and clutched to his chest again.
Henry let out a deep breath. He had been looking for an opportunity to hang out with her, could this be the right time? Was his work worth postponing for her?
He was feeling strange about her request but his desire to go out with her beclouded his reasoning.
'You also said that it's a ticketed event?'
'I have an extra ticket already' she put in quickly.
He let out another deep breath and wrapped his hands around her. Tarasha felt deep warmth within her, that was a sign that he had fallen for her trick.
++++++
Dare drove straight to the car park as he entered in through the gate of Orex recreational centre. He parked in a good position as directed by the marshalls and spent some few more minutes in the car before opening the door and stepping out. He looked around for any sign of those he had an appointment with. His phone beeped.
'In the garden' the text message from Afo read. Dare locked the doors carefully and looked around to locate the garden. He put on his face cap and proceeded at once as he located the garden.
'Mr Dare' a voice spoke softly to him as he stepped into the garden. He turned to see the person.
'Over there' the man said, pointing him to we here Afo and Audu were seated. Dare walked over to them immediately. He stood beside Afo's seat for a minute without saying anything or getting any word from his hosts.
'What's the plan tonight?' Afo finally asked.
'I should be asking you that question' Dare retorted.
Afo smiled. He turned to face Dare and stared at him without saying anything.
Dare took his face away from the gaze. 'All I know is that she would be present in the banquet today. You must find a way to take her and make sure she leads you to the guy' Dare spoke angrily and then paused. He dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out a picture. He threw it towards Afo and it landed on the floor. 'That's both of them in the picture, in case you don't recognize them anymore'
Afo stamped his feet angrily on the floor and got up as if to pounce on Dare, but he was restrained by an unknown inner strength and Audu's constant warning stare at him. 'Wetin dey work you now, Dare?' Afo spoke angrily in pidgin. 'No be today we don dey deliver for you, why you con dey do like person wey no know me before'
'That's what you'll say, what if I've been already implicated by your silly mistake?'
Afo returned to his seat and remained silent for another couple of seconds. He picked up the picture and carefully examined it before tucking it into his pocket. 'No worry, we go handle the job tonight, we go carry the girl'
Dare cleared his throat and was about to walk away when Audu spoke. 'Wait' Audu said and got up from his seat. 'Why don't you let's tweak the plan a little bit?'
'How?' Dare turned back, somehow interested.
'Trying to use the girl in tracing the guy may not work, that girl seems stubborn and quite difficult to handle' Audu paused and glanced at Afo. Afo nodded in agreement. 'She may not lead us to him'
'Oh' Dare exclaimed under his breath.
'I think we should drop her immediately' Audu said. Dare and Afo stared at him in disagreement. 'We'll keep the dead body in the guy's house to implicate him' Audu quickly added to ease the tension. 'He'll never come out of the trouble'
'Hmmm' a slight smile began to appear on Afo's face. He glanced at Dare who was also smiling and nodding his head as he reasoned the idea.
'Sounds nice' Dare said, smiling at Audu as he took a quick glance at his wristwatch. 'I've got to go now, please make sure the job is done that way' Dare said with a note of finality and walked away briskly.
+++++++++
5pm
'My driver is outside already' Tarasha called to Henry as she stepped out of the bedroom and walked into the living room.
'Okay, I'm ready' Henry answered from his room. He came out to join Tarasha in the sitting room few seconds later.
He stood speechless at the centre of the living room as she turned to face him. He had never seen such beauty emanating from anyone else. Even with very little makeup, her fitted short blue gown made her look more stunning than all winners which the Miss World Beauty Pageant had ever produced put together. He let out a very deep breath as she stared at him too.
As if he was aware that she was going to put on blue, he also adorned himself in a deep blue suit and a white inner shirt with a butterfly bow tie to complement it.
'Oh! I've been with God's most beautiful Angel without knowing it' Henry exclaimed as he moved closer to her.
He could inhale the attractive accent of her perfume as he got closer to her. He placed his hands around her waist and stared into her face. She returned his stare as she placed her hands on his shoulder.
Henry held his breath as his eyes met her inviting lips, he felt her hold hers too. His heartbeat increased, he could hear hers drumming loud too.
...to be continued
Previously on Tarasha Season1 Episode49c

Action thriller: TARASHA Season1 Episode49b

Tarasha
Season1 Episode49b

+++++++
‘So what’s the Boss’s instruction now?’ Benny asked joining Cole and Aisha in the living room.
‘You are to act as a backup for her in the banquet, you step in case anything unexpected comes up. We’ll all be communicating through our devices, your Bluetooth piece should not leave your ear’
‘Okay. How do I get to attend the banquet?’ Benny asked, taking his seat. ‘I believe there’ll be a ban of entry of uninvited guests’
‘Tarasha would work out your invitation card, so you won’t encounter any problem entering into the hall’ Cole answered his questions before proceeding with the rest of the instruction to Aisha. ‘Your job is to monitor the switch off the streets cameras when if we give the order. There’ll be a tracker on the Lamborghini, you have to keep monitoring our location both with the cameras and the tracker. If you notice any strange movement or someone following us through the streaming, you have to let us know immediately’
‘Boss is almost doing this job individually’ Benny commented.
Aisha hissed playfully. ‘So don’t you like it like this?  You want us to be so involved like we were in the last job? Her methods are so daring and dangerous’
‘Yes, so dangerous but I do think I love them’ Cole said thoughtfully.
‘Yes, I’m beginning to love her methods too. Its making us gain more experience’ Benny added.
‘Too dangerous’ Aisha insisted with a playful frown on her face.
‘Lazy girl, just make sure you do your job well tomorrow’ Cole teased as she walked away from the living room. He turned to Benny with a serious face, looking like he just remembered something important. ‘Benny, there’s something I’ve not told you. The banquet is taking place at Jubril Lawal’s mansion and there may be serious security protocols there. One very important thing the Boss wants you to do is to smuggle in the guns she might be making use of. You have to find a way to pass through the security stands without the machines detecting you have guns with you’
‘Wow! How am I supposed to do that?’ Benny widened his eyes. ‘That would only happen if I’m able to get to the control base of the security doors and deactivate the detecting of metals’
‘If that’s the only option, then you have to do it’
‘Huh?’ Benny stared at him in surprise. ‘Do you know how many security guys would be present at Jubril Lawal’s doorpost? Am I supposed to fight all of them?’
‘Eh!’ Cole hushed him. ‘Stop whining already. I believe the Boss has her own plans. Her instruction was that I should tell you to begin to think of a way to do it’
Benny shook his head in disbelief. Cole continued talking, ‘she also said you have to come in first without any gun and find her during the party, she’ll give you more instructions’
‘Can’t she take in the guns herself?’ Benny asked.
‘She won’t be free to move in and out of the party. Remember she’s a special guest and would have a lot of business people to meet and friends to make’ Cole answered.
Benny sighed. ‘Don’t get all worked up Ben, she only wants to get you prepared. I’m sure she’ll be able to get the job done without guns’
‘Then why is she asking for guns then?’
‘Because she doesn’t want to take chances’ Cole slammed at him. He was getting irritated by Benny’s sissy behaviour.
‘Why the hell is she even passing information through you to me?’ Benny shouted back.
‘Her phone is lost and she has only my number offhand’ Cole replied, purposely to taunt Benny.
Benny hissed. He got up from the sofa and began to walk away slowly, shaking his head. Her ways were too dangerous truly. How does she expect him to take in guns past machines that were designed to detect them?
+++++++
‘What do you have to say?’ Inspector Ken repeated to Jefa.
‘She..sh..sh..’ Jefa stammered and paused again, facing Tarasha.
‘She did what?’ Ken snapped impatiently.
‘She was the one who drove out the car yesterday, I saw her’ Jefa finally said, rushingly.
‘Is that all?’ Ken asked.
Jefa nodded. ‘Please take him back and return his belongings to him, let him go’ Ken dismissed the junior officer.
‘That man sells food and drinks just at the front of the building you were kept in’ Ken said to Tarasha and Evelyn just as Jefa and the junior officer left.
‘Oh! I see…’ Henry muttered.
‘So, who do you suspect?’ Ken directed his question toward Henry.
‘Ermm… I do have suspects from two sides. First, from Samantha Osman’ Henry began. Tarasha glanced at his face.
‘Which Samantha Osman?’ Ken asked.
‘Same unpopular one, who carried out two notable assassinations recently’
‘Okay, go ahead’ Ken relaxed back on his chair to listen.
‘I’ve been working on locating her recently, that’s why I was brought to Abuja’ Henry continued. ‘She might have gotten signals of my job and decided to come for me’
‘She killed the officers and the special US agent that tried to locate her the other time. Why did she now free you after capturing you first?’
‘I believe it’s because she found out that I’m no longer working on locating her’
‘You’re no longer working on that?’
‘Yes, it’s complicated, we had to quit it. We’re working on blocking her from manipulating the CCTV systems for now’
‘Hmmm…’ Ken leaned forward. ‘Who is the other suspect?’
‘Dare Jubril Lawal’ Henry looked into Evelyn’s eyes as he mentioned
‘Huh? Why is he a suspect?’
Henry stared at Evelyn, as if to askfor confirmation whether to go on or not. The look in her eyes discouraged him. ‘He threatened me recently’ henry gave an indirect reason. ‘He thinks I’m dating Evelyn here’
‘Hmm? She isn’t your girlfriend?’ Ken asked in surprise. ‘The report we got was that you were kidnapped alongside with your girlfriend’ He turned to Evelyn.
‘I’m not his girlfriend’ Evelyn spoke, mentioning her words slowly, one after the other. ‘We’re friends who just met recently’ she glanced at Henry. Henry nodded in confirmation.
‘Unbeleivable!’ Ken exclaimed. Correcting his previous notes on his tablet device. After sometime, he looked up again. 'Do you have proof that could link him to the kidnap? Any proof?'
'No' Henry shook his head sadly.
'Then we just have to investigate properly first before accosting him. Stepping on the toes of someone like Jubril Lawal is like stepping on the government toes itself'
'I understand' Henry shook head slowly.
... to be continued
Previously on Tarasha Season1 Episode49a

30 football viewers feared dead in Calabar viewing centre electrocution tragedy

No fewer than 30 persons watching the Europa League football match between Manchester United and Anderlecht perished at Nyahasang, Atimbo, Calabar, Cross River State, last night

A survivor said that a transformer near the viewing centre exploded during the match and this caused a high-tension cable to drop on the viewing centre. The survivor said: “I heard a deafening bang. I rushed out to see what was happening

When I turned back to go inside the viewing centre, I saw a cable coming down on the centre and this electrocuted the viewers in the hall. “It was a horrible sight to behold. I wish I didn’t come out to watch the match

Come to think of it, I have DStv at home but I enjoy watching matches at viewing centres. I could have been dead. I can’t believe that the people I was chatting and joking with a few minutes ago are all gone in a most anguishing way. This world is vain.”

A resident said more than 80 persons were in the hall when the cable came down. The resident said, “The whole thing happened within a minute or two. It happened about 9:48pm. Those that died have been taken to the mortuary. A few that survived have been taken to hospitals.”

Source: Instablog9ja

Easter Tragedy: Prof, pregnant woman die in Ebonyi multiple road crush.(graphics)

Easter Tragedy: Prof, pregnant woman die in Ebonyi multiple road crash

A man believed to be a professor at the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State and a pregnant woman are among seven people that died in a multiple motor accident at the Ezzamgbo axis of the ever-busy Abakaliki-Enugu expressway on Thursday evening.
All the victims gave up the ghost on the spot and their bodies were evacuated and taken to FETHA II, Abakaliki.
The accident was said to have been caused by poor visibility arising from the over four-hour heavy down pour in Ebonyi State on Thursday evening.
An eyewitness said that a trailer and a Toyota Camry from opposite directions had a head-on collision resulting in partial blockage of the road. This lead to the death of the said professor and his driver on the spot.

A young man said to be the professor’s son and a woman whose identity could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report were said to have survived the accident but with life threatening injuries.
It was gathered that while sympathizers were racing to the scene, a Hyundai i carrying five passengers rammed into the trailer killing all the occupants.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety who arrived the scene of the accident immediately blocked the other part of the road and evacuated the dead bodies.

As of 6am on Friday, the road safety officials and the Chairman of the Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency, Evangelist Ephraim Ononye were seen pulling the Hyundai i and the white Camry with registration number FUNAI 51-D26-FG off the road.

Action thriller: TARASHA Season1 Episode49a

Tarasha
Season1 Episode49a

...

‘Evelyn is nowhere around ’ Henry said as he walked back into the house with his search party.
‘Did you check the whole compound?’ the voice at the other end asked.
‘Yes, I searched with the maids and the security men’ Henry answered, motioning back towards the room.
‘Okay, let me check what we have from the cameras’ Sylvester said before hanging up.
Henry was about to enter into his room when he looked at the door to Tarasha’s room and noticed that the position had changed from how it was left. He closed back the door and proceeded towards the room. He touched the knob, it was tight this time, it was locked. Had someone else gone in? Henry knocked.
The door was opened in few seconds and Henry was surprised to meet Tarasha still clothed in her night gown. His mouth was left agape.
‘Good morning’ she greeted first, leaving the door opened for him. She returned to the bed.
‘Where have you been?’ Henry walked in without responding to her greeting. ‘We’ve been searching for you everywhere’
‘I’ve been in this room’ Tarasha replied him, unperturbed.
‘But I was here some minutes ago, I searc…’
‘Yes, you searched everywhere in the room and also the restroom and you called my name several times without getting a response’ Tarasha interrupted.
‘Were you really in the room?’ Henry’s eyes widened.
‘Why were you searching for me?’ Tarasha asked, trying to change the topic.
A maid appeared at the entrance off the room, peeping through the opened door. She seemed surprise to see Tarasha.
‘Come’ Henry motioned her in. ‘Did you know she was in?’
‘I told you I saw her earlier today and that she should be in her room’
‘But I searched around and couldn’t find her’ Henry retorted. He turned to Tarasha, ‘were you really in the room?’
‘Yes’ Tarasha answered bluntly. ‘I was in the restroom, meditating’
‘Meditating?’ Henry repeated, still finding it hard to believe.
‘Yes, that’s why I couldn’t answer you, you don’t speak to anyone in the process’
‘Meditating? The Hindu way?’
‘Kind of’ Tarasha smiled.
‘That’s strange’ Henry frowned. ‘I thought you were not religious at all’
‘Ermm…’ Tarasha stammered. ‘But I do believe in meditation, it helps to calm the soul’
‘Mr Henry’ someone called from outside, diverting their attention. ‘The police officers are here to pick you’
‘You have to dress up and prepare, we are going for medical check-up’ Henry said to Tarasha as he left the room. The door was closed.
‘Thanks for your help’ Tarasha smiled at the maid.
‘No problem’ the maid smiled back.
‘Here’s your phone’ Tarasha said handing her a cellphone.
‘Alright, so when are you going to see me?’ The maid demanded for her payment as she took back her phone.
‘Humm…’ Tarasha stood up and dipped her hand into her pocket, like someone who was searching for money. Suddenly she grabbed the maid by the neck and injected a fluid into the maid’s arm. The maid fell down unconscious immediately. Tarasha dragged the body into the restroom and laid her on the floor, she brought out some money and stuck it into the maid’s pocket before leaving the restroom. The maid had been injected with benryl and would forget everything that happened in the last two hours by the time she woke up.
**12pm
Henry continued to steal glances at Tarasha as they headed for the police station to take don their statement. The officer who drove the car drove slowly thereby prolonging the journey and the moment of silence between Henry and Tarasha.
Henry’s phone disrupted their peace. ‘Hello’ Henry answered the incoming call.
‘I couldn’t find anything on the tapes’ Sylvester said with a note of tiredness after being asked several times by Henry to check and cross check again.
‘Don’t bother, I didn’t check well, she was in the restroom’ Henry said, stealing a glance at Tarasha, their eyes met.
‘So why were you now disturbing me to cross check several times?’ Sylvester asked angrily.
‘Erm…’ Henry stammered. He couldn’t give an answer as he did not want Evelyn to get the impression that he was doubting her.

Tarasha gave a short smile which later turned into a frown. She understood his trick but was not bothered. It was just a day left for her to complete her mission and she would disappear from him and from Abuja. She’ll kill him immediately if he happens to resurface anytime or tries to cause trouble for her.

‘Oh!’ Henry exclaimed as Sylvester reminded  him of the job he was supposed to give a report for by  the next day. ‘Thanks for helping me start the job. I’ll report to the office once we leave the police station’

The drive to Division A lasted for fifteen minutes more. Evelyn and Henry were ushered into the  station immediately. After taking down a written statement, they were ushered into another office for interrogation.

The interrogator, an officer in his early thirties walked into the room carrying a tablet device in his hands.

‘Hi, I’m officer Ken ’ He introduced himself, shaking the hands of the duo. ‘You’re Henry and Evelyn, right?’ The two nodded in agreement. ‘I want you guys to tell us all you know so that we can nab those criminals’ Ken continued, checking through his device for the list of questions he already compiled. ‘How were you taken?’ He began.

Henry started first. He explained how the kidnappers had dressed like policemen and come to arrest him with a fake Identity card, he also explained how they made him lead them to Evelyn. After him, Tarasha also gave her own account of the abduction.

Several other questions were asked after that and henry and Tarasha took turns to reply each question, most times individually.

‘Who were those that you say helped you?’ Ken asked one of his final questions.

‘The kidnappers let us go’ Tarasha said, surprising Henry.

‘They released you and gave you the car to leave with?’

‘Yes, I believe that they were ordered by the person who sent them. They released us after a big man entered and spoke in Hausa language to them’

‘Hmm…’ Ken sighed as he took down notes.

Henry was staring at Tarasha in surprise. She had told him that passersby helped them and not that they were freed by the kidnappers themselves.

‘The man was somewhat like a boss to them’ Tarasha quickly added. ‘He entered into the compound violently so I first thought that they were just passersby who heard our screams outside. It was later I realised that they were of the group’

Henry became calmer after Tarasha’s explanation but she still had some explanations to do to him. Why didn’t she tell him the whole story?

Ken gave a signal to one of the junior officers standing beside him. The junior officer nodded and left through the back exit. He returned in two minutes time with Mallam Jefa.

‘Was this man a part of the kidnappers?’

‘No’ Henry answered. He stared at Tarasha’s face for confirmation.

‘No, he isn’t’ Tarasha confirmed, staring at the man who she remembered was trailing behind them as they escaped.

‘Okay, you can process his release’ Officer Ken said to the junior officer.

‘Please, I have something to say’ Jefa shouted as the junior officer tried to take him away.

All eyes focused on Jefa. ‘Bring him back’ Ken said. Mallam Jefa was returned back to his position. ‘Yes, what do you want to say?’

Tears formed in Jefa’s eyes as he opened his mouth to begin. He let out a deep breath.

... to be continued

Previously on Tarasha Season1 Episode48c