04/05/2014

KADUNA,NIGERIA.

Yunus took the resistant pills before leaving for Suleiman's house. He removed the sleeping chemical dissipator from his pocket before fixing it back again. He smiled as he drove towards Suleiman's house.

Yunus got down of the car with a smile on his face, the smile that hid the secrets lurking in his wicked heart. He sauntered towards Suleiman living room.

"Yunus yunusa" Suleiman laughed when he saw his friend approaching,

"sule Suleiman" Yunus replied, shaking his hand as they both walked towards where his wife, son, and daughter were seated. "salam alaykum, Noor and Idris, how're you?" He said turning to where they were seated watching a movie,

"walaykum salam" they both replied in unison. They squatted from where they were to greet him, before turning back to their movie. Suleiman's wife also greeted him before turning back to the dhikr she was making.

"Yunus seat down" Suleiman persuaded when he noticed his friend was only scanning his environment, he wasn't attempting to have a seat,

"no, don't worry I just came to see you guys, I'll take my leave now" he smiled before turning towards the entrance. Suleiman quickly went after him,

"why?, just for a few minutes" Suleiman said, but Yunus had other plans. He had already dropped the sleeping chemical dissipator beneath one of the sofas when he entered, the chemical will start having its effect 10 minutes after activating it. He didn't trust the resistant pills he took, so he wanted to pretend like he was leaving, then wait in the car until the chemical effect is over.

"I'm going to Abuja now, I just came to bid you goodbye" he smiled leaving out of the door with Suleiman trailing behind him,

"okay call me when you get there, safe journey" Suleiman said when Yunus got into his car,

"okay" Yunus replied revving his car engine to make Suleiman believe that he was actually leaving. He waited for Suleiman to enter his house back before he turned the ignition off. He dragged the bomb he had prepared beforehand from underneath his passenger seat. Yunus waited for about 15 minutes when he was sure the chemical would have worked before going back to Suleiman's house.

He tiptoed towards the window close to the entrance. He smiled evilly when he saw them lying unconscious on the floor, "it worked after all" he muttered under his breath before going into the house to plant the bomb.

After planting the bomb in a corridor, he set the timer to 9 pm, though he had a remote control that will activate the bomb immediately he pressed it. Yunus walked towards Suleiman with an evil smirk on, he poked his lifeless body playfully, "you said I can never win if you're alive. Though you were only joking, I never took it as a joke, I took it more than seriously" he scowled before he continued, "Now that you're dead, maybe I can win then",

Yunus looked at his wife and two children who laid on the floor also, "I'm sorry, but you guys have to go with him", he was about leaving when he noticed Suleiman's last daughter Nadia wasn't present, "luck is really by my side" he laughed walking out of the house. He knew his daughter had some strong connection with Suleiman's daughter, He's happy she isn't here, at least his daughter won't be sad. He phoned the gunman he employed to watch over them in case any of them woke up to begin his work.

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Alhaji Ahmad didn't wait for the election to be over before he left Abuja for Kaduna. He was thrilled when Yunus informed him that he had already planted a bomb in Suleiman's house.

Alhaji Ahmad got annoyed when he entered into the house and Hajia Maryam didn't greet him, he wasn't aware that she was lost in thought. He broke the glass on the table close to her loudly bringing her out of her reverie, "you can't greet again!" he bellowed,

"s-sorry, I didn't know you're back" she trembled as she talked, Alhaji Ahmad pulled her hand aggressively,

"I'm talking to you, and you're replying", he dragged her with him towards the stairs, "I'll teach you a lesson today" he said pushing her into a room up the stairs. He fixed her rooted on a wooden chair before tying her body and mouth with a rope, "next time you'll have respect for your husband" he shouted before locking the door up.

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Idris fluttered his eyelids open, he didn't know why he was feeling a strong headache. He tried to move his legs, but he couldn't. He dragged his body towards his father's side, "baba, baba" he called out, but he wasn't responding. Idris picked up his father's ring that was lying close to his unconscious body before moving towards his mother, "mama, maa wake up" he called out, but she was also not responding. He went over to his sister Noor, she was also not answering to his call.

Idris dragged his body towards the entrance, but stopped in his track when he saw a man holding a black pistol. Idris hid at the back of the door when he saw the man approaching. The man didn't know the number of people he was supposed to pack into the corridor near the bomb like his boss Yunus instructed, that's why he didn't notice Idris's disappearance. Idris watched as he carried his family one by one into the corridor.

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Abdallah got back from his workplace, but he couldn't find his Mum. He was a person who loved his Mum and always wanted to be around her, "Abi have you seen ummi?" he asked his dad that was seating on the sofa in the living room, "No... yes I've seen her" he smirked when a thought struck his mind,

"ohh where is she?" Abdallah asked impatiently,

"I saw her going to, uhmm... , you know that house, the first house on this turning" Alhaji Ahmad explained referring to Suleiman's house. He liked his son when he was younger, but now that he's growing his son has shown signs of liking his mother more than him, so it won't be that bad to get rid of him,

"ohh the house with the blue gate" Abdallah reasoned,

"yes perfectly, she told me to ask you to meet her there when you're back" Alhaji Ahmad lied, he knew the bomb in Suleiman's house could blow any moment, that's why he tricked his son to the house, to kill him.

"OK" Abdallah scrunched his face before walking towards the house his father described. He wondered why his mother was still out by this time, it was almost close to Maghrib prayers, but he went anyways.

Abdallah knocked continuously on the gate, but there was no response. He was about to leave when he heard the sound of something breaking inside the compound. He looked up to the CCTV close to the gate, Before he jumped their fence, he promised himself that he'll explain to the owners of the house that he knocked, but there was no response that was why he had to jump the fence, he prayed they'll buy it.

"Get on your knees" A gunman said to Abdallah when he entered into the compound. Abdallah got down slowly, raising his hands in the air. The man came towards Abdallah's direction reloading his gun, he pressed the gun to Abdallah's forehead tightly. He was about to pull the trigger when Abdallah pulled him by the leg swiftly, he fell with a loud thud with the bullet hitting another direction.

Abdallah shifted back in fear when he saw blood oozing from the man's head. He wanted to leave back to his home, but he stopped when he heard someone grunting behind him, he quickly rushed to Idris side when he saw him lying on the floor,

"help" Idris said before losing his consciousness,

"hey, hey, hey" Abdallah said, but Idris wasn't responding. He hurried into the living room, but no one was there, it seems as if it was only Idris at home at that time. Abdallah supported Idris with his body as he picked him up to take him to the nearest hospital, Abdallah looked back when something fell to the ground from Idris's hand, it turned out to be a ring. Abdallah picked it up without really thinking and put it into his shirt pocket.

Abdallah made sure Idris was attended to before he left back to search for his mom. He got down from the cab in front of their estate. His eyes widened when he saw the house he rescued Idris from was all burnt down. He hurriedly ran down to his to make sure his mom was there.He checked through all the rooms when he got home and finally found his mom tied up on a chair.

Abdallah never got a chance to see Idris again because he was grounded by his dad for a week. He went back to the hospital after a week, but Idris was already discharged. He didn't know who Idris was, but his ring remained with him.

I hope this chapter has explained why the evidences were pointing to Abdallah😁.

And if we think about it, Idris and Abdallah haven't met since then.

Idris have seen his picture, but he couldn't recognize his because of how he lost his memory🤔💜.

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