Season 2: The Shadow Chase

Akunne called me two hours later and said he had collected the money. He told me that he met a man in the house and asked who it was. ”Akunne I don’t know who the man is. I called Jennifer … Continued

I got to Lagos and called my cousin who lived in the apartment I had rented in Ojo area before going to Europe. He said he was at the Balogun market where he traded on ladies shoes. I told him … Continued

Chiamaka Eze was just 16. The first tme I saw her, she had just returned from school. Her school was the army day secondary school. She was in SS3. I had gone to their cybercafe to waste some time since … Continued

When it was time to leave Nigeria, I traveled to Lagos. I got to the Murtala Muhammad airport to board KLM back to Holland. That was when the problem started. The Yoruba man working for KLM at the boarding gate … Continued

”Where are my father and brothers” Chiamaka asked as soon as she entered the cafe. I ignored her and kept typing with my keyboard. Amaka wasn’t my mate and wasn’t in anyway near my status. It was true that she … Continued

”Who is that?” I asked The tiny little voice said she was Amaka. Hoping that she was with her brother, I opened up. She was standing there alone. ”What are you doing here” I asked. She moved into the house … Continued

I slightly pulled myself away from Amaka and stared at her as if she had committed a grave offence; or may be she had. ”Why did you do that” I shouted at her. She kept quiet and kept her gaze … Continued

Two days went bye without anybody seeing me at the cybercafe. I had decided to misbehave once again. A day after the cybercafe collective bashing against me, I went to the Diamond bank and withdrew N200.000. It was time to … Continued

Back in the car, I had asked the big one what her name was. She said it was Aisha. I figured it was Hausa. They looked it anyway but I guess they lived all their lives in Lagos. One of … Continued

The day after I encountered Zainab and her sisters at the beach, I drove out again to Festac town. There was a joint where people who returned from Europe assembled in the evening and drink. The place was opposite One … Continued