Femi could not believe his eyes as he stared intently at Tosin Kayode. She had also been having an affair with the Chief. Femi knew that wasn’t meant to surprise him but it did. Did that also mean the Chief had been responsible for her teenage pregnancy? It was possible, Femi thought and spoke up. … Continue reading Kismet 10 →

An hour later, Femi was seated in the computer room. He had already received the details about the two numbers in his mail; the blackmailer’s name was actually Roger Brown and he lived at Aggrey Road. Femi had sent out two officers: one to the three banks to get an account statement and another with … Continue reading Kismet 9 →

Chief Emeka was having an affair? Femi was short of words and even thoughts. He took out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote: Victim’s life 1. Family man 2. God fearing 3. Philanthropist He divided the paper in half by ruling a line and wrote on the right side: Revelation 1. Hypocrite? … Continue reading Kismet 7 →

Femi tried to make sense of what he had just read; of the letter he was holding in his hand. The late Chief Emeka Okafor, a hypocrite? It did not quite suit his profile. He thought the man had a clean slate, loved his family, was even God fearing. He stared at the writing on … Continue reading Kismet 6 →

Femi turned on the tape recorder and faced the young woman seated before him. He inhaled deeply and smiled at her. “Miss or Mrs Catherine?” He asked as she snorted and looked away. “Okay, I’ll just call you Catherine” he said but when she did not reply, he continued. “Tell me about your relationship with … Continue reading Kismet 5 →

Femi stood waiting patiently for Pamela, Chief Emeka’s secretary, to scrutinize his I. D card She handed it back to him and rose to her feet. “You know we can’t really trust people these days” she said and led him to Chief Emeka’s office. She opened the door to his office and walked in with … Continue reading Kismet 4 →

Before Femi could reply, Godwin was out of the car and making his way towards the house. He did not try to stop him; he alighted from the car and followed him. “What are you doing here?” Godwin asked the moment he set his eyes on his middle aged uncle. His eyes looked red as … Continue reading Kismet 3 →

Ujunwa Okafor sat in the living room with a blanket over her shoulders and her son sitting on the arm of the sofa with his right hand on her right shoulder. Her eyes were red and swollen. She had been the first to see his lifeless body. He had remained so still in his chair … Continue reading Kismet 2 →

2:00pm Chief Emeka Raymond Okafor briskly walked into his office with his secretary trailing behind him and using laboured breaths to inform him of his next meetings. His P. A walked at his left, as brisk as his employer. Chief Emeka had been delayed at the church where he and the pastor were trying to … Continue reading Kismet 1 →