Chapter 5: Clues in the Blood

The thing wey happen bad well, but the case be like say e don solve quick—because the person wey do am leave plenty sign.

Village people dey talk say, only witch go do this kind thing and no hide their track. But here, clue full everywhere, like say e wan make police work easy.

One plastic pendant, just dey inside blood.

That pendant just shine for ground, like juju wey dem forget for shrine.

Doctor talk say, e get sign say another person dey with Morayo before she die.

All these na big sign for police. Doctor dey write note, people dey watch for window.

And after test, we see say the blood for the place no be only Morayo own.

Blood mix for floor—red, thick, strange.

One person no fit lose that kind blood.

People begin reason say, maybe two people fight or the wahala pass wetin dem think.

Another blood join, and the fluid for Morayo, all na from one other person.

E be like say person wey do am no even try hide self. Everything just dey point one side.

That blood, that fluid, and the plastic pendant for blood—all point one direction.

Everybody for village, from baba to small pikin, dey talk the same name.

Na Shuaibu, one old bachelor for the village.