Chapter 1: When the Night Hides Blood

People wey dey bury dead body steady sabi say: for murder case, na to clear your own link to the victim be the wahala pass, no be just to dispose the corpse—na only then you fit hide your reason for kill am.

As dem dey arrange the sand on top coffin, their face straight, but their mind dey run calculation. For Naija, no be today people start to sabi say, to kill no hard, na to wipe your hand commot the palava na im wahala pass. As old mama for my area dey talk, "If pikin eat meat, make im clean mouth well."

Most times, why person kill another na just money, woman matter, or to take revenge. Dem go quickly catch the killer by checking the victim’s people and CCTV for area, even the one wey dey always dey blink red light for Mama Chidi shop.

Everybody for the station know say when money wahala or woman enter, wahala dey. Even ordinary okada man for junction fit give you full gist. Na so Sisi Chinelo carry beef last year—her own na love triangle, wahala start for WhatsApp group chat, dem catch am within two days.

Apart from that, you get some cases wey people kill to trend or make name, and the hardest ones: random killings.

Those ones dey worry person pass. For Lagos, I hear one guy just dey do anyhow, dey murder people for nothing, just to trend. People begin lock door from 6pm, fear grip everybody. Na so police wahala begin.

But for 2017, I see one kain sixth type of murder. The person wey do am no even get style, but na the closest thing to perfect crime wey I don ever see.

I swear, as I hear the tori, my body cold. E be like film, but na real life. Wetin my eye see that year, till today I dey reason am for midnight when NEPA carry light.

As I hear about the matter, I gats jot down every detail sharp-sharp. If you like detective work, follow me reason this case from the start.

If you dey read am for night, abeg hold torchlight, and no let your mind run wild o. This kind story fit make person lock door two times before sleep.