It was Peter's turn for confession, the young lad was shivering and needed someone to confess to, Since the death of Chief Michael and his wife, The police and other angry youths have been on the lookout for the murderers, people rumored that G-Baba's gang had a hand in it, it was their pattern of killing. They usually lured their victims to an isolated place and shoot them on the chest and head.
As he sat outside the parish hall, he made up his mind to tell the father everything, even if it meant dying later on.
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"forgive me father for I have sinned"
"what are your sins my son, share them with Father Christian that your sins may be forgiven"
"I lied 5 times, I stole my neighbor's fowl".....
There was silence as the boy was contemplating whether or not to tell the father what he helped G-Baba to do.
"Is that all my child? " the Father asked.
"it is a sin to keep back your sins, confess all your sins that they may be forgiven "
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By this time Peter should have noticed that that wasn't father Christian but an impersonator, the poor boy was too scared and nervous to notice anything amiss from the hideous glasses the father wore.
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G-Baba Was the gang leader of a group of cultist, these men were a terror to the village and their surroundings, no-one knew him in person actually, his real name was Ofofonono.
As Ofofonono, he was a dutiful child to his widowed mother, a keyboardist in church, an handsome guy to the girls with whom he slept with randomly then as G-Baba, he was the deadly leader of his gang, he always had his way in robbing and assassinating anyone he was paid to rob or kill not caring who's ox was gored. Anyone who discovered that Ofofonono and G-Baba were one and the same person was brutally murdered by him.
Politicians contacted him often to carry out their dirty jobs for them and Ofcourse he'll be handsomely rewarded. He usually wore a clowns mask to meet clients and a different mask to carry out operations so nobody can ever put a face to the name.
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Elections were around the corner, Chief Michael, the youngest man with chieftaincy title in the whole village had declared his intentions to run for the position of a Local Government chairman, he was really supported by the youths because of his young age.
Mr Renner was also vying for the position of a local government chairman, his billboards were everywhere in the villages. But last Saturday, the youths pulled down all of his billboards, they carried placards that read "youths are the leaders of tomorrow, Chief Michael is a youth, give him a chance" others were "we want a 35year old as our chairman, Chief Michael is 35years old, give him a chance"
Nobody dared stop them.
Mr Renner was in rage when he heard it,
"how dare him! What's wrong with children of nowadays, because he has small money to buy a chieftaincy title, he feels he can vie for political positions anyhow" Mr Renner roared, pacing to and fro his wide balcony.
"take it easy sir, the boy can be easily eliminated" his PA said trying to alleviate his worries.
"did you say eliminated? Are you mad or something, with how the youths are swimming in and out of his compound, we don't have a chance! "
"Sir have you heard of G-Baba and his gang"
"G-Baba? that man has been declared wanted by the police for 8 years now, how he's still perpetuating crimes is pure sorcery"
"sir see, once you contact G-Baba for a job, Just consider it done "
"Hmmmm, so how do I meet him, I heard nobody has ever seen his face"
"leave it to me sir, I'll set up a meeting as soon as possible"
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Two days later the 54 year-old Mr Renner met with the 32 year-old G-Baba in a windowless room somewhere outside the village. He wore huge black shades and a hood which made him look like tinky-winky in teletubbies cartoon. While G-Baba wore his usual clown mask and 3 piece suit.
The deal was to assainate Chief Michael.
"₦3,000,000" G-Baba said startling the old man.
"three million for what? Look young man that amount is ridiculous, I'll give you ₦800,000.
By now Mr Renner was mopping serious sweat from his face.
"old man, take a look at me, do I look broke to you? Do you know the risk in assainating someone as protected as Michael?
"let it be 1 million my son" the old man pleaded but G-Baba didn't mutter a single word.
"ermmm, al.. al.. alright... You'll have the three million.
"good! now let's talk business"
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"P-boy, bro. Ofon is calling you" Peters younger sister told him. They were all members of St Vincent Catholic church so it wasn't out of place for bro. Ofon to call him.
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"Bro. I don't understand, I should just tell Chief Michael that mama slumped in the farm at atan?
"yes, run in as if you're very desperate, cry if you can"
"but mama didn't go to atan today, she's at the market.
"don't worry about that, Just make sure Chief Michael drives you to atan. I can't tell you everything now, it's a matter of life and death"
"But bro. people are always very many in that compound, you should go by yourself, there's no how Chief Michael will drive me in his car to atan this afternoon" Peter said innocently.
"don't worry, there's no one there at the moment, today is fióngaran market day, everyone is at the market"
Finally, though Peter didn't understand why he was asked to lure Chief Michael to the farm, he just agreed to do so because it was bro. Ofofonono that asked him to, and he sort of trusted him.
"okay bro, let me wear my slippers"
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Atan was a hilly farm area which wasn't owned by anyone in the village, nobody lived close to atan. Once it was farming season villagers would rush and plant at atan, any piece of land that you pick will be planted and harvested by you for that season.
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"is today not fióngaran? why did your mother go to the farm today?" Mrs. Michael quizzed.
She had a bad feeling about her husband driving Peter to the farm. The road was not really motorable.
"sh.. sh.. she forgot her bag there yesterday, so she went back to get it today, Peter stuttered. He was sweating profusely.
"Darling don't worry, the boy's mother is in need and the least I can do is to drive her to the health centre" Chief Michael said buttoning his shirt.
"I still think you should wait till the some of the guys come back from the market, you can't go there all by yourself, I'll follow you instead.
With that she got dressed and set to follow her husband, Peter didn't know he should make sure she doesn't follow. He just assumed as long as Chief Michael drove to atan everything will be okay.
Few minutes later Chief Michael and his wife got into the car and drove to their premature deaths.
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"Peter are you looking, we're in atan now o"
"sir is that one that is inside inside"
"darling we can't go further please, let's park the car here and trek to that part, I don't want the car running into these valleys and....
She didn't complete her sentence when G-Baba and his gang emerged from the bush. They surrounded the car with the speed of lightening, pointing guns and about 4 different weapons.
"come down now! " one of G-Baba's boys thundered.
"oh my God, honey please wind up, lock the car from inside" Mrs Michael said crying.
"I warned you, you should have listened to me".
"everything is fine sweetheart, don't worry. I'll just go down and ask them what they want.
Immediately Chief Michael got down from the car he was shot multiple times on the chest and head respectively, he died immediately on the spot.
His wife was dragged out of the car along side with Peter. Peter was told to run as fast as his legs could carry him.
He started running, he couldn't process all that happened, he had seen the shoes of one of the men wearing masks. Bro. Ofofonono had worn same earlier. As he was running, he heard gunshots again, that must be Mrs Michael, she's been shot too.
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Later in the evening bro. Ofofonono visited Peter again, he wore the same shoes.
"this is ₦5,000, you did well earlier, luring Chief Michael and his wife to the farm was a brilliant idea, I knew you were good for the job"
"I don't want your money, I'm going to tell the police everything I know, I know you were among the people that killed Chief Michael and his wife, I'll...
"Hahahaha, not so fast boy, that will only earn you your death, if any soul knows what happened earlier you're better off as dead, Just keep your mouth shut boy"
G-Baba said and strolled off.
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...."are you sure you're not withholding any sin from father Christian? The father asked.
"I also know something about the murder of Chief Michael and his wife" Peter said looking down and for the first time, the father's shoes caught his attention, G-Baba's shoes. It dawned on him that he was confessing to G-Baba but it was too late.
G-Baba was impersonating the father, the father was in another room entirely. He got up and dragged Peter by the collar of his shirt,
"I warned you but you wouldn't listen, nobody messes with G-Baba, you could have shut your wide mouth to stay alive.
Peter was thrown into a room, the real father Christian was in the room.
"father please save me, the poor boy cried as he clutched the fathers legs"
"blindfold him" the father said without looking at the boy.
G-Baba obeyed.
"you were right father, he came to confess just as you presumed. You're a wiseman father Christian, thank you for all your advise"
G-Baba said ,handing out a pregnant envelope to the father.
"bless you my son, Just don't keep any loose ends like this one (he pointed at Peter who was blindfolded in a corner of the room) in your future assignments.
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