AFTER 168 HOURS [BOOK 2,168 HOURS SERIES]

Chapter 53: His Confidential Confessions

Shattered like a broken piece of an expensive vase, Alhaji Musa trembled in this air conditioned car. Beads of sweat lined up like a necklace on this forehead. It served as a crown of self destruction. The beginning of his downfall and doom.

His hands shivering like a convulsing child as he fixed the key to start the car. It dropped and he had to pick it up again. His eyes went blurry due to the tears gathered in his eyes. He sniffled as he hit his head on the steering wheel. His head mistakenly hit the car horn as the loud, sharp piinn! Brought him back into reality.

Looking at his refection on the side mirror was disheartening. Painted with blood, head and tears, he couldn't even think straight any longer. The last words of Binta's spirit echoed in his head.
The words '...All the sins would be on your head Musa! On your head.' It kept on echoing as he let out a loud cry. He screamed in terror and finally... A smirk appeared on his face. His usual, evil smirk.

He started his car and zoomed towards the direction of his house. To take a nice warm shower, eat, sleep and clear his mind.

"The dead is gone, all I need is to go home and relax. I've had a lot going on in my head. Seeing Binta's spirit was all the fregment of my wildest imagination. Nothing happened and nothing will happen." He said to himself as he drove home.

His wife, Engineer Almirah left him a year ago to meet her children staying abroad.

A year ago; Engineer Almirah, his wife  left him to stay with her children who were already successful in their fields of life. Well, they had three daughters living in Canada. She said she's tired of the marriage and needed space because he stopped being caring. So, Alhaji Musa has been living alone with his gatekeeper and housemaid over the year.

However, he'd impregnated Juliet, the housemaid five times within a year. He gave her money for abortions and luckily for her, it worked out well.
Alhaji Musa had promised to send her to Paris and give her anything she wants when he becomes the F.C.T minister. Well, that's yet to happen.

Getting home to rest, Juliet rushed to him but, Juliet wasn't Juliet in his eyes. Juliet was Binta.

"You're back from work? Welcome sir." She greeted him as she closed the door to his room.

"W..what are you doing here again?! W..what do you want from me!" He glared out if fraustration.

A funny, sheepy smile appeared across let lips.
"I've come to warm your bed again as usual. Or maybe I should turn your head since you've forgotten what happened just a while ago."

"You're dead, Binta! You don't belong here!" He grinned still in fears and tears.

She rolled her eyes at his foolishness.

"You killed me, Musa. My spirit can't rest knowing you're still alive."

"What do you want? Revenge?" Tears welled up in his eyes as he asked.

"No.... I'd have killed you if I really wanted revenge. All I want is Justice for my girls. Only your confessions would restore the honor and happiness you've taken from them, so go and tell everyone what you did! Plus, I didn't kill your daughter... She died a natural death in labour. Musa, I wouldn't kill. I'm don't have a terrible soul like you do. I can already perceive the fragrance of paradise, Musa. And my husband is awaiting me. All you have to do is to say the truth, you're what's stopping me." She  snapped her fingers and the room suddenly turned dark.

"Ahhh! He cried out in terror as he managed to reach for the door knob but it suddenly looked as if it wasn't there.
He find it and opened the door but it looked as if the door was locked. His hands trembled as he pulled out the door knob with all the strength in him. Finally, it opened.

He rushed out of the room like a mad man, and went outside, shivering and stammering "Ghost! Ghost!!"

"Oga, what's it?" Kassali, his Albino gatekeeper muttered.

"Don't talk to me idiot! Open that gate for me!" He commanded.

Kassali wondered what was happening to his boss and opened the gate immediately. Alhaji Musa zoomed out as if he'd managed to escape death. He drove towards NTA television station to expose himself. He made the announcement that he was responsible for the D.P.O, Officer Bamidele's death and a so called lawyer, Humaira Sanni Ahmad downfall. The broadcast and print media covered the news and the whole story about Senator Musa Ahmad's confessions.

"I'm Senetor Alhaji Musa Adamu mostly known for my COLFOLDS COMPANY, Maitama. Apart from these, I own various shopping mall, government complex, within the biggest cuties in Abuja, Kano and Lago s. Monomite and luxury homes all across the continent. My liable client are men of unquestionable character. So you know I'm not a piece of shit waiting for crabs or sprawling nonsense. I'm saying it loud now that I'm a very dubious man. I'm involved with the Colombian drug Lord, south African mafia even the chief criminals in Los Vegas. I support various bandit and terrorist groups across the continent, Asian, African, Europe or whatever. I'm not the big fish swimming in the ocean, I'm the ocean, the big fish swims in. Right now, I'm ready to confess with concrete proofs and anything else to convince the the whole word. This news isn't entertainment, It's confidential It's an emergency, it's important." He retorted.

In no time, the report about Alhaji Musa Adamu and his web of secrets got exposed. The new headline was about the senator that claims a leaked confidential report by the admits to problems with corrupt Federal Government members and other politicians.

On the other hand, Alhaji Musa was arrested for his crimes, which he bold-chestedly accepted. About to take him to jail, he started his mental display, seeing another female policewoman as Binta. He jumped on her like a gorilla, almost strangling the dedicated woman to death.

It took a lot calming him down but that had to take him at see a psychiatrist in the hospital. Immediately, he was injected with Lorazepam to calm down his Nevers because, he saw Binta in every woman.

The psychiatrists had to contact his family members as well as monitor his vitals. Getting Engineer Almirah's contact, they informed her about her husband's mental illness but she didn't give a befitting reply. All she said was that she's still mourning the death of her daughter and Musa's illness is none of her business.

From her reply, it looked as if  he didn't care about Alhaji Musa. She wanted space. A break that would probably last for years.

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Watching this on news, Humaira's heart limped out with so much joy. She called Zainab and asked her to watch the news.

"Come on sis! I've seen it too!" Zainab jerked excitedly over the phone.
"It's everywhere now that Alhaji Musa is a bad man. I wonder why he exposed his secret by himself. Probably what happened to Scorpion right?"

"Yes Zee. Isn't that obvious? Alhaji Musa wouldn't have confessed in his right state of mind. I also heard that COLFOLDS Company too was locked along with other illegal properties and business he owned."

"Masha Allah! That's good news then. Ummm... I'll be going to Kano next week for post jamb."

"Wow! That's good. I'll send something into your account before evening. How about your lover-boy? How's he doing over there?"

"Lover boy?" She muttered sarcastically.

Don't act as if you don't know who I'm referring to silly? How he haven't been naughty with you?"

You're so impossible sis! She jerked over the phone and cut the call.

Zainab chuckled softly after the call

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Words and Translations

F.C.T: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Central of Nigeria.

N.T.A: Nigerian Television Authority. The largest television network in Nigeria. A television station's channel.