It could have been what some people call the hand of God; others might insist it was blind luck or fate. But whatever the reason, Millie dropped her house keys just as the assassin squeezed...
Abel followed Millie from a discreet distance wherever she went, and when she was at home, he loitered around until he knew she had gone to bed. He amused himself singing songs like “On the...
Within thirty minutes of the gruesome discovery, the late Martin Pinch’s suite of offices were transformed into a crime scene. Experts kneeled all around the room, collecting pieces of evidence. Abel stood off to the...
The call came into Chief Benson’s office late one afternoon. The muffled voice simply recited the address of a house near Minna, the capital of Niger State, and said Abel would be there. But to...
Peter Abel lost track of how long he’d been in captivity. For the first week, he’d managed to remain relatively healthy, despite the horrendous conditions. Then his body started to give out. The horrible burns from...
Rika lay in her bed as her husband was seeing Dr. Camp. She remembered the pain of Abel calling her a ‘vulnerable woman’, and took her cell phone to call a VIP he controls. After...
The hours went by very quickly for Abel. The following day was filled with calls to government officials for statements and another session with Camp himself. He was still incommunicative, off in his own world,...
The next morning, Abel’s story was front-page news and the talk of both Lagos, Abuja and Bammak a City. People discussed in small groups, speculating how the accident might have happened and whether it was an...
Camp was standing in his father’s living room early the next morning. He was anxious to get on the road and drive home. He finished his coffee and moved toward the bedroom where he had...
Theodora got the call from Camp later that morning. He wasn’t coming home, but it had to remain a secret. She understood. It chilled her how far this had all gone. She became restless. The...