I Was Only Joking

Lanre got to deliver the permit personally to Ebube. She thanked him for helping her get the video and uploading it leading all traces to Ify. She then left for her work place. The day was not over yet. Ebube also wanted her to stay for a while, but she had refused saying she had something important to do. Lanre got to her office and started to ponder on what to do. She tried to come up with a possible solution to help the girl she had seen at Alhaja’s place. All the solutions she came up with was too dangerous for her to handle. She racked her head and got tired of it. She decided to take a break from it.

As if a light has just appeared to her in a dark corner, Lanre snapped her fingers. She took her phone from her bag and sent a message to the senator, senator Ojo requesting for an emergency meeting with him. He told her he would not be able to grant her request because he had important meetings to attend. He told her he was a senator and wasn’t always free.

“Would you rather not see me and risk your image being tainted? Someone may end up ruining your image, I’m about to help you senator Ojo”. Lanre sent this to him.

On seeing this message, senator Ojo replied her that he would be free in the evening. So later that evening, both party met. Senator Ojo wouldn’t want to risk seeing Lanre in public so he invited her over to a hotel. Lanre didn’t mind going. She was confident that senator Ojo will not harm her. He welcomed her when she got in and offered her a drink which she refused. She sat on the chair with her legs crossed.

“So, what is it you say is the problem?” Senator Ojo said to her. She twisted her lips and looked around.

“Why are you looking around like that?” Senator Ojo asked her. He was not comfortable with the way she looked around as if looking for something. She told him she was looking to see if the camera she had installed in the room was there. Senator Ojo frets.

“What are you up to this time?” He asked her. She smirks.

“Relax! I was only joking”. Lanre said. The man still didn’t think he should believe her. She was cunning to him, he could not just believe her.

“Alhaja Fatima is into human trafficking. She buys and sells young girls and little children. I do not want to say you are aware of this but she is your pawn. She may endanger you with her business”. Lanre said. Senator burst out into laughter. He told her there was no way that would happen. Even if Alhaja gets caught by the police, she knew her way around the court as well as the police station. There’s no way the woman would go out of business because the police got involved.