Chapter 7: The Case Is Clear

The clue for the case clear like full moon for middle of month.

Nobody fit doubt again. Even police wey no like do work, say, this one no need prophet.

Shuaibu, as him body dey hot, break enter Jude Dangana house for night, wan do bad thing to Morayo. She fight back, so he kill am…

Wetin people no understand be how Shuaibu fit get that kind mind. Na so rumour begin fly—maybe na charm, maybe na drink.

But wetin confuse everybody be this: forensics show say all the wicked thing wey happen to Morayo na before she die. How she take bear that kind pain, no shout?

Some old women say, “Na strong woman. She no wan wake her pikin. Na so mother dey do.”

Maybe nobody for hear, or if she shout, pikin next door go wake and fit get hurt too.

If Morayo shout, maybe wahala for reach her pikin. She just bite lips, dey hold herself.

Maybe, because of her pikin, she just bear everything, no talk.

That one pain everybody. Mothers dey shake head, some dey cry for corner.

Na so mother love dey reach.

For this village, people dey say, ‘Mother fit die for pikin, but pikin no fit die for mother.’

The cutlass wey dem use throw for yard—na Jude Dangana own.

Old men for gathering dey talk say, “If you see cutlass, you go sabi the handle. Na only Jude get that kind mark.”

E get both Shuaibu and Jude Dangana fingerprint.

No be magic, na people dey use each other thing borrow-borrow for farm.

Na normal thing.