To find J.P Okon, I would have to travel to Ogun state. My Dad said not to trust anyone, I would have to be very careful when I find mr Okon.
I called aunt christy to tell her of my discovery. she told me to close up the shops and travel down to illorin (where she was having her honeymoon) to meet her then both of us would go in search of answers together. I told her not to worry that I could do it alone but she would not hear of it. I didn’t want to involve her, she just got married besides it could be dangerous. But when she sets her mind to something its hard to change it. So I had no choice than to do as she said.
We arrived Ogun state on Monday got booked in to a nice Hotel and immediately went in search of mr Okon’s address. It took a while but we eventually found it. “No: E6 Abeokuta street, Kamal office complex secondfloor. Ogun state Nigeria”
The complex was really huge, Mr Okon’s office was on the second floor. But we had no idea which office was his. The entire second floor was occupied by a law firm as we were earlier told by the security men at the gate. We approached a lady seated behind a desk, a secretary perhaps ” please we would like to see mr J.p okon” I said. She looked confused for a while and answered ” madam there is no one by that name here” I turned to aunt christy for help.” he might not be here presently but he worked here some years back. Can you help us check him out please” asked aunt christy. The secretary looked at us suspiciously and told us to wait for her to confirm from her Boss who is a partner of this law firm.
She came back and told us her boss would like to see us.
We went into a Nice spacious office with a huge Mahogany desk at the center. A small looking man sat behind the desk and urged us to seat down. When we did he asked ” you are looking for J.p okon I was told. Why”. I remembered my Dad’s warning of not trusting anyone. Since this address turned out to be a law firm I said ” he was my Dad’s lawyer”. The man relaxed a bit and I wondered what he was hiding. “Sorry for my bad manners my name is Christopher Emeka” the man said. Aunt christy gave her name but the moment I said mine ” Happiness Otunba joseph” he was shocked.
He became very quiet for a while. He went into his cabinet and brought out an old file. Then he told me a story that made me realize that my father’s murderers would stop at nothing to keep their secret from coming out.keep ur fingers crossed till I come ur way again…..
Mr Christopher opened the file he took from his Cabinet and began his story. ” Your father and J.p okon were room mate in school. They were very close and their friendship continued long after they graduated the university. Your father was an accountant and J.p a lawyer. They were different in many ways but they loved each other like brothers. J.p was your father’s legal adviser. They told each other everything and nothing was a secret between them. J.p started this firm and later I became his partner that was how I came to know about your father and their friendship.
However tragedy struck one night, J.p okon was found dead in this office and that same day, I heard from the network news about your fathers armed robbery attack that left him and his family dead. I knew something was not right, how can two friends die the same day.
I investigated the case for a long time but didn’t find any evidence to discover and apprehend those involved. The police after some years closed the case but I didn’t stop searching. Then I came across this file while trying to renovate this office. The file didn’t contain any evidence but it gave me insight to why both friends were killed. According to this documents, J.p and your father has large shares with the company you father works for. Also your father discovered irregularities in the company’s accounts that could damage the company and with it their investments.
They began an investigation to determine the culprit. However this file didn’t contain their evidence or any documents to prove they bought shares from Butler and shelfied international”
After mr. Christopher finished narrating his story I was more confused. If J.p is dead how can I find my father’s murderer. I wanted to weep in frustration but his next words stopped me “J.p okon and your father has a safe deposit box in lagos. I have been paying the company to keep the Box intact all this years. I do not have the keys to open the box and the company refused to open it for me because I was not related to any of them. The box might contain the evidence we need to bring those responsible to justice”.
On hearing this, I remembered the documents and bunch of keys in my possession. I didn’t tell him about the documents, not until I can trust him.
I became hopeful again.” When do we travel to lagos” I asked mr christopher. Tomorrow, the sooner the better” he replied. “Thank you so much for your time i am indeed grateful” I said. Aunt christy held my hands as we left the office “you are not alone, we would get to the root of this matter together” she said to me. Those few words gave me strength again.
What did they find in the safe? Was it useful or just a set back..
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