King of Boys (2018) - full transcript

The whole place is full,

Thank you for coming, Thank you so much,

Thank you,

Thank you very much,

[in Yoruba]
Hey! Is that you?

My dear friend,

[in English]
Okay, Thank you, thank you,

Thank you, my darling, Thank you,

[in Yoruba]
I hope she's not stressing you all out?

-Not at all,
-Are you sure? [laughing]

Thank you,



How are you? Thank you for coming,

My dear Eni!

It is a lie, you made it, Thank you,

Happy birthday to you,

-Thank you so much,
-Congratulations, eh?

Thank you, thank you,

[in Yoruba]
Dani Cashi himself,

No shaking,

-Alhaji,
-Eni-Baby,

[in Yoruba]
I can't believe this! Just for me?

You are welcome,

Good to see you,
Thank you very much,

[in Yoruba]
Please be seated, Don't get up,

[in English]
The Justice is here,



[man] Congratulations,

Thank you, sir, Thank you very much,
Thank you,

-No, sir,
-Mm-mmm,

Mm-mmm, Mm-mmm,

I have to,

-Ah,
-Or I'll take it as a big insult,

So, so grateful,

-It's nothing,
-Thank you,

Thank you, sir,

What are you drinking?

No, no, no, no, sir,

Go to the back of the cupboard,

and bring that special drink
to this table,

No problem,

-Thank you very much,
-Thank you very much, sir,

Thank you, sir,

At this moment,,, Oh, wow!

Please permit me to honorably announce
the arrival of the man of the people,

the man who has enjoyed
so much support from the women,

Nigeria's favorite politician,
the governor,

His Excellency,
Chief Akinwale Razak Onikoyi,

Please, can we make the applause louder?

Eni-Baby, I hope I'm not too late,

Not at all, sir, you made it,

I had to leave a very important
council meeting to be here on time,

Thank you very much,
I'm honored, please come along,

-Please come, thank you,
-After you,

Please, can we make your applause louder
for His Excellency one more time?

His Excellency, my governor,
the MC is saying hello, sir,

That's my governor, [chuckles]

[music continues]

Please, a quick announcement,

Uh, please, if you are not here
bearing gifts for the celebrant,

please stop going
to the buffet stand, please,

Don't go there, please,

And right now, please permit me
to welcome to the microphone

one of the most respected music legends
out of the country of Nigeria,

When it comes to Fuji music, he is king,

Please let's welcome
King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal

popularly known as K1 The Ultimate,

As he does a special birthday song
for the celebrant,

Please can we make the applause louder?

[Singing in Yoruba]
♪ To the dear celebrant ♪

♪ To the dear celebrant ♪

♪ To the dear celebrant ♪

♪ To the dear celebrant ♪

♪ As you grow older
May your life be more fulfilled ♪

♪ To the dear celebrant ♪

♪ As you grow older
May your life be more fulfilled ♪

♪ To the dear celebrant ♪

♪ Eni, go and get your groove on ♪

♪ Can you hear what I am saying? ♪

♪ To the celebrant for the day ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Eni, may you live long on earth ♪

♪ May you live long on earth ♪

♪ Can you hear what I am saying? ♪

♪ Eni, if your feet can dance ♪

Waiter! Come, come,

-Where's my food now?
-It's coming, ma,

I ordered Amala, Gbegiri and Ewedu,

It's coming, ma, Right now,

"It's coming, It's coming,"
You've been saying that since--

[in Yoruba]
When are you going to bring the food?

When I've lost my appetite?

Or what kind of rubbish is this?

Just take a look at our friend,

Ah, ageless mama, See her skin glowing,

[in Yoruba]
What? Whose skin is glowing?

This useless one that has
bleached her entire life away

and looks like a Gambian turkey?

[in English] Look at her,
always acting like a pussycat,

Meanwhile all her teeth
are made of razor blades,

[in Yoruba]
This useless thing,

[in Pidgin] Don't come here
to eat this woman's food,

then start bad-mouthing her,

Her food will choke you,

[in English]
You just have eyes, you can't see,

-[in Yoruba] Please be quiet,
-Nobody forced you to come here,

Oh, then drag me out,
Tell the security to throw me out,

Don't spoil my mood, please,

So, ladies and gentlemen,

it would be nice for me to invite
His Excellency, the Executive Governor,

who has supported and also enjoyed
the tremendous support of women,

to join the celebrant and her friends
on the dance floor,

Please let's welcome His Excellency
Akinwale Razaq Onikoyi,

Please can we make some noise
for his Excellency?

[applause]

[music, singing continues]

KT! Dude, your party is bumping, man,

Are you sure it's not time
we go down to join them?

Oh, you're welcome to,
but you're on your own,

Is that not Governor Onikoyi?
And look at this man laughing and relaxed,

Maybe I should go and pitch him
one of my top-notch ideas,

Man, Kitan, Look, your mum
has all these crazy connects

and you waste them,

It's not your fault,
when lack of problem is your problem,

Have you guys seen Kemi tonight?

Yo, dude, your sister is fine,

[laughs]

Whose sister?

[woman clears throat]

Mum was looking for you,

Whose mum?

Your mum or my mum?

Fine, Kitan,

It would be great
if you came downstairs to help

your mum receive guests
and celebrate her birthday,

[MC] A loving mother
to two lovely children

and the mummy of the whole community!

That's what we call her,
At least, ladies and gentlemen,

at this point, please permit me
to welcome to the microphone,

the celebrant, for a few words,

Please let's put our hands together for,,,

KT, must you be such a jackass to her?

[MC] She's Mrs, Eniola Salami, My mummy!

-The mother of the whole community,
-[applause]

Oh, what can I say?

Thank you very much,

Oh, my God,

Thank you for coming everybody, I--

[whispering, inaudible]

Yes, as I was saying,
thank you so much for coming,

Well, I don't know how to make speeches,

But I know it's not easy to gather people
on a Tuesday for a party,

You honor me and may God honor you all,

Thank you so much, There's so much to eat
and so much to drink,

Thank you, once again,
Be merry with me, please,

-[whooping]
-[applause]

[MC] The celebrant, ladies and gentlemen!

Kemi, take care of my guests,

It's never a party without good music,,,

from the most versatile band,
in the whole of Africa,

Akin Shuga and the Shuga Band,

I hope you people
have not forgotten your promise,

[MC] And I wanna tell you guys,
if you're still sitting down,,,

Senator, my mother
didn't get where she is today

by breaking her promises,

There's been no official appointment yet,
so until then, we wait,

That's fine, that's fine,

But I just want to remind you
that a deal is a deal

and it won't be good if you break it,

Remind?

With all due respect, Senator,

you of all people should know that
my mother doesn't take kindly to threats,

I'd be mindful not to
tug the tail of the lion if I were you,

We will get to you after the announcement
has been made, as promised,

So until then, Senator,
try to stay out of danger,

After all, Lagos can be
a very dangerous city,

as you and your family must know,
Enjoy the rest of the party, sir,

[music continues]

[man whimpering] Boss, please,

Stand him up,

-[whimpering]
-Stand up,

[in Yoruba]
Look at me,

Look at me!

Have you eaten?

[in English]
Nasco, why?

Are we barbarians here?

[in Yoruba]
What's all that rubbish?

Please don't be offended,

[in English]
I apologize on their behalf,

Sometimes, they don't know
how to treat a friend,

[in Pidgin]
You're my friend, right?

[in Yoruba]
We are friends?

Very good,

[in Yoruba]
Who sent you?

[no audible dialogue]

I said, who sent you?

Boss, please, They will kill me,

Really? So you think I'm the one here
to play games with you?

[in English]
I'm going to ask you for the last time,

Who sent you people to kidnap
Chief Davies' daughter?

Please have mercy, Boss,

I hate when people waste my time,

Clear the mess,

Aha, boys,

[in Yoruba] Ade Tiger will bring
your food and drinks, Okay?

Rice or Eba?

Either one, Boss,

How about pounded yam?

[in English]
Good job, Well done, boys,

Sort this out,

[woman speaking Yoruba]
What more do you want from me?

You're a stupid woman!
I said you're a stupid woman!

Get out of here!

-[woman] Leave me alone!
-[man] I will deal with you!

[woman]
You won't even let me feed well,

[woman] Eniola!

[continues screaming]

[woman in Yoruba]
It's okay I met you this way,

What they said about you
is who you really are,

King, please help me,
This insult is becoming unbearable,

I called the police, they did nothing,

My daughter's boyfriend
impregnated her and denied it,

Please have mercy on me,
Help me fix this, please,

Please help me,

[in English]
Have you told him about the pregnancy?

Eh?

The boy responsible,

[in Yoruba]
Yes, I told him, I went to see him,

If you see the way he treated me,

He insulted me,

my children and my family,

He belittled my daughter,,,

after humiliating her,

Please save me,

Mama,,, are you sure he's the one?

He's the one,

If you want me to swear
in my child's name,

My child is very naive,

That's why he took advantage of her

He has totally destroyed her life,

Mama, it's okay,
Tears are not allowed here,

Take it easy

[speaks Yoruba]

Mama,

[in Yoruba]
I'm listening, King, I'm all ears,

-Mama,
-[in Yoruba] I'm answering you,

[in English]
I have a question for you,

I want you to think carefully
before you answer me,

[in Yoruba]
Please explain, Explain in detail,

[in Yoruba]
I have question for you,

A week from today,,,

the young man,,,

and your child,,,

do you want them to get married?

Or do you want to hear news of his death?

Which do you prefer?

What did you just say?

[in English]
I will not repeat myself,

[in Yoruba]
Ah, what a pity

What a pity, This man disgraced me,

He disgraced and humiliated me!
But it won't go that way,

[in English]
Mama, You have not answered my question,

[in Yoruba]
Is that so?

King,,,

The deed has been done,

What else?

It's marriage,

-Ade,
-Yes, King,

[in English] Take mama outside,
get all the information needed,

I personally, want you
to sort this out immediately,

-Yes, King,
-Thank you,

Mama, this way,

-No need to thank me,
-Thank you,

Mama, no need to thank me,

-Ah, I have to, It is needed,
-[Ade] Mama,

I just want to thank you,
Thank you,

-Don't worry,
-[sighing]

-This way,
-See my life, Thank you,

Market woman!

I'm answering you, King,

A week from now,,,

there will be an election,

Your living things,,,

and the non-living things,,,

male,,,

female,,,

they vote or not,,, we will win,

King, you can't send a gossip
on an errand and she won't deliver,

What you just said,,,

The young, old, male, female,,,

In fact, the whole market belongs to you,

You are in!

[laughing]

Do we still have people outside?

All the way down the street, mum,

Are you okay?

I'm tired,

I'm done for the day, baby,

[in Yoruba]
Sorry,

Please take money, share it among them
for their transportation and food,

-Hmm?
-Okay, Don't worry, mum, I'll handle it,

Thank you, baby,

[woman] This is the one
I was telling you about, ma,

It will make you stand out very well,

It's very pretty, Mummy, see,

Mmm, yes, It's fine, but,,,

[in Yoruba] It's very expensive,

-Please let me look at something else,
-[in Yoruba] Please don't say that,

You shall eat whatever you desire
You shall drink whatever you desire

You shall wear whatever you desire,
by God's grace,

[in English] Just tell God, it is done,
Are you the bride?

-Yes, ma,
-Come here,

You are beautiful,

[in Yoruba] Ma'am! How many times
will your daughter have a wedding?

It's just once,

You have to make your in-laws see
that your child is as precious as gold

and she's not ordinary,

Do you understand me?

-I understand but--
-There are no buts!

There are no buts in your life,

Give it to me

There are no buts in your life,
Can you come closer, my darling?

I will show you something,

[in English] Give me your hand,
Your beautiful hand, [chuckles]

Just look at this,

[in Yoruba]
Ma'am, take a look, Give me your hand,

Feel that, Run it though,

Wow,

Feel that?

Can you feel that? Beautiful,

You see, this was handmade,

Everything you see here was hand-crafted,
It is neck breaking labor,

I know what we're giving you,

[in Yoruba]
May this child benefit from you,

[in English]
Sweetheart, do you like it?

Yes, ma, it does really make my skin pop,

Oh, my God! Pop!

[in Yoruba] You've got it spot on!
Your daughter wants this badly,

-You know what is good!
-Good afternoon, ma,

Ah, Can you please go into my office?

When I'm done with my customer,
I'll meet you in a minute, okay?

-Okay, ma,
-Thank you,

[in Yoruba] Ah, thank you, my dear,
What were we talking about?

Let me tell you something,

If you have money that
covers the entire world

and you don't spend it on your child,

It's all a waste,

If we die today,
will the money be buried with us?

No,

Do you see this child?

I'm tapping into your grace,

I have two children, A boy and a girl,

And I am praying for a day like this,

I am praying for both a son-in-law
and a daughter-in-law,

So because of that, I will sow
into your daughter's wedding,

-Huh?
-Yes,

I know how much I bought this fabric
and I know what my profit should be,

My profit is 5% and I'll take it off,
Just pay the cost price

[in English]
Thank you so very much, madam,

You see, I didn't come
expecting to spend that much,

[in Yoruba]
Ah, what are you talking about?

If that's the situation,
I have a POS machine,

Bring the machine!

You see, this store is yours,

Come in and take whatever you want,
Do you understand?

Now I know you, and we've become family,
Do you understand?

[in English] Just make her happy,
Make her happy, please,

Okay,

Thank you, Mummy,

Well done, well done,

I pray you enjoy it,

[in Yoruba]
God will make it a day of joy for you,

Fantastic!
Unfortunately, I have to leave you,

I need to attend to the other guest,

Nneka, the shoe and bag,
don't forget to show them,

Shoe and bag?

-[in Pidgin] Boss, you know what happened?
-What happened?

That's what I was expecting from you!
You have just been,,,

So, Boss,
as I tried to position myself,

Do you understand me?

Oh, God, Bosco, speak,

It hurts that you guys
weren't there to see what I did,

As soon as I charged,,,

they just kept looking at me and started
bringing out their guns and grenades,

[hip-hop playing]

I didn't have any weapons with me,
but I stood my ground firmly,

The weed I was smoking before
I left you guys just kicked into action

and everything switched to slow motion,

Then I attacked, and ten people fell,

As one tried to hit me in the chest,
I countered the attack,

Then I hit him again,

Before I realized it,
the 50 men were on the floor,

I didn't even have a scratch,
Boss, take a look,

-Bosco,
-That's me,

The person who talks too much
will definitely tell tall tales,

Don't be upset, boss,

[music stops]

Hey!

-Odogwu Malay!
-My people, I salute,

Maka Bariga, Baddest,

-My G,
-Baddest, baddest, baddest, What's new?

-I'm good
-You're just shining,

What's up?

-Men everywhere,
-That's right, that's right,

Now you've appeared in our hood,
are we safe?

They say if a monkey puts on his sneakers
and steps into the hood,

there must be a mission,

I have something for you,
You'll like what I brought,

Let's just convert here
into a small office, quickly,

So, what's up?

I just got back from Anambra,

My boys over there
got some serious intel for us,

Remember my little brother, Dile?

Dile is really close
to one of Ebele's boys here in Lagos,

So, Dile told me that the man
has about 10 million in his house,

I was shocked, my brother,

10 million Naira?

What's up with you, Makanaki?
10 million Naira?

Did stealing 10 million Naira
get us where we are? 10 million dollars!

In a safe?

No way, Those types
don't put money in safes anymore,

The bastard buried the money
in a septic tank,

You know this whistle-blowing thing
is opening doors like crazy,

Put some money in the hands of these
little boys and they'll start snitching,

The government gives five percent,
but we give 10 percent, that's it,

Makanaki, you totally get it,

I even have bigger intel for you, Maka,

You know Number One?
You know, Aare Akinwande,

Same thing, same thing, my guy,

So, if you have all this info,
why did you bring it to me?

Because, Odogwu, I know you very well,
You're not Santa Claus,

-Why did you bring this deal to me?
-Maka, you're still learning,

Maka, I'm a businessman,
Fifteen percent of zero is zero, you know,

Here's what I want us to do, Makanaki,
I want us to work together,

I'm proposing a partnership,
Let's work together,

Let's get in there and clear out
this money from all three locations,

Maka, this cash will change our lives,
Everything,

If you think we're balling right now,
this is where the real balling starts,

I'm telling you,

Fifty-fifty?

Yeah, You're my nigga, so fifty-fifty,

But that's after we have paid
40% to the King,

-Who? What's she doing in this deal?
-Maka, you surprise me,

-What is her role in this deal?
-Odogwu, please,

Her 40% must get to her
whether she's involved in the deal or not,

Let's just pay her share
and keep what's ours,

Please, This person in question,

When was the last time
she brought anything to the table?

But she still eats from what we catch,

Odogwu, you won't open your eyes,

-But let's talk,
-Okay,

[in English]
What are you telling me?

Aare went back on his promise,

So what are you doing here?

Because I'm not a minister,

[scoffs] I am not a deputy governor,
not even a bloody commissioner!

-Mum, calm down,
-"Calm down?" Ha!

The governor just wants you to know
that he tried his best, ma,

Can you listen
to what this fool is telling me?

Listen to what this fool is saying to me!

So my money, my dollars,

all the money spent
on this bastard election was for nothing?

It's not like that, ma,
We really appreciate all you've done,

Then what exactly happened, Taiwo?
This was a done deal,

-Ha!
-Can I speak freely?

Speak,

Okay, Seems some of the party members
are worried about,,,

your reputation, ma,

What? My reputation?

[in Yoruba]
It will not be well with you,

[in English]
You are mad, My reputation,

So when I was financing the movement,
nobody spoke about reputation,

-Mum, calm down,
-Don't tell me to calm down,

Aare wants to talk about reputation,
Oh, ho! So, I'm the fool!

The moron that was doing
their dirty work for them!

I will send you to Aare,
Tell Aare that I, Eniola,

will take all my money,

All my blood, drop for drop,

-Ma?
-Hey! Can you imagine?

They can't even come themselves,
They sent you rat, to sit in my chair,

I think it's time you leave, Mr, Onitiri,

[sighs]

[man] Mama, Excuse me, ma,

Huh?

[man] Makanaki on the phone, ma,

What is it?

[man] Makanaki, on the phone,

What does he want?

Listen, I am tired
and I am not ready for his trouble now,

-Ma?
-Hmm?

It seems very, very important,

-Korede,
-Mama,

[in Yoruba] Good evening, ma,
It's Makanaki speaking,

-Yes, what is it? How are you?
-Fine, thank you, ma,

[in English] We need to see you,
We have urgent things to talk about,

-What is it?
-Business,

Ah, What kind of business?

[scoffs]

[in Yoruba] Mama, it is wrong
to use parables on elders,

What other business do we discuss?

Please, we need to meet,

[in English]
Korede, listen to me and listen good,

I have enough on my plate

to get involved
with your small, small play,

Just do the needful,

[in Yoruba]
No ill wind must touch my people,

Do you understand?

Pay me my tax, finish,

Other than that, I don't care,

-Take this,
-Yes, ma,

Thank you,

-[man] Gobir,
-Attention, sir!

I hope that you're finding
everything satisfactory,

-Yes, sir, Fine, Really fine, sir,
-That's good,

Nice, isn't it?

Very nice, Very nice, sir,

A gift from my new son-in-law,

-Amazing,
-Yeah,

Let's get to it, sit down,

Thank you, sir,

You will not believe
who we have in custody,

-Who's that?
-Eigbe,

-Eigbe?
-And Rewane,

Ebele Rewane?

Senator Rewane,

Wow!

Both of them were using
the National Petroleum Corporation

as a personal treasury, removing
millions of dollars without conscience,

Anyway, they are both yours right now,

-I want you to take their statements,
-Okay, sir,

Make the necessary
residence verifications,

-Yes, sir,
-The press will be here anytime soon,

Okay, sir,

How is your wife, Hauwa? I heard--

[in Hausa]
Much better now, sir, No problem,

She's much better now,

[in English]
In case you need anything, do let me know,

Okay, sir, I will,

[sighs]

[TV announcer] It's morning in Africa,,,

[man] Aare is in a meeting
with the party chairman

in the main living room,

He has asked me
to make you feel comfortable

until he is ready to join you,

[TV playing indistinctly]

Please have a seat, ma,

-[Kemi] Thank you,
-Thank you,

[news jingle]

[news anchor] The senate today confirmed
the appointment of Nurudeen Gobir

as the new head of NCCC's
special financial crimes department,

Speaking at a news conference,
Nurudeen Gobir thanked his supervisors,,,

-[man] Can I get you something to drink?
-No, thank you,

,,,promising to execute his duties
with virtue and honesty,

Actually, can I have
a glass of cold water?

[man] Yes, ma,

[news anchor] Gobir's appointment
is the latest in efforts

for the organization
to clean up its image, after,,,

Let's set up, Time is 8:25, No, 8:26 now,

[in Pidgin]
I've set it,

The match will start at 10:01 on the dot,

And the match will end at exactly 11:31,

If Arsenal isn't in the championship
by then, they're on their own, We're out,

We'll be there,
Don't worry, we'll be there,

[news anchor]
Gobir's disgraced predecessor,,,

[man] Eniola!

[chuckles]
Eniola! Good girl,

-Good evening, sir,
-How are you?

Ah! Who is this? Ah!

Is this not Adekemi of yesterday?
That used to look like a boy,

-[chuckles]
-Ah, the work of God,

you cannot find it
even if you look for it,

Look at how God
has put everything one by one

in every place
and everything is perfection, Ah!

[in Yoruba]
She is our daughter,

Stand up,
Stand up and sit down,

-Thank you, sir,
-Ah, ah, Welcome, Sorry,

[news anchor] The Nigerian government

has officially signed
its whistle-blower policy

which encourages citizens

to report suspected financial crimes
to the authorities,

The policy put in place

in conjunction with the Attorney General,
the federation and the Ministry of Justice

offers five percent of all moneys
recovered to whistle-blowers,

irrespective of amount,

Imagine the rubbish, Huh?
Imagine this rubbish,

They are encouraging criminals
to harass us

and to blackmail us,

Huh? Is this the reason
why we put him there?

Why we appointed him as president? Huh?

It's the "Corruption today,
corruption tomorrow,

corruption, corruption everywhere!"

Is that what we are going to be eating?

Huh? What is all of that?

Ah, ah, Festus, these are special guests,
How could you bring water for them?

No, no, sir, I actually,
I requested the water, sir,

-Ah? You wanted water?
-Yes, sir,

Okay, you can go, You can go,

-[in Yoruba] Sorry,
-Thank you, sir,

-[in English] You're welcome,
-Thank you, sir,

[coughs and clears throat]

Um,,, Mum, I'll just go sort out
that thing I told you about,

Sorry, sir, excuse me,

Ah, the work of God,

[chuckles] Eniola,

-Sir?
-Let us get back to why you are here,

-Hmm?
-Yes, sir,

But before you say anything,
let me tell you--

Personally, I, personally,

I know how-- I know about your,,,
[in Yoruba] What is it called?

[in English]
This thing from inside,,, Agitation!

I know about your agitations
and your concern,

I know how you feel,

I know how you feel,

Hmm? You see, if I tell you

that you are a very important part
of this our movement,

you have to believe me,

Yes, you must believe me,

You're my person, You're my child,

Huh? So when I tell you to be patient,

I know exactly what I am talking about,

You see, it is all about timing,
Simple timing,

That is why the elders of the party,
they have said that,

we need to, uh,,,
we need to keep you aside, uh,

until the next, uh, election,

Ministerial appointment,
that is not for you now,

You see what we are planning is big,
It is bigger!

We're talking about power, Real power!

So you just have to be patient,
because, you see, we,,,

What we're trying to do right now is,,,

to clean up in our heads,

this idea that you are from another world,

-Sir?
-You see, because-- Eh?

What do you mean
by "different world," sir?

With all due respect,

-Eniola,
-Sir?

[in Yoruba]
Don't take it personal,

-[in English] This is politics,
-No, sir,

-Look at--
-No, no, no sir, I just want to know,

Is it this same world that has financed

more than 30 state elections
in this country since 1999?

Eniola--

Or the world you call upon
whenever you need muscle?

Or when they said that Aare
could no longer deliver the south

or Aare could no longer
arrange the streets,,,

Who did you run to?

Who did you come to for help?

Me!

Me, Eniola! And what happened?

People came out!

People came to support you!

Who had the power of the south?

Who had the power of the East?

Eniola, don't get upset for no reason,

Don't, baba! Don't go there!

[in Yoruba]
Don't even go there, Sir, don't!

Take a good look at me,

The locust bean said

that it had never felt insulted

until it reached Okemesi,

where it was called a tick,

Eniola! Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten the presence
of whom you are standing?

Have you forgotten the presence
of whom you are?

It is I, Aare!

Whatever I say cannot be questioned,

whatever I do can never be questioned,

My word is law,

Ah, Eniola?

Sir,

I apologize, sir,

I was out of line,

Sit down,

[exhales]

Ah, ah, Eniola,

-[in English] Sir,
-You have to be patient, Eh?

You have to be patient,
The things that I have planned for you,

It's bigger than you think,

But you won't be patient,
You will not be patient,

Look, what if we start like this,
because we are family, we're one,

What if we start
by taking one of your children,

and make him or her
the Deputy Commissioner for,

say, Agriculture in Lagos State?

This your boy, what's his name?

-Kitan,
-Yes, Kitan!

If we make Kitan the Deputy Commissioner
for Agriculture in Lagos State,

that will prove to you
that we are one family, Eh?

Thank you very much, sir,

Ah, the things we have in store
for you is bigger than that,

But you have to wait,

Thank you, sir,

It's all right, It's okay,

But, sir, can we,,, put Adekemi instead?

Because Kitan just got back,
and he has not really settled,

If it is Adekemi you want,
we will do that,

-That is it, Adekemi will become, Huh?
-Thank you, sir,

-[in Yoruba] It's done!
-Thank you, sir,

Eniola, stand up, stand up,

Eniola, Ah,

-Don't forget yourself,
-Yes, sir,

-You must not forget yourself,
-Yes, sir,

[phone ringing]

Hello, sis,

-[in Hausa] Hello,
-Hello, Aisha,

[in English] I wanted to come
to the hospital after work today

but the children, you know, they have
lessons and they were really hungry,

It's fine, It's okay, You don't have to,

Did you get the costing
from the hospital in India?

Yes, I did, They sent it to me,

[in Hausa]
Okay, How much is it?

[in English]
No, Hajia, don't worry yourself,

I'll find a way to get it,

Please, let me know how we can help,

You are taking care of my children,
and that is so much of a help,

Honestly,

Good night, Aisha,

[in Hausa]
Good night, Nuru,

[sighs]
Oh, my God, She's asleep,

I wonder why mid-week service
has to end so late, though,

Honey, who are those? The police?

-Do you have change?
-What do they want?

Shh, do you have change?

-I have change but I can't give them,
-Bring it, bring it,

Oh, I hate when you do this,

Officer, good evening, How are you?

[woman] Hi, Officer,
What do you want, please?

[man] Officer,

Please don't do that,
You're going to wake her up,

[man] Officer, I hope no problem?

[woman whispering]

License and registrations, please,

[woman] License and registration
at this time? Ah, gosh,

-[glass shatters]
-[baby crying]

[woman] My baby! No!

-[gun cocks]
-Step out,

-[baby cries]
-[shouting]

-[woman] Give me my baby, give me!
-[man] I said calm down!

[woman] My baby, my baby, please,

[man] Shut up!

[woman] My baby, please!
Please give me my baby!

[woman sobbing]
My baby, please! Please!

[in Pidgin]
Does this car have anti-theft security?

No,

[in Yoruba]
Bring me that baby,

[baby crying]

Leave me alone!

[in English] Please, Take everything,
take the car, take the money,

-Take everything, Just leave my baby,
-[woman crying]

Give us our baby, please,

-[in Pidgin] You are not Superman,
-Please, please!

[in Yoruba]
If I fire one shot, you're gone,

[in Pidgin] If this car has no anti-theft
security, you'll see your baby again,

Do you understand?

Let's go, Take their phones,

[no audible dialogue]

-[gun cocks]
-Will you get out of this car?

Out! Get out! Stupid man,

[baby coos]

[in Pidgin]
Who put a baby here?

[gun cocks]

[in Pidgin] If you move,
I'll bust your cranium, Inside!

[men chattering]

[in Pidgin]
Goal! My bet just paid off!

-Nine million! Nine million! Nine--
-[gun cocks]

Father,

[siren wailing]

We have a warrant to search this building,

-What's going on?
-[in Pidgin] Man, open this gate!

Open this gate!

[knocking on door]

Cletus, come clear the dishes,
We're finished eating,

[door opens]

Oh! Oh, Jesus!

-[gun cocks]
-Oh! What do you want?

How many of you are on guard tonight?

We're four in number,

One is at the back,
another went to buy food outside,

-Okay, Please get the guard at the back,
-I don't understand, what's going--

Get the guard at the back!

Hello, sir,
Should we arrest the officers on guard?

-Go and call these people!
-Yes, sir!

Okay, we should leave them, right?
Okay, okay, sir, Thank you, sir,

[clears throat]
Who and who is in the building?

Sir, the building is empty,
nobody stays in this apartment,

I know that,
but who is in the building right now?

[in Pidgin] There's one old woman
that comes with a very big carrier bag,

She said she wanted
to drop clothes off for her boss,

Yes, she drops the bag, then she goes off,

-So she's not in the building right now?
-No,

-Officers,
-[guard] Maybe I should call--

Don't worry, come,
Come, write a statement, okay?

-Statement?
-You'll sign too,

[in Pidgin]
Put your head down, Are you dumb?

[chattering]

-[in Pidgin] Anyone in the house?
-Are you deaf?

Nobody, sir,

-You, hey,
-[man] Look up,

Stand up,

-Stand up, Shaking like a leaf,
-[in Pidgin] And he's in the army,

So disappointing,

Take the baby, take her,

Collect the baby,

You, you, Follow me,

[in Igbo]
Odogwu, What do we do now?

I really don't know, bro,
That's what I'm trying to figure out,

It looks like we'll have
to break this thing,

Get me a sledgehammer

[whimpering]

[banging in the distance]

[no audible dialogue]

What's that? My friend, put it down,

Give him paper,

[chattering]

You, face yours, Don't forget to sign,

Good boys,

[banging continues]

[shouting, indistinct]

[in Pidgin]
He's in! He's broken in! Take a look!

Too much money!
Take a look! Too much money!

[whooping, laughing]

[in Pidgin]
We've hit the jackpot!

-We are made!
-Pack it up!

[in Pidgin]
Odogwu, what kind of shit money is this?

-Does it stink?
-It stinks bad,

-Get it out of there,
-I can't get it, It stinks,

[in Igbo] Join him,
Bring out the money and let's go,

Odogwu, please, This is difficult,

What does that mean?
Am I the one to bring it out?

[in Pidgin]
Boss, that's a tough one,

Boss, shit money is still real money,

Please step back
so you don't get any on you,

[in Igbo] Find the knife,
Cut it open and let's see what's inside,

-Odogwu, this thing still stinks,
-I said cut it open!

[whooping]

-Oh God! Look at all that money!
-Wait, wait, wait,

-This is really money!
-Look at all that money

Hey!

-Hey! Now it doesn't stink anymore, right?
-Check this out!

[in Pidgin]
Step aside,

Open it,

Open the thing,

Any problem?

Take out the body,

Take out the body!

[laughing]

-You're all crazy, Now you're happy,
-Makanaki! Makanaki!

[in Yoruba]
The money is in the mouth of the lion,

Can you see? Can you see?

-Okay, quick, Pack it, Pack it all up,
-Makanaki!

[in Pidgin] Quickly, quickly,

Move, move,

We're out of time, Move, move,

Let's go, let's go,

[in Igbo] Guys, let's go, let's go,
Put your backs into it, let's go,

We're out of time!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!

-[music playing]
-[chattering]

Eniola, as you can see,
we are one big family here, Hmm?

We take good care of each other,
And we have our fun,

But there are rules,

Look at me,

There are rules, and you must obey them,

[chattering]

-[in Pidgin] How much is there?
-Give me that one,

Look at all this money!

Maka, my nigga,

It looks like we're
going to be here all night,

Whoo!

-It's like we'll be here all night,
-I swear,

[in Igbo]
God,

[man] Central Bank!

[in Pidgin]
I told you our status would change,

Bro, this is the jackpot,

-What's wrong with you?
-How much is here?

Bring it, bring it, bring it,

Relax, the machine is acting up,

Count this quickly
and stop wasting my time,

Chairman,

Bring it, quick,

It's not my fault,
the machine is acting up,

-Let me adjust this first,
-How much is that?

Count this quickly
and stop wasting my time,

Quick, Bring it, bring it,

-Count this for me, quick,
-Relax, let me adjust it,

Stop mixing the pounds and dollars,

Is there anything you want
to bring to my attention?

No, sir,

No problem,

Dude, count the money,
Why are you so scared?

Count it properly,
Is there something wrong with you?

-Bite the table,
-Bite the table!

Ah! Sir!

Bite the table!

-Sir!
-Bite the table!

-Bite that thing!
-Bite the table!

-Harder! Hard!
-[groans]

Oh, damn! This guy has lost his teeth,

Listen up,

The person who sees something,
but doesn't say anything

will get the worst punishment,

-Makanaki!
-No problem,

How many are there?

It's four, His gap-tooth is wider now,

[Kemi]
How can he still be in that meeting?

Did you tell him Alhaja Salami is the one
that needs to speak with him?

Simon? Simon,

He hung up the phone on me, Bastard,

[scoffs]

I can't get ahold of Mr, Onitiri,

He's not picking up my phone calls
or returning my text messages,

Kitan, could you give me like ten minutes?
I need to speak to your sister,

I'm in the middle of breakfast, Mummy,

[in Yoruba]
Please, my love,

[in English]
It's a business discussion, Ten minutes,

[sighs]

So you can discuss important business
with her and you can't discuss with--

Get out! Get up from that table!

What is the matter with you, Kitan?

Must you query me
every time I speak with you?

How many sons give their parents
trouble the way you give me?

[in Yoruba]
Are you doing drugs again?

Get out!

Wow,

Mum, don't you think
that was a bit too harsh?

I don't give a damn, Kemi,

I think the governor and Aare,,,

I suspect they think I have
something to do with those robberies,

Okay, Mum, we may be overthinking things,

I mean, surely they know you wouldn't
jeopardize your relationship with them,

Also, they know that things like this
cannot happen without my consent,

So what, this was some kind of
retaliation for the ministerial snub?

Korede wants to ruin me,

-Mum?
-Yes?

Makanaki has been overreaching
for a while now

and I keep telling you that we need
to send him a strong warning,

You're taking him too lightly
and its making us look weak and afraid,

Weak?

[in Yoruba] The slow crawling of a lion
is not out of fear,

And you also taught me,,,

[in Yoruba] The ram that moves backwards
has gone to summon more power,

[in English]
Kemi, organize a round table meeting,

Kitan! Kitan, darling!

Hello?

Can you please come back
to the table and finish your meal?

[Aare] Don't tell me that you are doing
everything you can,

I just lost 45 million dollars
that I cannot report to the authorities,

[man] We are on it, sir,
But we have to proceed with caution,

Eniola is a dangerous adversary,

Eniola?

[in Yoruba] When a slave
turns on its master, it gets killed,

Sir?

-My friend, go and get the thing done!
-Noted, sir,

Hold on, hold on, Yes?

The pilot said the jet is ready,

Okay, I'm coming,

And let us get Ebele out of prison
before he begins--

[in Yoruba]
Before he starts to sing like a canary,

[in Yoruba] What's going on?
Boys! Boys! Let's go let's go!

[in Pidgin]
Hey, Do you realize you are in the hood?

What's going on?

You think you can come here
without paying the fee? You must pay!

Who do you think you are?
You want me to wreck this car?

[in Yoruba]
King!

[in Pidgin] Mama, don't be angry,

We didn't know it was you,
We're your children, please forgive us,

We didn't realize it was you,
Hey, you, move that thing away from there!

-[in Yoruba] It's okay,
-Good afternoon, ma!

-Let me see,
-Good afternoon, ma!

-Wait, wait!
-Good afternoon, ma!

-Karimotu?
-Ma?

Come, come, come,

Move quickly! Hurry up!

-Kari?
-Ma?

-[in English] You're still pregnant?
-No, Another one,

Eh?

-How many now?
-Six,

Ah, Karimotu, What are you trying to do?
To build a football team?

No, ma,

[in Yoruba]
Take care of yourself, come on,

This is not right,

[in Yoruba]
Sorry,

How much is your cassava flour?

It depends on the quantity
you want to buy,

No, just tell me, how much is everything?

[chattering]

Okay, 25,000, ma,

-Karimotu!
-Market must sell!

Kari, take,

Twenty-five thousand?

Shh, Quiet, quiet please,

Twenty-five thousand naira
for your cassava flour,

and the rest, please use it
to take care of your children,

-[in Yoruba] Thank you so much, ma!
-You're pregnant, don't kneel,

Don't do that, my dear,
Take care of yourself,

[in English]
Let me go pack the flour for you,

[in Yoruba] Come back,
I don't need the cassava flour,

The flour is for you and the boys,

-[cheering]
-Stand up!

The next time I see you,
you must not be pregnant,

I don't want to see you pregnant,
Do you understand?

-If your husband tries to touch you--
-[man] Karimotu!

I am talking,

If your husband tries to touch you,
look for a nice stick and hit his head,

[in Yoruba]
Have you heard?

[men shouting] Clear the road!

"You want to do dinner, lunch?"
She's like, "No, come over,"

I'm like,
"Lady, I'm with my younger brother,"

She said, "No! Go drop him off
and come alone,"

Lanre! Lanre! Minister of lies,

Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie,

This is the problem I have with you,
No one can even tell you anything,

Okay, okay, one quick question,

You're telling me the same babe
we always see dating big boys,

Lagos big boys, private jet having mofos,
came to you,

Lanre, who can't even get her a bicycle,
and said, "Come over alone,"

-I don't-- I don't--
-Get outta here, man! Shit!

The problem is that he thinks
that money can buy happiness,

That's what he thinks,
You're deluding yourself,

Some of us have swag,

Some of us know the kinds of things
we tell these girls,

And I'm not bragging,

Dude, I told her, I said,
"Look, if I come over,,,"

-See that lady over there?
-Yes, sir,

Give her anything she wants
from the menu, It's on me,

-[whooping]
-KT!

KT for the money! Mm!

London swag,

[in Pidgin] This London swag
you're trying here won't work,

The girls will eat,
wipe their mouths, and say bye,

Calm down, Just calm down,

My brother, my brother, see,

When I got there and she opened the door,
she was the freaking 15 out of 10,

She said she appreciates the offer,
but she will have to decline,

And to say thank you for being thoughtful,

she's paid for all the food and drink
you and your friends have consumed,

-Oh!
-[groans]

And that you're welcome,

-Oh, Oh, my God,
-Oh!

-Fine baby girl: 10, KT: 0,
-Oh, my God,

-Oh, KT, oh, my God,
-That's painful,

-It's all right, my brother,
-That's painful, that's painful,

She has finished you,

-He might as well go to his casket,
-Aunty,,, Well done, ma'am, Good try,

[in Yoruba] Stop crying,
The first time is always the hardest,

After a while, it gets easier,

I feel this way sometimes, too,

But when I shut my eyes,
I find myself somewhere else,

-Where?
-In my mind,

Stop crying, Sorry,

-Do you understand English?
-I understand, but I can't speak it,

-That's okay, First, what is your name?
-Eniola,

I'll teach you how to speak in English,
Just repeat after me,

[in English]
My name is Eniola,

My name is Eniola,

Nice to meet you, My name is Bunmi,

-[flute playing]
-[chattering]

[no audible dialogue]

[man chattering]

Thank you,

Akorede is not here,

Anyway,,,

[in Yoruba] To avoid thorns
from poking you in the eyes,,,

you observe them from a safe distance,

[in English]
Thank you for coming once again,

I know you're very busy people,

But I must call this emergency meeting
before things get out of hand,

Nothing moves,,,

I repeat, nothing moves in Lagos
without you people at this table,

As the head of this table,

I know I have been fair
to this association,

But today I am not happy!

God forbid! God forbid!
You are happy in Jesus' name,

No, Apostle, how can I be happy?

When some small rat

wants to eat and destroy everything I,,,

everything we all worked for,

[man] I will be rat,

Now that we have a full table,
can we address--

Akorede, we are mates now, right?

That I have to wait for you,

[in Yoruba]
What a pity, what a pity, what a pity,

You have taken your finger,

dipped it in hot pepper
and poked your mother in the eye with it,

My name is Makanaki
and I don't have a mother,

[in Pidgin] Maka, respect the crown,
What is wrong with you?

What crown are you talking about?

You all fear a lion
that has lost its claws and teeth,

Old glory, old school,

A mother who can't take care
of her children,

She's making money from politics,

[in English]
She has no time for us,

When last has anyone at this table
benefited from this woman?

Huh? Answer, Raise hands, Apostle? Huh?

Otunba, sir?

You? But she wants to come back here
and share from our hustle again,

She wants to be king at this table,

[in Yoruba] Mama, your era has passed,
Drop the mantle,

[in English] Release the crown,

Jesus of Nazareth!

Apostle, that is not from Jesus,,,

or your king,

It's from Makanaki,

And Odogwu Malay,

-Tell them the facts,
-Facts,

Well,,, [clears throat]
Um, what is done is done,

Mummy, we cannot reverse
what has been done,

But I'm glad
that Makanaki respects our rules

enough to make sure
the king has her share,

No, no, Everybody at this table
has an equal share, Who's a king?

Maki! Her cut is 40,
after everything else,

[in Yoruba]
She's not my king,

[in English]
She's not my king,

[Eniola laughs]

[in Yoruba] They say a child
doesn't recognize a deadly herb,

so he calls it a vegetable

The elders spoke that proverb,

Little ones, where were you
when I started?

Look at me, Akorede,

[in English] Sitting in this chair
as the head of this table,,,

It's not by mistake,

Your weak, late uncle,

who you inherited that seat from
should have told you,

No worries,

[in Yoruba] The whip that was used
for the first wife

is available for the second wife,

It seems that that crown on your head
is starting to drive you crazy,

Makanaki, is something wrong with you?

[in English]
What sort of insult is that?

If you cannot respect the crown,
respect her age,

[in Pidgin]
Your blood's too hot, Calm down,

Yorubas say:

[in Yoruba]
"May God deliver us from evil,"

You thought that prayer
was about sickness?

Disease? Or death?

That prayer was about me,

I am evil incarnate,

God's worst punishment in a person!

-And when I rain,,,
-No, no, no, Eniola, no!

[in Yoruba] They say,
one's child cannot be so bad

that he is offered to the Lion as food,

And? You think am afraid of God?

[in Pidgin] Keep quiet,

Why do you talk like this?
You don't fear God?

Don't you know that God sees everything
that's happening here? You will upset Him,

Only God can settle
all these problems going on here,

What is wrong with you?

That is the problem,

Any small thing: "God, God, God,"

You are all afraid of a God
you have never seen,

[in Pidgin] You really should fear me
as I sit here, but you don't,

Hmm?

[in Yoruba]
If only you could see inside me,

you would know how dark my heart is,

-Akorede,
-Hmm?

-You want my crown?
-Yes,

Stand up, Come and collect it,

[in Yoruba] You'll realize that the teeth
a dog uses to play with her puppies

are the same teeth
she uses to discipline them,

Mama, you like to speak in parables?
Let me give you one,

[in Yoruba] A tree that cannot
support us when we rest on it

cannot kill us if it falls on us,

Korede, stop there!

Look at me,

[in English] I swear,
in front of everybody here today,

including the man of God,,,

that I, Eniola Salami,

will stretch my hands over your dead body,

[in Yoruba]
It's Makanaki! My name is Makanaki,

-Mr, Apata,
-Mr, Gobir,

Yes, good day,

Yes, any new offers on the house yet?

Mr, Gobir, these things
don't happen overnight,

You gave us strict instructions,

unless you'd like us to entertain offers
below your asking price,

[sighs]

That's okay,

Give it some more time,
Mr, Apata, I'll call you back,

Hi,

It's okay, they are fine,

They are with my sister,
You need to rest now,

♪ Come and be victorious
Lord Jesus Christ ♪

♪ For your servants ♪

♪ In the midst of all our enemies ♪

♪ Father, come and be victorious ♪

♪ Come and be victorious
Lord Jesus Christ ♪

♪ For your servants ♪

♪ In the midst of all our enemies ♪

♪ Father, come and be victorious ♪

♪ The father is victorious ♪

♪ The son is victorious ♪

♪ The Holy Spirit is victorious ♪

You accepted the sacrifice of Olugbon
and he became victorious,

You accepted the sacrifice of Aresha
and he also became successful,

You are the one that accepted
the sacrifice of Onikoyi,

That is how Onikoyi
became a powerful person,

We reverence you, Great Mother!

[Incantations]

Akorede, oh!

Korede, oh!

You have no understanding!
You have no understanding, Akorede!

It is said that the flood is always
determined to wash away the house,

but the owner must be ready to prevent it,
That is so!

A dog that challenges a lion
is definitely ready to die,

That is so!

A butterfly
that challenges a thorn head-on

will surely have wings
and beauty torn to shreds,

Open your mouth and say exactly
what you want here today,

The crown is the identity of a king,

Beads are the identity of a chief,

I want the crown on Eniola's head,

-Give me the crown!
-Korede, oh!

-Give me the crown!
-Korede, oh!

-Give me the crown!
-I will clear a path with your back,

-Give me the crown!
-I will drag you through the bushes!

-Give me the crown!
-I will drag you through the bushes,

Give me the crown!

-Give me the crown!
-I will clear a path with your back,

-Give me the crown!
-Akorede oh!

-Give me the crown!
-I will clear a path with your back!

[chanting continues]

[chanting continues]

[chanting continues]

[chuckles]

[chanting continues]

[chanting continues]

[scoffs] Ah, sir,

With all these?

Murder, election manipulation,
money laundering?

Very, But nothing
has been able to stick until now,

Look, this woman is as slippery as an eel,
Too many government connects,

But I know how to get her,
Look at the finances,

[whistles]

Ah, ah, ah, ah,,,

All these verified, sir?

Look, she's been laundering a lot of money
through these businesses,

We received a reliable tip

that she is the mastermind

behind the string
of recent political robberies,

Her targets can't go
to the police and report

because these are stolen funds,

So she is making out like a bandit,

But, sir, these people,
Aren't they her political cronies?

[in Hausa]
Yeah, No honor amongst thieves, I guess,

You are right,

Look, I want you on this immediately,

But, sir, we are still on the Ebele case
and--

I know, but this has been pushed up
by the powers above,

We must get her immediately,

[in Hausa]
Got it?

Yes, sir,

Uh, Gobir,

-Yes, sir,
-I want you to be careful,

[in Hausa]
She is a terrible person,

She can be very dangerous,

[Gobir] How dangerous can she be?

[Eniola in Yoruba]
God, I'm begging you,

Don't bring tears to my eyes
and pain to my body,

[in Yoruba] Kitan, what is it?
What have I done to you, this child?

Where do I turn to? Where do I turn to?

Mum, please, can you sit down?

Your constant pacing
will drill a hole in this floor,

[in Yoruba] Leave me alone!
What is wrong with you?

Stop it!

All I'm saying is calm down or you'll
give yourself high blood pressure,

-High blood pressure?
-He's fine,

I've told you that he and Tiger
are on the way back,

Right, Thank you!

[in Yoruba]
Thank you, God, I will worship you,

Thank you, creator of heaven and earth,

Kitan, my dear, what's wrong with you?

Look at my life!

Kitan, a worried parent will always say
to the child, "Child, don't kill me,"

-"Child, don't kill me,"
-Mummy,

But you'll push me to the point
where I say, "Child, don't kill yourself,"

What's wrong with you?

Mummy, you don't know
what I went through,

Do you ever think of your family
before you do the stupid things you do?

[Kitan] Mum, please, I'm not in the mood
for this girl right now,

[in Yoruba] You must have hit your head
on the steering wheel in that car crash,

You're not in the mood?

But you were in the mood to drive
piss drunk and total an entire car?

-[in Yoruba] Kemi, please,
-What if you killed someone?

-That’s enough,
-Eh?

I'm tired of this girl, Stupid bitch,

[in Yoruba] Who is a bitch?
You must be stupid, You?

-My life!
-Mummy!

In my presence!

Do I look like a bag of salt?
Right in my presence!

Calling your older sister what?

You are hitting me because of her?
Because of this one?

"Because of her?"

Who do you think bailed you out
and kept your stupidity out of the press?

-Do your job! Do your job,
-Do my job?

-[in Yoruba] That's enough,
-You know what? I blame you,

-Me?
-You baby him and you spoil him

and that's why he walks around
with this stupid sense of entitlement!

That's enough, please,

-Entitlement?
-Yes!

If anybody should be entitled here,,,

-Stop!
-,,,who should be entitled? You,

-Kitan!
-At least I am not actively trying

to bring shame onto this family!

Kemi, That's enough, please,

I am tired of letting him get away
with everything because "KT is sensitive,"

Don't say that,

He does absolutely nothing
but spend money all day!

Adds nothing to this family!

And after almost ruining
his life in England,

he comes back here to pick up
where he left off!

-He'll never change!
-That's enough!

Mummy, I'm doing my best to be calm,
Am I not your son?

Should she be talking to me like this?
Am I not your son? That's enough!

-Wait,
-Son? Kitan,,,

I am more of a son than you will ever be,

-Don't say that!
-What do you want to do?

-Stop!
-What?

[in Yoruba] Don't ever say that!
It's enough! Don't ever say that!

What is the matter with you?
Don't ever repeat that in this house!

-I blame you,
-Blame me for what?

-I blame you,
-You cannot blame me!

You are to blame for everything,
You treat him like a two-year-old,

[church bells ringing,
organ music playing]

Alhaja,,,

Look, I remember how you helped my son

with that unfortunate incident,

so I agreed to this meeting
out of respect,

But honestly, I do not know
how I can be of help,

That's the problem,

Because everyone seems to have forgotten
all the good things I have done for them,

See, that is the kind of talk that has
landed you where you are now, Eniola,

What kind of talk, Senator Okon?
What kind of talk?

Huh? Because I insisted on
what was promised to me?

[Okon] Yes,

See, I don't know how this works
where you come from,

But, Eniola, you have played politics
long enough to know

that there are no certainties
in this game,

And these threats and raids--

I had nothing to do with this,
Absolutely nothing,

As far as everyone is concerned,
you have drawn the battle line,

You have made yourself a liability,

A dangerous one,

Number One is far from happy,

I tried calling him,

I tried calling him
to explain things to him,

He is not taking my calls,
Nobody is taking my calls,

Everyone shut me out completely,
despite everything I've done for them,

Of course! You have stepped
on the tail of the tiger,

And I'm afraid what he might do,

I need to see him,

Can you arrange a meeting?

Eniola, I could be in trouble
just being seen with you,

Not to mention telling you all this,

I have to go,

Good luck,

[sirens wailing]

Where are they?

Open the gate for them!

Come on, open the gate!
We have nothing to hide!

-Good morning, madam,
-Yes?

I can't read it,

It's an official letter
inviting you in, ma,

[chuckling] Inviting me? What's going on?
You're throwing a party?

-For questioning, madam,
-Today?

Right now,

Questioning for what?

You will find out
when you get to the office,

Don't worry,

Give me few minutes to change
and I'll be with you,

-That's fine,
-Just stay there please, There,

Mum, let's just go, please,
You want to change, let's change,

[Gobir] Good morning, Mrs, Salami,
Pleasure to finally meet you,

The pleasure is all mine,

My daughter,

Kemi Salami,
I'll be acting as her legal counsel,

Congratulations on your new appointment,

Although the man before you
happens to be my very good friend,

I'm sure you are going to do great
in this new appointment of yours,

Of course, Mrs, Salami, Thank you,

You're welcome,

Well, I would not like to insult you
by beating around the bush,

Do you mind
if we go straight to the point?

-Oh, please,
-Great,

Well, first of all I must thank you
for coming on such short notice,

Well, she didn't have a choice,

Your men barricaded our house
like she was a criminal,

Sorry to hear that,

I must speak to my people
on better procedure next time,

Mr, Gobir, you invited me, and here I am,

I have nothing to hide,

Well, we are working on a tip
from a very reliable source,

that you are involved in, uh,,,

Yes, Money laundering,
drug and weapon smuggling,

Surely, you did not bring
my mother here on hearsay,

And who is this "reliable source"
feeding you these tips?

Ms, Salami, with all due respect,
you know I cannot tell you that,

Well, those tips are simply unfounded,

My mother is a very hardworking woman

with multiple legitimate businesses
to her name,

Does she look like someone
that smuggles drugs or weapons?

Thank you for bringing that up

That's actually
why we invited you all here,

You see, our investigation uncovered that
you use these businesses to launder money,

And we also uncovered that you have
multiple high-end properties

under the name of,,, Kachi Nwachukwu,

who, until recently,
was your domestic help,

-[chuckles]
-Ma'am, I'm not sure how well you pay,

but with two high rises
in Ikoyi and one in VI,,,

And then, you have to explain
the source of all that money

scattered in your bank accounts,

I'm not sure that would be gotten
from the sale of lace and bread?

I beg your pardon?

No, I'm saying she doesn't
pay enough tax for that to be so,

Wait, you have her account information?

Surely that's gross infringement
of privacy, at least,

Ms, Salami, I assure you
we have legal jurisdiction,

You are allowed to be in this meeting
simply out of courtesy,

Your mother here does not need a lawyer,
neither does she need a mouthpiece,

It's just a simple questioning,
I mean, it's just a mere conversation,

So, I'll suggest that you allow her
to speak for herself,

That's all right,

As she said, I have loads of businesses,

A few fabric shops,

bakeries where I make my sweet,
beautiful Agege bread

two water bottling companies, other--

And if you gave us time,
we would have brought

the necessary documents needed
to answer your questions in this regard,

As for the properties owned by Kachi,

she's worked with my mother
since I was, what-- six years old?

-But we haven't seen her in,,, two years?
-Yeah, two years,

Two years,

So unless you can
tie us to these buildings,

I find this course of questioning
disrespectful and completely out of order,

[static]

[in Pidgin] Guy, why did you get a car
with a broken radio?

Turn down the volume, Turn it down,

Call Tiger now,

-His phone is switched off,
-Call him again, Call him again, fast,

-Mr, Gobir?
-Yes,

You didn't have to walk me out, you know,

It's my pleasure,

-Please,
-Oh, thank you,

Needless to say, you must let us know
before any international travel,

[laughs] Like I said earlier, I have
nothing to hide, so I'm not running,

Thank you once again
and have a lovely evening,

[Tiger] Hello?

-Hmm,
-Mom, are you okay?

King, Musa and Tango
have got the package cornered,

Should they take it out?

Stop,

[sighs] The ground is very, very hot,

It's because of Gobir's interference,

-Ade, Tiger,
-Yes, ma,

Keep eyes on him for now,

Boys, stand down,

Yes, boss, Yeah, Okay,

-Kemi,
-Mum,

Get a gift to Mr, Gobir
to apologize for his inconvenience,

How much of an inconvenience
are we talking?

[chuckles]

A very big inconvenience,

Yeah, it's me, I need you
to handle something for me immediately,

[sighs]

[yawns]

[in Hausa]
Lord have mercy!

[phone ringing]

Hello?

[distorted voice] I see you got our gift,

Who is this?

It's a hand of friendship
from Alhaja Salami,

What if I refuse the gift?

Trust me, sir,

You would rather be friends
with the Alhaja than her enemy,

Is that a threat?

Ah, Mr, Gobir, When did $500,000
in cash become a threat?

I'm going to die, aren't I?

Don't say that!

[in Hausa] Don't talk like this, Hauwa,
That will never happen, God forbid,

Come, God forbid, Come, Come,

[woman crying]

[news jingle]

[news anchor] Good evening,
I am Sade Bello,

-[sirens blaring]
-KAVTV can now confirm

that political ally and socialite
Alhaja Eniola Salami

has been arrested this evening
by state officials

on suspicion of murder, money laundering,

diversion of state funds,
bribing a state agent,

It has been confirmed
that she has been taken into custody

to an undisclosed location,

I demand to be let in to see my mother,

Madam, you cannot demand anything here,

I'm her lawyer,

Madam, you cannot see her now,
She is going through booking and--

What? So, you intend
to keep her here overnight?

-Madam,
-[Gobir] Ms, Salami,

-Sir!
-You see, there is no need

to get overexcited,

You will see your mum
as soon as she is booked and processed,

So you are keeping her here overnight?

Yes, hopefully,
And every other night until trial,

On what charges?

Okay, There you go,

[scoffs] You can't prove any of this,

[whispers] Can I have this, please?

Shit,

[grunts]

Ah, ah,

[in Yoruba] Eni, you will hurt me,

Good girl,

Why would I be dealing with a bloody
servant when he has a king?

Ah, [laughs]

-I salute you, boss,
-Yes, yes?

-We have a small big problem,
-What are you saying?

Alhaji, I'll be on my way,

Say what you have to say
and stop bothering me, Can't you see I'm--

Alaaru was arrested
just before he boarded the plane,

How? But we have people in there,

Someone snitched on him,

Have you reached out
to our people in there

to see if there is anything they can do?

It's too late, He has been detained,

-Has he mentioned my name?
-Not yet, sir,

Hurry up!

Reach out to our people on the inside
so they can handle the situation,

-Do you understand me?
-Yes, sir,

You understand?

Go and do something about it!

But if we don't deliver
the package tonight, sir,

we will lose our contact in London,

Ah, that's a problem,

That's a problem,

Don't worry about that,
I will take it for you,

I said I'll take it for you,

My love, let me do this for you,
I can carry it for you, You can trust me,

[Kemi] Mummy, Mummy,

I was told I could confer with my client,

Alone!

[guard] Ten minutes,

Mummy, are they treating you well?

Kemi, they are closing in on me,
All of them,

[in Yoruba]
They can smell blood,

They want to get me,

Mummy, don't talk like that,

You can't let them see you like this,
Defeated,

You are King,

The King,

Get me out,

I will, I'll get you out,

Don't cry, Don't let them see you cry,

[sobbing]

[phone rings]

Hello, sir,

[man] Gobir, well done,
The entire department is so proud of you,

Thank you, sir,

Make sure that woman
doesn't get bail, though,

Of course, sir, I'm on it, sir,

And also make sure your case is airtight

because that woman is as slippery
as an eel, and extremely dangerous,

Yes, sir, Sure,

Good, Uh, Gobir?

Yes, sir?

Can I ask you a personal question?

[in Yoruba]
Yes, go ahead, sir,

The money,

I mean, weren't you even tempted at all?

Of course I was, sir,

[in Yoruba] But if I had taken it,
I would have become one of them,

And that is something my conscience
cannot live with,

I have even more respect for you now,
Thank you very much, Gobir,

-Bye,
-Thank you, sir,

-[laughing]
- [in Yoruba] Me? With which guy?

That guy that walks around
running his mouth,

I was just staring at him,
wondering if he was talking to me,

Lord have mercy,

Eni-Baby,

You intoxicate me
like alcohol all the time,

I wish I met you when I was young,

-You would have recognized!
-Alhaji, you still have it now,

That's not true,
There's a huge difference,

You would have enjoyed me
the way the white man enjoys cigars,

That would have been too much,

My good lover,
My sweet lover, My darling lover,

Eni, Eni,

You make me happy all the time,

But I've asked you to marry me
and you have refused,

What is wrong? Marry me,

Eni, listen, Why do you keep
punishing me like this all the time?

I am asking you to marry me,
What is wrong with you? Eni,

Don't you already have a wife?
Yes or no?

So? What does that
have to do with anything?

Look, I can marry up to four wives,

Oh, so you want to marry four wives?

-No,
-That's what you're saying,

Don't misunderstand me, young lady,

Look, I want you, It's you I want,

Eni, Eni,

Alhaji,

You know I would do
anything for you in this life,

Any bloody thing, I would do it,

But me?

I will never be a second wife,

Eni, Eni!

What's wrong with this girl?

[clicks tongue] I don't know why
she's not picking up her calls,

Must be the network,
Would you like to try my number?

Yeah,

Code,

Tiger, please give me 15 minutes,
I'll be right down,

Where have you been?

Why haven't you been picking up my calls?
I've been trying to reach you all day,

Kitan, not now please, I'm exhausted,

I've been at the holding cell
all day trying to make bail,

[Kitan] When is she coming out?

I'm doing everything I can,
but they're intent on keeping her,

I mean they don't even
want to discuss bail

and all our political contacts
are distancing,,,

Hello, You must be so tired,
Is there anything I can do to help?

[Kitan] This is my girlfriend, Amaka,

Amaka, Kemi, My,,,

The one I told you about,

Oh, hi!

Amaka is a lawyer as well,

So, I have been trying to get her
up to speed on everything that's going on,

So, what I want you guys to do
is sit down and strategize,

so we can try to come up
with a solution to this whole thing,

All right?

[indistinct]

[scoffs]

[Kemi] So what you are telling me
is that,,,

Wait, Kitan,

So, you discussed private family business
with an outsider, huh?

Kitan,,,

if you think for a second that
I'm going to sit down and talk strategy

with one of your whores--

Hey, there's no need for all that,

You're even more clueless
than I've given you credit for,

[Amaka] My darling,,,

You know what, I think I should go,

No, This is my mother's house,

If anyone is going to leave,
she is welcome to,

[sighs]

What's all this attitude?
Is it not you I'm talking to?

-Kemi,
-Kitan, babe, Babe, calm down,

-This is the rubbish I have to deal,
-[Amaka] I know,

-[in Yoruba] Good afternoon,
-Welcome,

-Is this Kemi?
-Yes, it's her,

She's all grown up,

Kem-Kem,

Bunmi,,, Bunmi,

-Bunmi,
-[in Yoruba] Oh, Eni-Baby, You came,

Of course,

I dashed here as soon as I heard,

It's been a long time,

[Bunmi] You look so good,

[coughs]

I'm so glad you got
out of that place early,

I can see that life has been
kinder to you,

-Look at my Eni-Baby,
-How are you?

How are you doing?

Sometimes bad,

sometimes worse,

Today is bad, So I thank God,

Look, See, I am going to take you
to a hospital that is very, very good,

[in Yoruba] A hospital
where they know what they're doing,

Do you understand? Don't worry,

I just need one favor from you,

Name anything,

No, No,

Look, you're going to get better
and take care of your child by yourself,

[in Yoruba] You hear me?
By the grace of God,

you will get better
and you will take care of her by yourself,

That's exactly what will happen,

No, I will not,

It's already too late,
There is no cure for this thing,

Don't talk like that,

[in Yoruba] What do these people know?

They don't know anything,
What do they know?

All they are looking for is money,

Let me tell you something,

Chief knows every doctor,
There is no doctor,,,

[in Yoruba] Look, we will fly them in,

We will fly them in,
Do you understand?

I just want you
to take care of Kemi for me,

There is no other person on this earth
I can trust more,

I don't want her to grow up
in my environment,

That dirty world we grew up in,

Please help me give her a better life,

A life I can never give her,
but you now can,

I promise,

I promise,

Tiger,

I need you to do something
very important for me,

-[knocking at door]
-Come in,

[woman] Just wanted to make sure
you were ready, sir,

Yes, I am,
Do you have all the files with you?

They are right here with me, sir,

-Oh, good, So let's go then,
-All right, sir,

[phone vibrates]

-I'll meet you downstairs,
-All right, sir,

Look, honey,
I really don't have the time to talk now,

I'm on the way to the court,

[man] That's exactly why we must talk now,

Who is this and what are doing
with my wife's phone?

-[crying]
-You, talk to your husband,

Honey, please help us,

-Do whatever they tell you,
-[men shouting]

Please, That's my entire family, Please,

Don't hurt any one of them,

I don't want to,

But if you don't want me to send you
their body parts one after the other,

you must do something for me,

[bailiff] May we all rise for
The Honorable Justice Nwachukwu,

Please be seated,

I'll go right to it,

After deliberating on the evidence
presented to this court,

I feel the NCCC has failed
to establish a direct link

between Alhaja Salami
and the $500,000 bribe,

All other evidence
is circumstantial at best,

Not forgetting that Alhaja Salami
is a respected member of society

with strong ties with the community,

With all these in mind,
I have no other choice

than to grant Alhaja Salami

bail without conditions,

[crowd clamoring]

-[gavel banging]
-Silence in court!

-[gavel banging]
-Silence in court!

[clamoring continues]

[reporters clamoring]

Calm down, Calm down,
Calm down, Calm down,

Loosely borrowing from the words

of the very well-respected
Justice Nwachukwu,

my mother is
an upstanding member of this community,

[clamoring continues]

And it is completely outrageous
how she is being treated,

We caution the NCCC
to cease this witch-hunt of Alhaja Salami,

Or we will have no other recourse
than to seek redress in the court of law,

Hold on,

As you can tell, my mother is very tired,
So no more questions,

but you can expect a formal statement
from us soon, Thank you,

[clamoring]

[gun cocks]

[gunshot, screaming]

[no audible dialogue]

Oh,,,

[in Yoruba]
How is everything now?

Oh, I don't want to hear
any business talk from you,

No business talk,

Everything you're supposed to be doing,
I'm handling it,

So don't worry about it,
Our business is doing very fine,

That shouldn't be your burden to bear,

You shouldn't be doing any work
in this your condition,

I am not having any condition,

I am having your son,
You say I am having "condition,"

Besides, it's only till you get well,

I don't know if that will ever happen,

[in Yoruba]
God forbid!

By the grace of God, you are already well,

Look, in the name of Jesus,,,

As long as the Almighty Father that
I serve is alive, you are already well,

Look, you are already well,
but you just don't know it yet,

I'll be mad at you, Don't ever say that,

Eni,

I don't know how much time I still have,

And I want to see my family,

[in Yoruba]
For God's sake, please,

Please, let me see them, Please,

[in Yoruba]
For God's sake,

Alhaji, something has happened,

There was a very bad accident,

And in that car crash,
not a single soul survived,

Eh?

I didn't know how to tell you,
That was why I kept quiet about it,

Because, how do I even say
that type of a thing?

Eni!

Ah, Eni,

Now that we have joined you both in holy
matrimony according to Islamic rites,

and as the holy prophet
Muhammad has instructed,

we will round this off
with the Fatiha prayer,

[praying in Arabic]

[praying continues]

-[women weeping]
-[priest] Father Lord,

you wept at the death of Lazarus,

Please console those who now
grieve the loss of a loved one,

Comfort them in the remembrance
of your promises,

Give those who mourn peace
in the midst of tears and suffering,

You are the resurrection and the life,

Let those that despair find hope
and consolation

in Your presence and Your love,

Oh, Heavenly Father, we pray, Amen,

[banging on door]

[woman] I've been trying to-- Kitan,

Kitan,

[Kitan sobbing]

[in Pidgin]
Get this guy out of my sight!

I should have done this myself!

So Maka, how will you handle
this Nwachukwu family situation?

-Cancel them,
-Yes, boss,

[sighs]

She died in my hands, Amaka,

my hands,

Kitan, you are drunk, And high,

How do you intend
to take care of your mum like this?

It will all be okay, I promise,

Look, your mother needs you,

but you cannot go to her
in this condition,

Kitan, you have to be strong,

This is the time for you to take charge

and show your mother
you can lead the family,

[sniffling]

Have you eaten?

You need to sober up,

Let me make you some coffee,

[phone chiming]

[beeping]

Passcode,

What are you doing?

-Who's this, Amaka?
-Why are you going through my phone?

I don't understand, What does this mean?

You shouldn't have gone through my phone,

[Kitan] I thought you said you loved me,

Baby, calm down let me explain,

-You said you loved me,
-I do,

You don't understand,
It's not what you think, It was a mistake,

She was my sister!

But, Kitan, you hated her,

[screams]

[gasping, choking]

[bones cracking]

[Eniola screams]

In an unbelievable turn
in this ongoing saga,

KAVTV has just learned that Alhaja Salami

has lost her only son
to what seems to be a murder-suicide,

[screams]

This news just comes one day
after her daughter was gunned down

outside Justice Nwachukwu's court
by unknown assassins

seemingly gunning for Alhaja herself,

Bad news must come in threes
as this comes on the heels

of NCCC freezing assets
of the business mogul,

Will this be the end of the Salami empire
as we have come to know it?

[crying]

KAVTV has also learned that
the bodies of the wife and children

of Justice Nwachukwu
were discovered this morning

on the side of Epe road off Badagry Axis,

We are told that
there are currently no suspects,

KAVTV has reached out
to the police for a statement

but they have declined to comment
at this time,

as investigations are still ongoing,

[wailing]

[screaming]

[in Yoruba]
Leave me alone!

[shouting, wailing continues]

[laughing]

So that is it, my people,

We are going to re-strategize,
We are going to,,,

What sort of madness is this?

[in Yoruba]
So because of the cat's absence,

-rats have taken possession of the house,
-What?

My husband's body
is not even cold in the grave

but you've taken possession
of his seat, isn't it?

Eniola,

Look, I know that Alhaji
stupidly accommodated your excesses,

But I can assure you
that we won't tolerate

your stepping over your boundaries,

[in Yoruba]
Never,

Okay,

Alhaji Taiwo, you are sitting in my seat,
That is my seat,

[in Yoruba]
Get up!

-Abomination!
-Shut your dirty mouth,

Who is this?

Eniola, Eniola,

Your boldness is more than that of a dog
who has walked into a lion's den,

You!

Why should I be afraid of a lion
that is so powerless?

You stupid woman! What are--

[choking]

The taproot that stands in the way
of an elephant will definitely be crushed,

[bones cracking]

Does anybody else
have anything they want to say?

-Not at all,
-No, please feel free, Speak your mind,

[in Yoruba]
No, After what just happened?

It is settled,

My name is Eniola Salami,
and I accept to be your leader,

Let us begin,

[sirens approaching]

[banging on gate]

[woman] Look at you, Hmph,

[in Yoruba]
Take a look at your life,

The mighty Eniola Salami,

Look what you have turned us into,

Look what you have turned us into!

You are weak, Weak!

In my time, could this have happened?

Could this have happened?

It's making my skin crawl,

It's making my skin crawl!

You have ruined everything!

You have destroyed the house that I built!

They will never see you
for more than what you really are:

a bloody gangster,

♪ A mother is a priceless jewel ♪

♪ A mother is a priceless jewel ♪

-Useless mother,
-Kemi,

Why did you do this to me?

[crying]

You should have protected me,

[in Yoruba]
My daughter, I tried!

You should have shielded me,

You should have kept me away
from this life,

-[in Yoruba] You killed me!
-No! Kemi! Oh!

My child, My child, please,

Mummy, I want to come home,

[in Yoruba]
Come home, please,

Mummy, I want to come home,

Come home, please,

I want to come home,

Come home,

-I miss you,
-I want to come home,

[angry hiss]

[Bunmi in Yoruba]
Don't call her Mother,

She's not your mom,
A beast like her shouldn't be called so,

-Bunmi,
-These ones eat their young,

Bunmi, don't say that,

Eniola, I trusted you with my only child,

No! It's not like that!

And this is what you do to her?

I love Kemi, Argh!
I love Kemi like my own,

I can never hurt you!

[man in Yoruba]
Shut your dirty mouth!

Nuisance,

You murdered my family in cold blood,

[Eniola] No, no!

You put us through so much agony,

No! No! No! No! No!

It wasn't like that, It was an accident,

-[man] Accident?
-Yes,

-Accident that you orchestrated yourself,
-[baby crying]

For what?

Because you wanted my inheritance,

You wanted my wealth all to yourself,
Isn't it?

No, it wasn't that,

Then what was it?
Look at my child, My infant child

[Eniola screaming]

[Gobir] Mrs, Salami,

Mrs, Salami, can I get you some water?

Mrs, Salami?

Water?

I know it's a difficult day for you,
and I apologize for what we--

Do you believe in hell?

What?

Do you believe there is a hell
where people pay for their sins?

I,,,

Yes,

I believe that there is Jahannam,

where all of those found wanting by Allah
end up,

Have I been found wanting, Mr, Gobir?

Only Allah can judge that,

Allah, [scoffs]

I used to think I was a god, Mr, Gobir,

Is that blasphemy, Mr, Gobir?

Can we just talk about your case now,
Mrs, Salami?

God, All I love

in this world,,,

is dead,

[sobbing]

And yet,,,

yet,,,

I am still here,

[in Yoruba] They say a leaf does not fall
far from a tree without God's consent,

This has become my hell

for impersonating God, Mr, Gobir,

[no audible dialogue]

But she hasn't said anything
worthy of mention here,

Yes, sir,
She's obviously extremely traumatized,

Don't tell me
you're beginning to feel sorry for her,

[snickers] Of course not, sir,

Anyway, cease all interrogations
and further investigations,

She is being transferred
to another holding facility,

To face prosecution for the murder
of Justice Nwachukwu's family,

But, sir, we should be allowed
to finish questioning her

as regards the money laundering
and bribery charges,

I mean, we've been building our cases
for long,

And we have jurisdiction, sir,

Look, this is above me,

The orders came from above,

[in Hausa]
Who cares about a simple bribery case?

We have her on Nwachukwu's murder case,

Who cares about a simple bribery case?

Sir, I do!

It's more than a simple bribery case
to me,

[in Hausa]
It was a threat to my family and me,

When did $500,000 become
a threat, Mr, Gobir?

Is that a threat?

[distorted voice] Ah, Mr, Gobir, when did
$500,000 in cash become a threat?

Just cease all investigations,

Is there anything else?

No, sir,

[phone rings]

Sule, I need you to do me a favor,

Can I trust you'll keep this between us?

Good, Now, it's very urgent,
I would like you to,,,

You have five minutes, sir,
don't exceed it, I could get into trouble,

[whispers] Mrs, Salami?

Mrs, Salami?

I need to speak with you,
It's very urgent,

Did you kidnap and kill
the family of Justice Nwachukwu?

[Eniola grunting]

[Gobir] I need you to be very,
very honest with me,

Did you send me that bribe?

What does the truth matter?

Mrs, Salami, if it didn't,
I wouldn't be here,

Do not test God,

No, no, don't test God,

He's finally making me pay for my sins,

I accept it, Mr, Gobir,

Mrs, Salami, is this too your sin?

Did you order the kidnap and murder
of Justice Nwachukwu's family?

His wife and young children--

No!

I have many things on my conscience,

I refuse to let them add that to it,

But why would Justice Nwachukwu say
it was you?

Gobir,,,

there are many people in power

who want me out of the way,

And are willing to do anything
to make sure it happens,

I have done many things,,,

unspeakable things in life,

I did not

touch that man's family,

I did not, Never,

I didn't,

I didn't,

I did not,

I did not,

I did not,

Yes, Dr, Shobanjo?

Mr, Gobir, we've had an emergency
complication with your wife's health,

We need to take her into surgery
straightaway,

All right, I will be with you immediately,

-Okay,
-This is the file you asked for,

Thank you,

Okay, where are you?
We need you to sign off on it immediately,

Okay, okay, please, I'll be there soon,
I'll be there soon,

[phone ringing]

Hello, Detective Samuel?

Fantastic, Fantastic, Good,
Do you know Silas Specialist Hospital?

Okay, meet me there immediately,
As soon as you can, please,

Yes, thank you,

No, no, no, We won't know anything
for about three to four hours,

Mr, Gobir, I need you to understand
that this will not solve the problem,

It only buys your wife a little time,

She will need that transplant surgery,
even more than ever,

Yes,

It's a dire situation, sir,

I understand, Doctor, I'm working on it,

Please, tell Dr, Shobanjo I have to
take care of something very urgent,

I'll be back before my wife
leaves the theater,

Yes? When is our friend scheduled to move?

Ah, Oh, I will send an assoc--

I will send a friend of mine
to visit her before then,

[in Yoruba] Give him access
and grant him smooth passage,

Of course, sir,

Okay,

It is done,

[in Yoruba] Makanaki,

I hope this friendship we've started today
will last a long time,

Isn't that so?

I will hold you to your promise,

[knocking at door]

What sort of insubordination
is this, Gobir?

You come into my house
without an appointment

and you are being rude?

In the last nine months, you have had
in excess of 50 million naira,

deposited in your account,
by Deltec Consortium and Holdings,

You've been spying on me?

Do you know who owns Deltec Consortium?
Chief Durosimi,

But you and I know he's just a front man
for the business,,,

Inspector Gobir!

,,,and Aare Akinwande,

Ah, This does not mean a thing,

He and I have been involved
in some business ventures,

Oh, really? But you did not
see the last page, See here,

This contains the details of all the calls
you made on the 13th of August 2017,

What?

You were careful to block your number,

making it untraceable for me
on the other end,

But you cannot erase the record
of the numbers you called,

You see this? You see this, sir?

You called this number
at exactly 23:30 hours,

That is my number,

And that is the exact time
I got the call bribing me

with $500,000 I found in my car,

Inspector Gobir, I was told
you were downstairs, How's your wife?

Much better, ma'am, She's much better,

Aw, you must have missed her
home made food,

I made some fine Egusi soup tonight,
Let me get you some,

No, no, no, no, please, I don't want you
to go through the trouble,

I ate before I came here,

Oh, It's no trouble,
Okay, at least something to drink,

A cold beer?

Woman! He says he doesn't want anything!

So, what do you intend to do now?

The right thing,

Gobir, that would be a mistake,

A mistake? For me or for you?

Oh, spare me the sanctimonious bullshit,

I have been on the force
for over 40 years,

What do I have out of it?

A salary that barely feeds my family
or gotten my kids through school?

Gobir, I got this house
just six months ago,

And look at you, you can't afford
to treat your dying wife,

You will leave my wife out of this!

[in Hausa]
Don't bring her into this,

Look, all I'm saying is

I am just a small fish
in the big river of things,

It is not just me,
Everyone is on the take,

This is how the economy keeps moving,

You make it look
as if I'm doing something strange

when you're the odd one out,

So that's why you sold your soul
to the devil?

I didn't sell my soul,

I just look the other way
when it is necessary,

You bribed me, pretending it was from her,

All we needed was a stronger case
to have a hold on her,

We needed her out immediately
and you were taking your time,

So what if I had kept the money,
and I didn't report it?

Ah, come on, Gobir, It is you,
You are straighter than a ruler,

[Gobir] And what about the assassination
outside the court?

That has nothing to do with me,
absolutely,

We just needed a stronger case
to arrest her,

[scoffs]

Look, they are going after her tonight,

What?

They can't afford to keep her alive,
She is too much of a threat,

They are going after her
before she is transferred tomorrow,

How did you know this?

I don't know much,

All I'm supposed to do
is to secure access to her,

and look the other way,

The guards have been paid off,

It's amazing how you are able
to wake up every day

and look at yourself in the mirror,

Look, she is not a saint,
She is a murderer, the scum of the earth,

People like that deserve
whatever comes to them, and even more,

No matter how you try
to reason this out in your head,

it does not change the fact that
the blood of that woman and her family

is on your hands,

And I will ensure you are punished
to the fullest extent of the law,

Please, this is my life,
This is my family,

Your family and the rest of the world

deserve to see you for who you truly are,

An utter disgrace!

Sir,

Yes, Samuel, I need you
to do something very urgent for me,

-Yeah? I'd like you to,,,
-[call waiting beeping]

Stay on the line, Samuel, Don't hang up,

-Dr, Shobanjo?
-[static]

Mr, Gobir, Mr, Gobir, can you,,,

[Gobir] Yes, how did it go?

-[static]
-Mr, Gobir, can you hear me?

-Mr, Gobir, your wife is,,,
-Is she out already?

-Can you hear me? Mr, Gobir,
-Hello?

-Your wife is--
-Dr, Shobanjo, can you hear me?

-Mr, Gobir,,,
-Hello?

[line disconnects]

Please could you tell my wife
that I'll be there soon?

I needed to sort out
something very urgent,

Hello? Hello, Doctor,,, Oh, God,

Samuel, Yes, please I need backup,
You have to put a squad together

and come meet me
at the secret female holding facility,

ASAP, Please,

[man] Quickly, Quickly,

Pour it inside and everywhere,

Ah! Cigarette!

[in Yoruba]
Boss, you're holding a cigarette!

[in Yoruba]
Who is that?

Who is there?

Akorede,

I knew you would come,

I was wondering when,

[in Yoruba]
Oh! So you've been expecting me?

The Bible says

where there is carcass,

vultures gather,

So you know it all ends tonight?
You will die tonight,

[laughing]

-Akorede!
-Hmm?

You can only kill the body,
You cannot kill the spirit,

Because my spirit is already gone,
It left with my children,

Mama, Then my work is done,

I'm the one who killed them,

What do you want?

What do you want?

Korede, you want to kill me?

Where is the knife? Give me your knife,

[in Yoruba] Give me the gun,
I'll do it, I'll kill myself!

I'll make it quick!

I'll save you the trouble!

And what would be my pleasure in that?
There is no satisfaction in that,

I want to see you weeping,
wailing, and begging in agony,

-I even want to see that in my dreams,
-Your mother,

Your grandmother,

Your mother must have cursed God
when she was giving birth to you,

[laughing]

Korede! I'll wait for you in hell!

Korede! Korede!

[men chattering]

[in Yoruba]
Let's go,

[glass shatters]

[Gobir speaking foreign language]

[continues in foreign language]

Who did this? Who did this?

What happened here?

I don't know, sir,
We went to buy food, sir,

You went to-- Both of you? Huh?
Where is Alhaja? Where is Alhaja?

Sir,,,

Call the fire service!
Call the fire brigade!

Do as he says! Call the fire service now!
Call the fire service!

Give me the key!

-Sir,
-Give me the key! Where's the key?

Go! Go! Go!

Move! Move!

It's very dangerous, sir,

You think I don't know what happened?

[in Hausa] I swear, I'll deal with you
if anything happens to that woman,

Sir, calm down, Calm down, calm down,

It's very dangerous,

Samuel, just, somebody,,,
We need to get her out of there,

-But how, sir?
-Get me a ladder,

-I think I saw one at the security post,
-Go!

Hurry up! Hurry up!

-[knock on door]
-[woman] Daddy?

-[knocking continues]
-[woman] Daddy?

Yes?

[woman] Are you okay?

[sighs]

I'm okay,

I will be out soon,

[woman] Okay,

-Detective Samuel?
-Yes, sir,

Please ensure the fire brigade
is on their way,

-Please,
-Yes, sir,

[clattering]

[grunting]

[panting]

-[coughing]
-[keys jangling]

Mrs, Salami, it's time to go,

[coughing]

It's time to go,

It's time, let's go,

[Eniola] Don't touch me,

[Gobir] Please let's go,

[Eniola] Don't touch me! Let me be,

Mrs, Salami, please we don't have time,
We need to leave now, please,

Let us go,
This is not how you want to die,

How do you know? If I don't die here,
they will kill me out there,

Those people will never let me
walk away alive,

Mrs, Salami, please,

[coughing]

[siren wailing]

We need to take her to the hospital
for further treatment,

We cannot tell how much smoke
she has inhaled,

She cannot go alone with you
in this vehicle,

She is a high risk prisoner,

It's okay, Detective Samuel,
She will ride with me instead,

I mean, my wife is in the same hospital,

Okay, sir, I will join you,

No, I need someone here I can trust,

Just make sure all these things
are handled properly,

And the guys on duty,
get them into custody,

When backup arrives, send a few men
to the hospital to relieve me,

-Yes, sir,
-Please let's go, Mrs, Salami,

-Sorry, Easy, easy,,,
-Thank you,

-Hello, Dr, Shobanjo?
-Mr, Gobir, I've been trying to reach you,

-I'm sorry, I'm on my way immediately,
-Mr, Gobir,

-Is she awake? How is she doing?
-Mr, Gobir? Mr, Gobir?

-Dr, Sho--
-I'm sorry, she's gone,

We lost her during surgery,

Mr, Gobir,,, Mr, Gobir, are you there?
Mr, Gobir?

[sobbing]

[shouting, wailing]

If you walk to the end of the road,
at the junction,,,

there's a 24-hour call center,

Do you have anyone you trust
that can come and get you?

Mr, Gobir, I don't understand,

There,

[sniffles]

For the call,

There's enough there
in case you need to get a taxi,

I don't,,, I still don't understand,

You're right, Mrs, Salami,

They're not gonna let you live,

There's too much death,

Mr, Gobir,,,

won't you get into trouble for doing this?

I'll find something to tell them,

Oh, my God,

Your men cornered me and,,,

Something,

You are going to have to disappear,
Mrs, Salami,

It will be bad for both of us
if you are caught again,

I know this will not
bring back your children,

but I'm sorry for everything,

I'm sorry,,,

I just didn't know,

You can go,

Mr, Gobir, thank you,

Thank you very much,

This morning, respected industrialist
and political godfather Aare Akinwande

was picked up by security operatives

on suspicion of money laundering,
bribery, corruption and murder,

[news jingle]

Nuru, you should be proud of yourself,

This would never
have happened without you,

In one month, they will drop all charges,

and everyone will forget
this ever happened,

In two years,
he will contest for presidency,

and he will win,

[in Hausa]
What a wasted job,

Nuru, but you should never give up hope,

[in Hausa]
Never give up hope,

[phone vibrating]

[laughing]

[news anchor]
His arrest is part of a larger bust

that involves high-ranking officers
of the NCCC,

[officers shouting]

A series of arrests has been made
throughout the week

in what has been described
as a major conspiracy

of witness intimidation,
evidence tampering, and bribery,

Open this door!

Inspector Shehu, don't try that thing
I suspect you want to do, Do not try it!

-Open this door!
-[gunshot]

[screams]

This immediately follows the escape
of disgraced businesswoman

and suspected drug lord,
Alhaja Eniola Salami,

There is a nationwide manhunt,

and the police have warned
anyone who comes across the Alhaja

to report to their police station
immediately,

She is being described
as extremely dangerous,

[gun cocks]

-[Pidgin] Maka,,, I got message for you,
-What sort of madness is this?

I even wrote it on my palm,

[in Yoruba]
"I'll see you in hell,"

[in Pidgin] Did I get it?
You know my Yoruba isn't too good,

-[in Pidgin] You got it right, boss,
-Speed!

Saheed!

Milo!

Nigga don't drink shit,
just acting all brand-new and stuff,

Goddamn, she fine, What's up, mama?

What you acting brand-new for? Come here,

Hey! Hey! Hey!
Young man, we don't do that here,

I know this crazy bitch
ain't talking to me, right?

Mm-mmm, I am talking to you,
Stop harassing my girls,

What are you gonna do about that?

Who the fuck you think you talking to?

Hey, bro, calm down, man,
Calm down, all right?

My nigga, if you don't
sit your lame ass down,

I promise you,
I'ma knock you the fuck out, homie,

Sit your ass down, bruh!

You see, that's the problem
with you fuckin' Nigerians

in this motherfucker, man,

You think you come in this spot
and run my city, homie?

This is my town! This is Brooklyn!

Y'all ain't gonna do shit
in this motherfucker, homie,

Talking to me like
I'm some crazy ass motherfucker,

What you gonna do?

What? You wanna say something?
Do something,

What? Say something,

[laughing]

Someone cannot play with you anymore?

-I don't play like that, man,
-I'm playing with you,

Don't be annoyed,
please accept my apology,

You know what I'm going to do?

I'm going to serve you all
another round of beers, on the house,

What about that?

What about suya?

Yeah, that shit
be tasting right sometimes, man,

I don't know what it is, but it's good,

[in Pidgin]
Okay, fist bump,

I like that, go do that,

Get that sexy-ass bitch to bring it too!

Damn, she almost had me on a hundred, bro,

-Hello, Tiger,
-Yes, King,

Is everyone there?

Everybody is present at the table,

Good,

-Yes, ma,
-So,,,

let's start with today's business,

Yes, ma,

Good evening, King,

-Good evening, King,
-Good evening, King,

[in Igbo]
King, I greet you,