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Chapter 15 – The Confession
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2026-02-28 18:04:01Tuesday afternoon, 3:47 p.m.
The police station interview room smelled like old coffee, bleach, and nerves. DSP Aisha Bello sat across from Chidi Okoro. No handcuffs. No parents this time his mother had been asked to wait outside after she kept jumping in. Chidi’s hands rested on the metal table, fingers locked so tight his knuckles stood out white. He hadn’t slept properly in days. Headlines kept scrolling behind his eyes every time he blinked. DSP Bello opened her notebook. Voice calm, no pressure. “Chidi, we’ve spoken to everyone now. Ms. Adeyemi. The other boys. The principal. The board. Everyone says the same thing: nothing happened beyond extra classes. But your mother says you’ve been different since last term. Withdrawn. Angry. Crying at night. She thinks something happened. I think something happened too. So I’m going to ask you one more time, off the record for now no tape, just you and me. What really went on in those after school sessions?” Chidi stared at the table. A small dent in the metal caught the fluorescent light. He thought about Khalid’s smug look in the principal’s office. About Tobi and Yusuf always staying quiet, following Khalid’s lead. About Adeyemi’s fingertips brushing his knuckles in the corridor that last time the last touch before everything fell apart. About the headlines calling her a monster, him a victim, when he’d begged for every single second. His throat moved. “I…” His voice cracked. “I lied.” DSP Bello leaned forward just a little. No triumph in her face just quiet patience. “Tell me.” Chidi let out a shaky breath. “It wasn’t coercion. It wasn’t abuse. It was… us. All five of us. We wanted it. She didn’t force anyone. We asked. We kept coming back. The sessions started as revision, then… they changed. We all agreed. Every time. Green means go. Red means stop. We used safe words. Phones off. No one was hurt. No one was tricked.” He looked up for the first time. Eyes wet, but steady. “She never promised grades. Never threatened us. We just… wanted her. And she wanted us. It was consensual. All of it. The locked doors, the blinds, the smells yeah, that was us. Sweaty. Messy. Real. But no one was a victim.” Silence stretched for a few seconds. DSP Bello wrote one word in her notebook, then closed it. “Why tell me now?” “Because the lies are destroying her. Destroying all of us. My mum thinks I’m broken. The papers call her a predator. Khalid’s dad won’t look at him. Tobi’s parents have him on lockdown. Yusuf’s uncle is talking about shipping him abroad early. And she’s alone suspended, probably scared she’ll never teach again. I can’t let that happen because we were too scared to own what we did.” He swallowed hard. “I’m not saying it was right. Teacher and students it breaks every rule. But it wasn’t rape. It wasn’t grooming. It was… stupid. Dangerous. Intense. And mutual.” DSP Bello studied him for a long moment. “If I put this on record, it changes everything. You understand that? You could face consequences too. The school could expel you. Your WAEC could be invalidated if they prove misconduct during prep. And the law… even consensual, the age of consent is eighteen in Nigeria for positions of authority. You’re all seventeen, eighteen?” “Eighteen,” Chidi said quietly. “All of us turned eighteen before the first time.” She nodded slowly. “I need to speak to my superiors. And I need statements from the others. If they back you up if all four of you say the same thing this could shift from criminal case to school disciplinary matter. Maybe even dropped if no one pushes charges. But if even one denies it…” Chidi met her eyes. “They won’t deny it. Not if I go first.” DSP Bello stood. “Wait here.” She left the room. Outside, Chidi’s mother was pacing. When the detective came out she rushed forward. “What did he say?” DSP Bello looked at her levelly. “Your son just confessed to a consensual sexual relationship with his teacher and three other students. He insists no coercion occurred. We’ll need to verify with the others.” Mrs. Okoro’s face went white. “He… what?” Inside the room Chidi put his head in his hands. He’d just set fire to the last shield they had. But he’d also given Adeyemi a chance to breathe. By evening the police had called in Khalid, Tobi, and Yusuf separately. One by one each looking more exhausted than the last they confirmed Chidi’s account. No coercion. Consensual. Safe words used. All initiated by mutual desire. All ended when the rumours forced distance. DSP Bello’s report that night was short: Initial investigation indicates no evidence of non-consensual activity, coercion, or grooming. All parties (including the teacher) have provided consistent statements affirming mutual consent among adults (all 18+ at time of acts). Recommend closure of criminal file pending final review. Matter appears to fall under school disciplinary policy rather than criminal statute. The headlines the next morning were different. “Students Confess: Lagos Teacher Scandal Was Consensual –Police May Drop Case” “From Victim to Participant: SS3 Boys Admit to Relationship with Teacher” Social media split again outrage from some parents, support from others, memes, think pieces, shaming in every direction. At her flat Adeyemi watched the news on mute. Her phone silent for days lit up with one message. From Chidi’s number. We told them the truth. All of us. I’m sorry it took so long. We’re not letting you burn alone. She stared at the screen until the words blurred. Then she typed back one word. Thank you. The investigation wasn’t over. The school board would reconvene. Parents would scream louder. But the lie had cracked open. And for the first time in weeks, Adeyemi felt something like air in her lungs. The fire was still burning. But now it had witnesses who refused to let it consume her.
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