The office cleaner

EPISODE 7 (THE DETECTIVE’S REVELATION)

THE OFFICE CLEANER

EPISODE 7 (THE DETECTIVE’S REVELATION)

Five months ago, my boss at the at the Criminal Investigations Department called me that there was a job he wanted me to handle.

He said he couldn’t trust any other person with the job except me.

I initially didn’t want didn’t want to take up the job, because I had just returned from a major assignment. He insisted so I had no choice

I reluctantly asked him for the details of the job. He took me to his office and briefed me about how Chief Okpechi was suspecting his manager is engaging in fraudulent activities here in his Portharcourt branch,

He showed me the group picture sent by the chairman and pointed Mr David who happened to be the major suspect. I took the picture and looked at it

Jesus Christ! I exclaimed, as I saw the picture.

He asked me what was wrong but I told him all was well. I asked him for the number of the chairman and he gave it to me.

“I will do this job Sir”. I told him. “I am starting immediately”, I added

“I left his office, happier than I was when I entered.

I saw in the picture, a criminal that I have been looking for, for over five. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I wanted to start the job, so I could bring the person to book.

Before I finally came to apply as a cleaner, I was trailing Mr Excellent, Mr David and Mrs Grace for three months, so I could gather enough information on how to come in.

I knew that if the manager was actually fraudulent, he should have an accomplice.

Within these three months, I discovered that Mr David and Mr Excellent are chronic womanizers. Cheating on their spouses is easier for them than breathing.

I also discovered that they take alcohol a lot.

I trailed them to their houses. I trailed Mr David to his hostel site. In my investigation also, I discovered that Mr Excellent is also building a big, multimillion naira mansion.

My car was parked close to this office most of the time, within these three months.

One day, I saw a lady leaving the company in tears. So, I approached her and asked her why she was crying.

“I have just been fired” was all she could say, amid tears

“Fired for what offence and what is your name? I asked her gently, trying to console her.

“I am a cleaner and my name is Dorathy, but they call me Dora in the office, she said.

“The Human Resource Manager has been trying to take me to bed, but I refused, she said.

“This morning, he lied against me, that I have not been cleaning the office well enough and that my services are no longer needed”, she added, wiping her face with her hands.

“DORA??? What a coincidence”, I thought to myself.

I was able to calm her down, gave her some money and collected her phone number.

“I will need your help for something important”, I told her as I asked for her number, without revealing my identity.

She thanked me and left.

Two days later, I called her and asked her some questions.

She told me there were three cleaners in the company before she was fired which meant that there were two left.

According to her, the manager and the HRM were fond of sleeping with female staff members.

This was when I decided to come work here

I called the chairman and told him of my intentions. He agreed with me and asked the manager to fire the remaining cleaners and employ new ones

He didn’t give the manager any reason. He just ordered him and he did it

I knew exactly what to do to get the job. “Dress Seductively”. That was exactly what I did and I was able to get into the organization.

From my investigation, the total number of staff in this branch is forty. Apart from those laborers that we take to site when we handle any building contract, of course they are just contract staff

But to my greatest shock, I found out from the HR’s office, that the total staff in record is sixty. Which means that twenty are ghost workers.

There are just two of us who are cleaners, but in his records, we are five.

The record says that we have three gardeners but we don’t even have one. Akpan and the gateman are the ones doing the job of a gardener, yet they don’t get an extra pay for it.

So, at the end of every month, the company pays for twenty extra staff that do not exist.

(The whole place became rowdy at this point. Everybody was staring at Mr Excellent who could not say anything. He simply bowed his head in shame. After some time, the office became quiet again, so Sharon continued)

This is something that both the manager and the accountant are aware of, which makes them accomplices.

Now, to our almighty manager, for quite some time now, if a contact is awarded to the company, Mr David usually would connive with some greedy staff from those that awarded the contract, to forge another document, lying about the actual amount involved.

For example, if a contract of 200 million naira is awarded to the company, the manager will ask to be given a separate document with a lesser amount maybe 180 million, after which he will give them a percentage of the money

There are so many unreported business transactions between our company and some of our business partners.

I have proofs from videos, to text messages on his phone and his w******p messages with those people

I have video records to prove everything I am saying.

(she wanted to continue but Mr David cut her short)

“Enough! Enough, Judith or Sharon. How dare you accuse me in that manner? The chairman is my uncle and I am not capable of doing all those things you are accusing me of.”

He stormed out of the office to his own office. He returned shortly after with some files. He began to search for some documents to prove q innocence but couldn’t find it

“You can’t find any of those manipulative documents there. I took them all. I also have the real documents with me. Your game is up”, Sharon told him.

At this point, Mr David knew the game was up.

He began to stammer. “Uncle, I can explain”, he said.

“You will explain better later”, Sharon told him.

“You are a looser too, Mr David fired back at her. Afterall, I have had s*x with you. Excellent did as well”, he added.

Sharon began to laugh.

“I thought you both were smart. But you are not smart at all”, she told him.

“Ever wondered why I was the one booking our hotels? She asked.

“Let me tell you. I booked those hotels and lodged in a s*x worker, whom I paid handsomely for her services”, she explained.

“So, before we get to the hotel room, I always made sure both of you were drunk, so I don’t caught. Also remember that I always insisted on doing it with the light off, right?

“I also told you that I don’t talk during s*x, right? She asked but none of the men answered.

“Then the last thing I did was enter the bathroom before the action”, she continued.

“I am glad to inform you that the s*x worker was the one coming out to sleep with you, not me”, she concluded.

The reason I agreed to lodge in hotels with you was so I could have access to your phones. Nothing more..

I am your worst nightmare. I have not even told you my second mission here.

Watch me, Sharon said as she laughed hysterically.