Chapter 42

Senator Balarabe Shittu, who represented the Central Senatorial district in Jigawa State, was the definition of a rich, powerful, and highly influential Nigerian politician and individual. Having joined 

Marine Brothers Society

 nineteen years ago, his wealth and power had risen to an unbelievable level. This led many people, including his enemies, to give him the nickname ‘Salaudeen.’ 

He was fifty-five years of age, dark in complexion, handsome, and jovial with a smooth Hausa accent. Senator Shittu stood at five feet ten and was always clad in expensive caftans, which were strictly imported from Pakistan, Qatar, Senegal, and Dubai. He had three estates in the Nation’s capital – Abuja, Kano, and Ogun State. Each estate comprised five blocks of thirty flats and a two-bedroom flat, which was separate for his personal use.

Money was never his problem, as he sometimes ordered branch managers of commercial banks to his palatial mansion in Abuja in bullion vans wh