Four men were seated in a sophisticated office, each dressed in police uniforms, except for the fifth—a handsome, well-built man in his late thirties wearing a charcoal gray and navy blue suit. They were discussing national security issues, specifically terrorism and kidnapping. After the meeting, the others left. The man, Mujahid, hissed as he looked at his phone; he had five missed calls from his aunt and mother. He knew exactly why they were calling and felt frustrated. He pulled out a file labeled "Ummi" with a "Missing" stamp. A young man named Salim Abbas (33) entered the office, looking somber. "Morning, sir," Salim said curtly. Without looking up, Mujahid asked, "Salim Abbas, right?" "Yes, sir," Salim replied, annoyed by the dismissive tone. Mujahid gave him a cold look. "I hope you’re clean. I dislike working with drunkards." Salim’s blood boiled; he hated his boss, especially after a recent three-week suspension. Mujahid warned him that the next mistake would result in a lifetime ban before dismissing him. Mujahid looked at the photos in the "Ummi" file. The girl in the photo was 10, but his mother said she’d be 19 now. She had gone missing in Gombe, not Abuja where he worked. He sighed, put the file away, and drove to his family home in Asokoro. At the house, Hajiya Laurat was frustrated that Mujahid wasn't answering her calls. Her daughter, Bilkisu (Aunty B), suggested they stop looking for the girl, Ummi, since she had left home on her own accord. Hajiya snapped at her, "If Mujahid doesn't find Ummi, I will be very upset. My only wish is to find her and marry him off to her." Mujahid, standing at the door, overheard this and froze. The idea of a forced marriage terrified him. He quietly backed away and went to his car, fuming. He spotted a young girl, Junaina, approaching him in her school uniform. "Good morning, brother Mjay," she said with a smile. "If I weren't alive, you wouldn't see me here," he snapped. He found her annoying and "too forward," like most women he met. He drove off, leaving her nearly in tears. Salma, a student known for reckless driving, was speeding through Abuja. She ran a red light and almost hit another car. She noticed the car was following her and feared it might be Road Safety officers. The man following her was actually Mujahid. He was in a foul mood and decided to use this reckless driver as a "scapegoat" to vent his anger. His friend Fa’iza (a lecturer) called him to remind him to pick her up at 2:00 PM. He complained he wasn't her driver but knew he would go anyway. He eventually lost sight of Salma's car when she pulled into a supermarket to hide. Salma eventually reached the university (Gwagwalada). Her friend warned her that Malama Fa’iza was taking attendance. Salma snuck into the hall. After the lecture, she snuck into Fa’iza’s office to retaliate. She saw a framed photo of a man (Mujahid) on the desk. She wrote a rude note—"Not everyone is a bastard, everyone has a father"—and stole the framed photo before fleeing to her car. At 2:10 PM, Mujahid arrived at the university to pick up Fa’iza. Salma saw his car blocking her and assumed he was a "stalker." She marched up to his window and began insulting him. "Who told you I wanted you? Are you trying to kidnap me for money?" Mujahid was stunned by her arrogance. He hated the word "love" and found this girl "useless and shameless." Salma called her brother—Salim (Mujahid’s subordinate)—to come and arrest the "stalker." When Salim arrived, he turned pale seeing his boss. "Sir, please forgive her, she’s my sister," Salim pleaded. Mujahid sneered, "I thought you were the only useless person in your family, but your sister is even more shameless." Salma didn't back down. "You’re the shameless one, wearing a suit like a rich man but acting like this!" Fa’iza arrived and joined the argument, accusing Salma of being a thief. Mujahid drove Fa’iza away, venting about the "animals" at the university. Back at home, Salma’s mother scolded her and Salim for their constant trouble, threatening to tell their father. Mujahid dropped Fa’iza off at her home in Garki 2. Fa’iza’s mother, Umma, questioned their relationship. "You’ve been together for twenty years. If he wants to marry you, he should speak up." Fa’iza insisted they were just friends, but secretly, she had loved Mujahid since secondary school. Mujahid, however, seemed to have no interest in love. (The story concludes with the hint that Mujahid is avoiding going home because he knows he will have to face his mother’s marriage demands.)
**Two days later...**
Mujahid had secluded himself in his room, skipping work and claiming illness. His mother, Hajiya, was deeply worried. She eventually convinced him to come out only after promising she would stop pressuring him to find Ummi until the time was right. Meanwhile, Salim was still nursing a grudge against Salma, though his obsession with her remained.
At the university, Salma and her friends, Shehu and Habib, were hanging out. When they saw **Malama Fa’iza** arrive, Salma began mocking her loudly, calling her a "Sugar Mummy" and an "old hag" who should find someone her own age instead of chasing younger men. Fa’iza heard every word but kept her composure to see how far Salma would go.
To retaliate, Fa’iza cooked up a plan. She convinced another lecturer to let her take his time slot for a "surprise test." She called in six security guards to oversee the hall. Salma, who was off relaxing in the auditorium, missed the calls from her friends. When she finally strolled into the hall at 5:30 PM, the test was already underway. Fa’iza kicked her out in front of everyone.
Desperate to spite Salma further, Fa’iza called Mujahid while standing right in front of the girl, acting flirty and saying "I love you" into the phone to make Salma believe they were a couple. Salma was furious, feeling disgusted that Mujahid would call her a "prostitute" but date someone like Fa’iza. In a fit of rage, Salma contacted some "area boys" (thugs) she knew to handle the situation.
**The Revenge and the Identity Card**
As Fa’iza left the school with the test scripts in her car, she was intercepted by four thugs. They harassed her, stole her handbag, and took the test scripts, mocking her that they would sell the papers to a food vendor for fifty naira. They also punctured her tires.
Salma watched from a distance, laughing at Fa’iza’s misery. Fa’iza called Mujahid for help. When he arrived, Salma drove up and confronted them, mockingly asking why a "big woman" was crying. Fa’iza accused Salma of planning the attack. A heated argument ensued, and Mujahid, realizing Salma was involved with thugs, was disgusted.
As a storm began, Mujahid gave Fa’iza his car keys so she could go home while he handled her car. In the chaos, Mujahid’s **Police ID card** fell out of his pocket. Salma secretly swiped it and drove off.
**The Seduction Trap**
The next day, Salma called Mujahid using the number on his ID. She teased him, telling him she was coming to his office. Mujahid, thinking she was just a "Yahoo girl" (scammer), told security to let her in.
When Salma arrived at his office, she was bold and defiant. She sat on his desk, taunting him about Fa’iza being sick. Then, in a shocking move to humiliate him and prove her "worthless" reputation, she began unbuttoning her shirt, telling him he could do whatever he wanted with her.
Mujahid was stunned by her "over-confidence," but his eyes caught a **triangle-shaped birthmark** near her chest. He became visibly shaken and demanded to know what it was. Before things could go further, Salim walked in without knocking. Seeing them in a compromising position, Salim was heartbroken and angry. Mujahid kicked Salma out, furious that his reputation was being ruined in front of his subordinate.
Outside, Salim confronted Salma, accusing her of trying to seduce a man who looked down on her. Salma, feeling a pang of regret but still stubborn, told him she didn't owe him an explanation.
**Family Secrets and the Name "Ummi"**
On Sunday, at Mujahid’s family home, a young girl named **Junaina** was watching TV. Mujahid, lost in thought, accidentally called her “Ummi.”
Junaina was confused. "Since when did I become Sister Ummi?" she asked.
Mujahid realized his slip of the tongue. The name Ummi haunted the family. Junaina began to cry, asking when she would finally meet her sister, Ummi.
**Jafar** (Mujahid’s brother) overheard the crying and confronted Mujahid for being cold-hearted. He defended Junaina, saying she deserved respect. When Jafar asked about the search for the missing Ummi, Mujahid snapped, "I'm done searching for bitches," and stormed out. Jafar vowed to find Ummi himself to make their mother happy.
**The Supermarket Encounter**
Salma went to **Grand Square** for shopping. Unbeknownst to her, Mujahid was also there to buy treats for Fa’iza. While Salma was walking through the aisles, she accidentally bumped into a man (who she didn't realize was Mujahid). He quickly picked up her fallen things and moved on without apologizing.
As Salma tried to leave the store, the **security alarm** went off.
"Hajiya, is there something in your bag?" the guard asked.
Salma snapped back, "Do I look like a terrorist?" but the guard insisted on checking her items.
*(The story cuts off as the alarm continues to ring...)*
Honey Must Have Heat (Zuma Sai Da Wuta)
Four men were seated in a sophisticated office, each dressed in police uniforms, except for the fifth—a handsome, well-built man in his late thirties wearing a charcoal gray and navy blue suit. They were discussing national security issues, specifically terrorism and kidnapping. After the meeting, the others left. The man, Mujahid, hissed as he looked at his phone; he had five missed calls from his aunt and mother. He knew exactly why they were calling and felt frustrated. He pulled out a file labeled "Ummi" with a "Missing" stamp.
A young man named Salim Abbas (33) entered the office, looking somber.
"Morning, sir," Salim said curtly.
Without looking up, Mujahid asked, "Salim Abbas, right?"
"Yes, sir," Salim replied, annoyed by the dismissive tone.
Mujahid gave him a cold look. "I hope you’re clean. I dislike working with drunkards." Salim’s blood boiled; he hated his boss, especially after a recent three-week suspension. Mujahid warned him that the next mistake would result in a lifetime ban before dismissing him.
Mujahid looked at the photos in the "Ummi" file. The girl in the photo was 10, but his mother said she’d be 19 now. She had gone missing in Gombe, not Abuja where he worked. He sighed, put the file away, and drove to his family home in Asokoro.
At the house, Hajiya Laurat was frustrated that Mujahid wasn't answering her calls. Her daughter, Bilkisu (Aunty B), suggested they stop looking for the girl, Ummi, since she had left home on her own accord. Hajiya snapped at her, "If Mujahid doesn't find Ummi, I will be very upset. My only wish is to find her and marry him off to her."
Mujahid, standing at the door, overheard this and froze. The idea of a forced marriage terrified him. He quietly backed away and went to his car, fuming. He spotted a young girl, Junaina, approaching him in her school uniform.
"Good morning, brother Mjay," she said with a smile.
"If I weren't alive, you wouldn't see me here," he snapped. He found her annoying and "too forward," like most women he met. He drove off, leaving her nearly in tears.
Salma, a student known for reckless driving, was speeding through Abuja. She ran a red light and almost hit another car. She noticed the car was following her and feared it might be Road Safety officers.
The man following her was actually Mujahid. He was in a foul mood and decided to use this reckless driver as a "scapegoat" to vent his anger. His friend Fa’iza (a lecturer) called him to remind him to pick her up at 2:00 PM. He complained he wasn't her driver but knew he would go anyway. He eventually lost sight of Salma's car when she pulled into a supermarket to hide.
Salma eventually reached the university (Gwagwalada). Her friend warned her that Malama Fa’iza was taking attendance. Salma snuck into the hall. After the lecture, she snuck into Fa’iza’s office to retaliate. She saw a framed photo of a man (Mujahid) on the desk. She wrote a rude note—"Not everyone is a bastard, everyone has a father"—and stole the framed photo before fleeing to her car.
At 2:10 PM, Mujahid arrived at the university to pick up Fa’iza. Salma saw his car blocking her and assumed he was a "stalker." She marched up to his window and began insulting him. "Who told you I wanted you? Are you trying to kidnap me for money?"
Mujahid was stunned by her arrogance. He hated the word "love" and found this girl "useless and shameless." Salma called her brother—Salim (Mujahid’s subordinate)—to come and arrest the "stalker."
When Salim arrived, he turned pale seeing his boss.
"Sir, please forgive her, she’s my sister," Salim pleaded.
Mujahid sneered, "I thought you were the only useless person in your family, but your sister is even more shameless."
Salma didn't back down. "You’re the shameless one, wearing a suit like a rich man but acting like this!"
Fa’iza arrived and joined the argument, accusing Salma of being a thief. Mujahid drove Fa’iza away, venting about the "animals" at the university. Back at home, Salma’s mother scolded her and Salim for their constant trouble, threatening to tell their father.
Mujahid dropped Fa’iza off at her home in Garki 2. Fa’iza’s mother, Umma, questioned their relationship. "You’ve been together for twenty years. If he wants to marry you, he should speak up."
Fa’iza insisted they were just friends, but secretly, she had loved Mujahid since secondary school. Mujahid, however, seemed to have no interest in love.
(The story concludes with the hint that Mujahid is avoiding going home because he knows he will have to face his mother’s marriage demands.)
**Two days later...**
Mujahid had secluded himself in his room, skipping work and claiming illness. His mother, Hajiya, was deeply worried. She eventually convinced him to come out only after promising she would stop pressuring him to find Ummi until the time was right. Meanwhile, Salim was still nursing a grudge against Salma, though his obsession with her remained.
At the university, Salma and her friends, Shehu and Habib, were hanging out. When they saw **Malama Fa’iza** arrive, Salma began mocking her loudly, calling her a "Sugar Mummy" and an "old hag" who should find someone her own age instead of chasing younger men. Fa’iza heard every word but kept her composure to see how far Salma would go.
To retaliate, Fa’iza cooked up a plan. She convinced another lecturer to let her take his time slot for a "surprise test." She called in six security guards to oversee the hall. Salma, who was off relaxing in the auditorium, missed the calls from her friends. When she finally strolled into the hall at 5:30 PM, the test was already underway. Fa’iza kicked her out in front of everyone.
Desperate to spite Salma further, Fa’iza called Mujahid while standing right in front of the girl, acting flirty and saying "I love you" into the phone to make Salma believe they were a couple. Salma was furious, feeling disgusted that Mujahid would call her a "prostitute" but date someone like Fa’iza. In a fit of rage, Salma contacted some "area boys" (thugs) she knew to handle the situation.
**The Revenge and the Identity Card**
As Fa’iza left the school with the test scripts in her car, she was intercepted by four thugs. They harassed her, stole her handbag, and took the test scripts, mocking her that they would sell the papers to a food vendor for fifty naira. They also punctured her tires.
Salma watched from a distance, laughing at Fa’iza’s misery. Fa’iza called Mujahid for help. When he arrived, Salma drove up and confronted them, mockingly asking why a "big woman" was crying. Fa’iza accused Salma of planning the attack. A heated argument ensued, and Mujahid, realizing Salma was involved with thugs, was disgusted.
As a storm began, Mujahid gave Fa’iza his car keys so she could go home while he handled her car. In the chaos, Mujahid’s **Police ID card** fell out of his pocket. Salma secretly swiped it and drove off.
**The Seduction Trap**
The next day, Salma called Mujahid using the number on his ID. She teased him, telling him she was coming to his office. Mujahid, thinking she was just a "Yahoo girl" (scammer), told security to let her in.
When Salma arrived at his office, she was bold and defiant. She sat on his desk, taunting him about Fa’iza being sick. Then, in a shocking move to humiliate him and prove her "worthless" reputation, she began unbuttoning her shirt, telling him he could do whatever he wanted with her.
Mujahid was stunned by her "over-confidence," but his eyes caught a **triangle-shaped birthmark** near her chest. He became visibly shaken and demanded to know what it was. Before things could go further, Salim walked in without knocking. Seeing them in a compromising position, Salim was heartbroken and angry. Mujahid kicked Salma out, furious that his reputation was being ruined in front of his subordinate.
Outside, Salim confronted Salma, accusing her of trying to seduce a man who looked down on her. Salma, feeling a pang of regret but still stubborn, told him she didn't owe him an explanation.
**Family Secrets and the Name "Ummi"**
On Sunday, at Mujahid’s family home, a young girl named **Junaina** was watching TV. Mujahid, lost in thought, accidentally called her “Ummi.”
Junaina was confused. "Since when did I become Sister Ummi?" she asked.
Mujahid realized his slip of the tongue. The name Ummi haunted the family. Junaina began to cry, asking when she would finally meet her sister, Ummi.
**Jafar** (Mujahid’s brother) overheard the crying and confronted Mujahid for being cold-hearted. He defended Junaina, saying she deserved respect. When Jafar asked about the search for the missing Ummi, Mujahid snapped, "I'm done searching for bitches," and stormed out. Jafar vowed to find Ummi himself to make their mother happy.
**The Supermarket Encounter**
Salma went to **Grand Square** for shopping. Unbeknownst to her, Mujahid was also there to buy treats for Fa’iza. While Salma was walking through the aisles, she accidentally bumped into a man (who she didn't realize was Mujahid). He quickly picked up her fallen things and moved on without apologizing.
As Salma tried to leave the store, the **security alarm** went off.
"Hajiya, is there something in your bag?" the guard asked.
Salma snapped back, "Do I look like a terrorist?" but the guard insisted on checking her items.
*(The story cuts off as the alarm continues to ring...)*