Bala was a dropout student and from what I could gather, he was obsessed with Fatima since before her admission. They were both native of Bauchi and Bala could just appear in the school anytime to see her without notice. He was a tall and fearsome guy and evidence of a drug user and a cult leader was written all around him. Fatima was with him because she had no choice and was so scared of him but since Abdul came into the picture, she thought he could protect her from Bala.
I have warned Abdul severally to stay away from Fatima to avoid Bala's wrath but he never listens. Bala had confronted him many times but he was too stubborn to back off. I looked at the scar on my arm which I had gotten when I was trying to defend Abdul sometime ago and Bala had used a knife to slash me.
