Netflix's To Kill a Monkey was, for me, a story of betrayal, loss, and pain. It was the story of a man named Efe, from a disadvantaged background, who only wanted to provide for his family. But then, unwittingly, he entered a swamp from which he could never escape. So let's find out what happened to Efe in the end, whether he managed to save himself or fell prey to the system.
A bond of blood, a partnership of trust and camaraderie, was broken by a wrong decision, and although it's not explicitly shown, he could have done much more to tip the scales in his favor. At the beginning of the series, we saw that Teacher was a psychotic person who, for no reason, threatened others just to establish his authority, not understanding that he could have achieved much more progress and profit by joining forces instead of turning people into his enemies. He demanded a 30% tax from Oboz, which the latter was clearly unwilling to pay.
Creator: Kemi Adetiba
Stars: Bucci Franklin, William Benson, Stella Damasus
In retrospect, analyzing the matter, I believe Oboz acted correctly, because Teacher was not a trustworthy man. Efe tried to convince Oboz to talk to the Master and reach an agreement. I think Oboz also made a mistake by planting a bomb in the Master's car. I don't think Oboz was targeting his grandchildren, but they did lose their lives. Oboz's ego was so hurt that he didn't want to make peace. He kidnapped the Master's father, and it was Efe who talked him into reason and asked him to let him go. Efe then took him home, not knowing what to do. The Master was a man who felt the current generation didn't respect their elders.
Amanda told Efe that if they took good care of the Master's old man, maybe he wouldn't come after them. And that's exactly what happened. The Master didn't kill Efe when he came to his house to see him. But he had certain conditions that put Efe in a difficult situation. He told Efe that he needed to kill Oboz for him if he wanted him to spare his life and that of his family. Amanda told Efe that he should go ahead and kill Oboz because he was worthless, and it was Efe who had built this empire, and Oboz was just a mere pawn, but how could Efe do that? Oboz was like a brother to him, and he had helped him through a stage in his life where he was clearly struggling financially. Yes, he was an erratic man who didn't know how to behave, and his recklessness had cost Efe dearly. But even so, he shared a very close bond with him.
In the end, Oboz was betrayed in the worst possible way. He was given hope that everything would be okay between him and Efe, and when he least expected it and embraced their former relationship, Efe stabbed him in the back. Efe called Oboz to the same place where they had first met, and he informed Teacher's men of his whereabouts. Members of Teacher's gang arrived and shot Oboz dead. Oboz would have fought his enemies, but upon seeing Efe behind the gunmen, he simply resigned himself to the great betrayal. Like Julius Caesar, Oboz, drenched in blood, fell to the ground as Efe escaped, unable to bear the guilt of betraying the man he called his brother.
I think that, although Amanda worked for Teacher and leaked all the information about Efe, in the process she fell in love with him. Her affection made her forget why she had been hired. She believed in Efe too much, and in the end, he proved unworthy of her trust. I don't deny that I felt sorry for Amanda in the end. Yes, I agree that she began her journey with Efe with the wrong motives and with the intention of betraying his trust, but she proved to be a much better person than he was. Amanda had a very hard childhood. Her mother pushed her into prostitution; her brother died of an illness; her father abandoned the family; and she had to fight literally every day to survive. She felt herself change when Efe met her, and he returned again and again, which somewhat raised her hopes. If he had treated her like a sex worker, she might not have grown so attached to him. But he respected her, or at least made her feel like one. Once Oboz was killed and Efe went to see Teacher, she realized that, short of leaving town, she didn't have many options. Teacher was a lying man who didn't keep his word, something Oboz knew about him. He demanded an 80 percent share of the proceeds, and Efe was dumbfounded because it was predetermined that he would only have to hand over 30 percent of the profit in taxes.
Efe told Amanda to pack her bags and meet him at the hangar, where a private jet was waiting. But Efe had no intention of taking her. Instead, he went to his wife, Nosa, and asked her and the children to get ready. Things didn't go as Efe would have wished, as he found a man in Nosa's room and realized she was having an affair with him. Such is the hypocrisy of the patriarchal mindset that he attacked his lover even after he had been living with her for many months. Efe arrived at the hangar alone, and meanwhile, the Professor arrived at Amanda's house and told her what Efe was up to.
He showed her that her name wasn't on the passenger list Efe had handed over to the airport authorities. The Professor told Amanda that she was a fool and that he hoped a man wouldn't betray his trust and treat her like cannon fodder just for showing affection. Amanda was heartbroken and, moreover, felt ridiculed. She was the kind of woman who never let her guard down, but for once, she clung to the idea that she could lead a normal life. The poor woman had fallen in love with Efe, and after all, she realized she shouldn't have allowed it. The teacher had a video of Oboz's shooting in which Efe was clearly seen standing in the background. Amanda leaked that video and later also testified in court against Efe.
Mo felt she was very close to obtaining incriminating evidence against Oboz and Efe. She spoke to Ms. Ejiofor at the police hospital and discovered that Efe was using the hospital as a front to launder his money. Ejiofor also told Mo very seriously that she would be willing to testify publicly and present all the evidence she had against Efe. But at the last minute, Mo always lost. Apparently, Efe knew everything she was up to, and even went to the NCCC (Cybercrime) headquarters to file a complaint against her. Mo had had her own difficulties. Her family had been in an accident and died a few years earlier. Since then, she had been in therapy, and surprisingly, her psychiatrist submitted a written report to her department stating that Mo's condition was deteriorating.
Furthermore, Mo had managed to find Oboz's hideout, from where he ran his cell—a place where young hackers operated. She knew she was very close to discovering who the Monkey cybercriminals were, but then someone attacked her, and she found herself lying in her room. Mo knew she couldn't have gone to her room alone, as she had never slept there since her family's death. She knew someone was tracking her movements, but she couldn't figure out who. But then, after Amanda leaked the video and handed all the evidence she had to the head of the NCCC, Mo contacted Efe just before her private plane took off. It was revealed that Inspector Onome was the mole leaking all the information to Efe. Once Mo arrested Efe and Onome, Efe knew his game was up and that this time he wouldn't be able to escape the clutches of the law.
At the end of To Kill a Monkey, the Professor felt he'd played better than everyone, but that wasn't the case. He'd messed with the wrong crowd, demanded 30% of their taxes, and signed his own death warrant. Those people killed him and hung his body upside down from a skyscraper. Efe's trial began, and everyone from Amanda to his own daughter, Ivie, testified against him. Ivie was pregnant with Oboz's child, which caused a rift between Efe and Oboz. Ivie cursed Efe and told him she'd never be happy since he killed the father of her own grandchild. Amanda testified in court that Efe abused her, physically mistreated her, and tortured her in every way possible. Idia, Oboz's wife, was hell-bent on avenging her husband's death. She asked her right-hand man to kill Efe, and he did exactly that. A shot was fired, and the screen went...
We don't know if Efe was killed or if he narrowly escaped. It's just a guess for now, but I think Efe managed to survive somehow and, moreover, find a way to get out of prison and start over. His wife, Nosa, had asked him for a divorce, and I think he agreed. It's undeniable that Efe had established his own contacts, and even though he gave all the details of his offshore accounts to his wife, he still had the resources to find people willing to work for him. The main reason I think Efe will find a way to survive and turn things in his favor is that he didn't feel guilty about what he did. He felt like a victim of his circumstances and did what he could to support his family. Betraying his brother, Oboz, affected him, but, once again, it didn't make him feel like a traitor or unworthy.
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