ALL IN A CIRCLE Episode 17 – 20 by dy9ty7

ALL IN A CIRCLE Episode 17 by dy9ty7

Darasimi walked towards the door and pushed
it open. She was scared at seeing these guys
in front of her door but on a second thought
she smiled at them to ease the tension.
“Baby what’s cooking?” Scorpion asked.
“Noodles.” She replied.
“We came for our share.” Scorpion informed as
he pushed the door open and walked in
alongside every other guys.
“Its not something much. Just a packet of
noodles and nothing else.”
She informed them.
“There is love in sharing they say.”
Darasimi walked into her kitchen to dish out
the noodles into a plate.
Despite the fact that she was hungry, she still
had to share it with some boys who’ll finish it
in seconds.
“Can we talk outside?” Deoye asked when she
has dropped the plate of noodles.
“No problem.”
Darasimi followed him out of her room. Deoye
led her to the backyard where the storex water
tank was.
“I think I asked you to see me immediately you
return. So why the delay?” Deoye asked.
“Am sorry. I just wanted to eat before
coming.” She said
apologetically.
“I called you because of Chioma, your friend. I
want you to lead her into my waiting hands.
She’s been avoiding me ever since they(the
five of them) killed Hadiza.” Deoye explained.
“How sure are you that they killed Hadiza?”
“Don’t ask me questions. Make sure you lead
her out to me
tomorrow eight o’clock in the night. How you
want to achieve that I don’t want to know.”
Deoye said as he handed over a brown
envelope to
her. Darasimi collected the evelop and stuffed
it into her back pocked.
They both walked back inside to meet the
guys already playing with all
manners of things they could lay their hands
on.
“Come on guys. We gotta leave this place.”
Deoye said.
The guys all stopped what they were doing
and filed out of the room.
“How come you weren’t sweating? He did it
well right?” Scorpion
whispered to Darasimi who just smiled.
Five minutes later, the guys drove out in mass
leaving the
compound empty and deserted. Darasimi
decided to start cooking all over
again but this time she opted to fry egg and
eat it with bread. She
checked the envelope before dashing out of
the compund to buy bread at
Harmony. She realised she was fifteen
thousand naira richer.
Just as she came out of the gate, a young
man accosted her.
“Hi.” The man greeted.
“Hey.” She replied impatiently.
“My name is Jones and I want to know your
name.” Sergeant Mike said.
“Dara.” She replied.
“Who is that guy you were talking to at the
back the other time?”
the fake Jones asked.
“Don’t tell me you’ve been stalking me.”
“No am not. Its my job.”
“His name is Deoye.”
“He lives here right?” Mike asked.
“Room 11. The other side, upsatairs.” She
replied.
“Thank you very much. My name is Mike,
sergeant Mike.” He
introduced flashing his identification card.
Darasimi was scared but she waved off the
fear considering the fact that she was no
criminal neither did she commit any crime.
“Maybe Deoye is on the wanted list. Afterall he
is a cultist.” She thought as she walked into
Mama Harmony restaurant.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
“Tell me more about Dayo, since you said you
live under the same roof at home.” Clement
said to Dolapo.
“She keeps a diary where she writes a host of
her dealings and worries. I can get it for you
but not now.” Dolapo said.
“I’ll give it to the CSO then you can collect it
from him.” Chioma volunteered.”
“Thank you very much. I have to go now, we
are currently interrogating the guy who led
Hadiza out of the party. And you guys be
careful in your dealings with Darasimi or
what’s her name.”
“Thank you sir.”
“I should be thanking you.” Clement rose up
and went downstairs where he parked his car.
He drove off to pick Mike at the juntion and
they drove off to the school’s security post.

Episode 18

Clement was driving along the University
express way with his partner,
Mike.
“There is something suspicious about Darasimi
leaving for her lodge
and thank God I have you on ground to follow
her. Now, our main target
is Deoye and we keep tabs on Darasimi.”
Clement said.
“Definitely. So how do we go about it?” Mike
asked.
“Very simple. We’ll stay put for now, you and I
to avoid suspicion.
Habeeb will disguise as a student, then he’ll
try and get fact from
them. He has done this before anyways so we
don’t need to put him
through.” Clement explained.
Just then his phone rang.
“Inspector Clement.” He said on picking the
call.
“CSP Haruna.” The caller replied.
“Yes sir.” He saluted even though he was not
there in person. He
swerved off the road and parked by the
roadside.
“Ngozi is up now and she is ready to take us
to where the shootout
took place. Drop whatever case you are
handling now and get down here
for the debriefing.” Haruna explained.
“Am actually on my way back to the
headquaters.” He replied.
“Fine. We’ll be expecting you.”
Clement dropped the call and faced Mike who
has been anticipating to
know what was discussed with the CSP.
“Its time to face Okoro’s abductors. No more
questioning and
student’s trailing.” Clement said smiling.
Understanding wht he meant by that, Mike
smiled too.
Just before he(Clement) reignited the car, he
put a call through to
his wife telling her he’ll be a bit late.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Okoro stood up from the ground where he has
been sitting and walked
towards the iron bar serving as the door into
his cell. He strained his
hears to know if somebody is near his cell but
the silence that
enveloped enveloped everywhere is a
defeaning one. He shook the iron bar
to at least get someone’s attention.
Just then a gunman walked in and
approached his cell. Okoro smacked his
lips and smiled.
The gunman who had tribal marks which looks
exactly like the one given
to babies in the nothern part of the country
stood before Okoro, the
iron bar between them.
Okoro mumured some inaudible words to the
man who couldn’t speak
english. The man moved closer to the iron bar
so he could hear him much
better but Okoro who had his plans all laid
down grabbed the man’s head
and forcefully pulled it untill it entered through
the iron opening.
Now his neck is inside the cell and the other
parts of his body stood
outside. The man screamed loud forgetting the
fact that he had three
weapons with him, the Ak-47 which was hung
along his shoulder, a
shortgun inside his hip holder and a knife
which was clipped to his
trouser’s waistband.
“Where is the key?” Okoro asked.
“Par! Walahi, key e no dey.” The man managed
to say amidst the
excruciating pain he was experiencing.
Okoro intensified the force being exerted on
his head and when the man
was on the verge of passing out, the key
jingled as a result of his
struggles. Okoro stretched his left hand and
took the key from his
waist. He unlocked the door and used his
right hand to squeeze life out of the man who
still remained stuck to the bars.
Okoro at once picked the three weapons on
him as well as his mobile phone and began
his escape quest.
He walked in the direction where the man had
come and saw a group of the gunmen who
were enjoying themselves watching a young
lady of about twenty five dance before them
Unclad. They were touching her sensitive body
parts and the lady gladly danced to their
tunes. She can only refuse them if she is ready
to die. Okoro knew the only way he could get
out of there alive is if these dangerous men
leaves the exit and he couldn’t kill all of them.
The best option is to distract them and slip
out on them but first he needed to call
Clement.

Episode 19

A door was left open along the corridor. Okoro
slipped into the small
room which had a small bed and used
condoms littered on the floor.
Certainly this is where these bastards rape
their hostages or so he
thought.
He fastened the lock behind himself and
started drawing out plans on
how to effect his escape now that he had
called Clement for immediate
backup. He knew he had not much time before
his disappearance became no
and any bleep up means he’ll be locked up
again or be killed and as far
as he could remember, he is not yet married
talkless of having kids.
His eyes wandered around the four corners of
the room and just then he
saw an opening which has been covered with
an iron sheet fastened with
screws. His curiousity got the better of him
and he decided to know what
was behind the opening. He knew there was
only one way to do that which
was to go back into his cell and pick the
screwdriver he left on the
window. But he was well aware of how
dangerous it is, he could be
spotted by his abductors, anything could
happen and his plans could be
foiled.
“I won’t let this disturb me.” He said as he
gently unlocked the
door and hurriedly crawled back the his cell
and picked the screwdriver
and ran back to his new found hiding place.
Just as he was about to
enter, one of his abductors bumped into him.
“Shhhhhhhh.” He said foolishly.
Just then he realised the danger that looms if
he allowed this one
person to foil his plans. He dragged him into
the room and stabbed him
in the process. He carefully laid him to the
ground as blood trickled
out from his neck forming a pool around him.
Okoro fastened the lock
once again and started undoing the screws as
fast as he could.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Two police vans came to a halt at a junction
by the right with a
signpost Khal corp. Clement who sat down
with the driver inside the
first van picked his phone and dialled a
number.
“Okoro, we just got to the Khal corp junction.”
Clement said.
“That’s good. Let the second team move
ahead of you towards the
next junction by the right, they should take
the first turning and drive
along the untarred road. The Khal corp
junction leads to the main gate
of the terrorist’s hideout while the second
juntion ahead leads to
their base camp. The second juntion ahead
has an ambush and someone of
Mike’s calibre should lead the team and
engage in the shootout while you
slip behind them with your team while Mike’s
team hold them on for the
time being.” Okoro explained to his boss.
“Like how much men are we talking here?”
Clement asked.
“When I was brought in, About ten to fifteen
men occupied the base
camp while at the main gate just four are
guarding it from the inside.
The main building has over thirty men inside
and the main target, Maleek
lives in the underground and their main
hitman, Danger something lives
in the town with us.” Okoro explained
impatiently.
“We are on our way to get you out.” Clement
replied.
“Is there an evacuation team or backup
team?” Okoro asked.
“District police command promised to send us
a backup team
alongside a medical team if things get
bloody.” Clement replied.
“Okay.” Okoro replied and the line went dead.
Clement ordered the men inside the two vans
to get down as he adressed
them and the men numbering up to twenty
listened to him with rapt
attention.
“Mike you lead the second team to the
junction ahead and like I said
earlier, hold them for as long as you can while
we slip in behind
them.” He concluded.
Mike led his team back into the second van
and drove off towards the second jucntion
ahead. Clement did the same and drove into
the Khal corp juntion on the right.

Now is the time for action.

Episode 20

Mike’s led team advanced deep into the forest
with one sole aim. Try
and not fall into the waiting hands of the
terrorists.
Mike ordered his men to stop as he waited for
instructions from
either Okoro or Clement.
“What’s the situation like?” We are moving
very close to their base
camp and we planning on sneaking behind
them and accessing the
building.” Clement informed.
“No intelligence report still?” Mike asked.
“Ngozi is keeping up with us, giving us what
lays ahead.” Clement
replied.
Mike ordered two of his men to go far ahead
of them to spy on the
terrorists as they waited for their return.
Five minutes later, one of the two men
returned with reports.
“The coast is clear ahead. No one attacked us
and the base camp
seemed deserted.” He replied.
“Then, the second team can advance.” Mike
said as he relayed the
development to Clement who pleaded for him
to wait a bit while he speak
with Okoro.
+++Back inside the building+++++
Okoro was still hiding inside the room, he had
successfully opened
the iron sheet covering a passageway. Just
when his phone vibrated.
“Yes Clement. They are begining to search for
me. They just
noticed my disappearance. You guys need to
be fast before they get hold
of me.” Okoro said and discovered the phone
was beeping already. And it
powered off.
“Dammit! Battery empty.” He murttered
between breathe as he
proceeded to jump through the opening of
what seemed to be an
underground.
Just then the door handle turned. then he
heard angry voices
talking at the same time.
“Who locked this place?” A voice asked.
“We all knew the lock isn’t working. It was
locked from the
inside.” Another voice replied.
“Then we have to pull it down.”
Then he started hearing sounds like they were
corking their guns.
Okoro without thinking twice picked the
weapons he took from the first
gunman whom he attacked while working on
his escape and his second
victim whose dead body lay in the same room
with him. He dived through
the opening and landed on a staircase. He
descended the stairs and his
feet touched the ground after ten steps. He
found himself inside a very
big hall which was brightly lit and forty young
boys were seated on the
floor.
The boys on seeing him scampered off and ran
around the room in
fear.
“Don’t be afraid. Am a policeman.” He said to
calm them down.
“Please help us. We are being held here and
trained for a course we know nothing of.” A
boy replied.
“For how long have you been here?”
“Months. Maybe six months but its not up to
a year.” The same boy replied.
“First, one of you have to go up that staircase.
Jump through a window
and you’ll land inside a small room. Fasten
the screws and close the
opening through which you got there. Don’t
worry, the door is locked.
You can have this too.” Okoro said to them
and handed a small 33mm
pistol to a young boy who volunteered to do
it.
“First you have to change your clothes.” Okoro
said. The boy obliged
as he removed his shirt and trouser, Okoro
gave him his shirt to wear
and pick the trouser of the lifeless armed man
he’ll meet up there. Off
the boy went.
“How do you communicate with these
bastards?” Okoro asked.
“We press that red button and at least three
men will come asking
what the matter is.” The same boy who has
been answering his questions
replied.
“Fine, once they come, lynch them and take
their weapons. Then
we’ll advance from here. Let me take covers
behind this shelf, if things
go wrong. I’ll be of help.” He said assuringly.

ALL IN A CIRCLE
#OpraDre

–to be continued–

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