The Activist - Season 1 - Episode 46

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The Activist - Season 1 - Episode 46

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Sunday looked at the mirror and smiled. He looked quite dashing and fit for a man who had gone through what he went through two days ago. Since then he had done virtually nothing: Mayowa had gone AWOL and had not contacted anyone.

When he had returned to his room in town, most people just asked him where he had been. His answer of traveling home due to illness satisfied most of them, it even moved two ladies to cook food for him and bring it to his room! There was only one person who did not fall for that excuse and that person has been bothering him since then.

The person, Williams Olaleye was a Deeper Life Christian student, who always came at his doorstep to preach. Sunday had treated him with really little regard; he was just polite for the sake of politeness. But Williams had always pressed further and even called him Brother Sunday.

The trouble started when Williams saw ‘Brother’ Sunday the day after he had returned.

“Ah! Brother Sunday, thank God you have returned! I was worried about you when I did not see you all this while!” Williams had started with that typical Deeper Life tone.
“Erm, I had to travel home because I was not feeling well.” Sunday said, smiling.
“Its good, I hope all is alright now?” Williams inquired.

“Yes, yes, am back to health.” Sunday replied.

“That’s good. We thank God. Brother Sunday, I had a bad dream and I want to share it with you.”

“Bad dream? Why share a bad dream with me?”

“I am sharing it because the dream is about you, Brother Sunday.”

“Me?”
“Yes, you Brother Sunday. I saw you in the middle of a deep forest and some faceless people were beating drums and you were dancing to it.”

“So what’s wrong with that? How is that evil?”

“Brother Sunday, the sounds from those drums were evil and I could hear these people laugh some ungodly laughter, more like they were laughing at you. Besides you were nake.d and dancing like something was forcing you.”

“Hmn.” Sunday acted like he was concerned. “Well, I am okay here and I don’t think anything evil is happening to me.”

“If that’s what you think, then no problem. But pray about it, Brother Sunday. Pray because that’s the key to all problems. Let me be going.” Williams started to move.

“Okay, good night sir.” Sunday said. As soon as Williams was out of sight, Sunday hissed.

“Orishi,rishi!” He said with contempt.
But the next day, Williams was at his door to say the same thing and pressed that Sunday should pray about it. Sunday refused and told him that he needed some sleep. Williams left the room reluctantly, but not before advising him to pray.

Today, Sunday was waiting for Mayowa to call when someone knocked at the door. Lo and behold, it was Williams.

“What do you want from me?” Sunday asked aggressively. “Don’t bring your message of doom here.”

Williams was shocked but composed himself quickly.

“Brother Sunday, it was revealed to me that you know about what I am talking about. In fact God revealed to me that you made a pact with the devil.”

Sunday looked incensed. “Did they sent you to me? I am not interested. What is hard to understand in that?”

“Brother Sunday, why do you allow yourself to be used by the devil? You know what the scriptures say: a path seems right unto man, but the end is destruction. Brother Sunday, from what I saw, you are heading to destruction.”

“Its you that is heading to destruction, fool!” Sunday said, pushing Williams away and shouting loudly. He then went ahead to hurl insults at him, causing neighbors to come and separate them. Some started advising Williams to go, that he was disturbing them, while others were trying to appease Sunday.
As Williams walked away, he shot this warning.

“Brother Sunday, I pray you won’t remember this day with regret one day.”
Chuks walked back from his department, obviously weary. It has been an eventful week and now that a new week is upon him, he hoped that it will be half as good as the last week.

He had discovered, much to his chagrin, that the DPO had been transferred and the new DPO wanted to see him. Of course, he left Chuks number with the new DPO. So Chuks was summoned and he was on the way there.

If only he knew.

As he entered into the station, he saw the two officers he and Tade initially met,greeted them and went in. He did not notice the guy with them.

As he entered into the DPO’s office, one of the officers tapped Mayowa’s shoulder.
“Na one of them be that.”

Mayowa looked up, but Chuks was gone. Mayowa then asked for ‘the other one’.
“Na only this one come bros, e be like say the other one no come with am be that.”

Mayowa waited until Chuks was out of the DPO’s office.

Inside the office, Chuks was receiving some annoying news.

“Young man, I have told you that we will handle this case properly. The other DPO, despite his charisma, did not handle the situation well and that’s why I am here.”
“But sir…….”

“Did you understand anything I say, Mr Man? I said that you should forget about it and stop coming here, unless you want to be arrested for interference!”

Chuks was about arguing but decided against it. It was becoming clear that this DPO was brought to sabotage the investigation. If he continued arguing, the man may as well rope him into trouble.

Chuks stood up and made to leave. The DPO waved him away, not giving him the courtesy of goodbye.

As Chuks came out, Mayowa caught sight of him and snapped his picture, making sure that the camera did not have its flashlight on. The two officers made his work easier by calling Chuks, even though Chuks did not bother answering.

As he left, Mayowa made a call.

“Hariz, show! We get assignment.” He then greeted the officers and passed #1000 naira one to each officer, who pocketed the money quickly. He then went outside and met Hariz, who was in a car.

As they drove off, he showed Hariz Chuks’ picture.

Chuks arrived on campus in the evening around six. Tade was already waiting outside for him, as Chuks had called Tade immediately he was done with the DPO.

“So that’s what he told me.” Chuks said after telling Tade what happened.

“See the world? This country we live in is evil and desperate, is this how her case will be killed?”

“I don’t think so, besides her parents are influential. But I fear that it will drag for some time.”

“So where are you going to now?” Tade asked.

“Am heading to my department, I have a test that am reading for.

Let me follow you.”

Chuks and Tade spent two hours reading individually, not discussing anything. When they felt they were done, they picked their books and walked to the entrance of Health Sciences. Tade then remembered that he left a book in the lecture theatre.

“Chuks, abeg I forgot one textbook like that for HSLT B, can you wait here let me get the book.” Chuks nodded his approval as his ears was blocked by earphones.

As Tade came back with the book, what he saw was something typical of movies.
A red Honda car stopped in front of Chuks and between three seconds the car left, handing Chuks a bullet in his head.

Chuks was dead.