The Activist - Season 2 - Episode 4

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The Activist - Season 2 - Episode 4

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The commotion suddenly increased, as those who came to attack the hall chairman fled the scene using the chance of the surprise attack. Fikayo, with two other guys went to attack to Tade, who had passed out while the rest chased after the attackers. In truth, Tade’s passing out was more due to fear and shock than the effect of the bullet, as the bullet had hit his stomach and passed clear.

However, he was out for two days, within which the news of the attack become public knowledge and the offenders suspended until further notice. In fact it was such news that the two tests that Tade had that week were postponed.

As soon as he woke up, some members of Democratic Socialist Movement (D.S.M) came to visit him. Among them included the speaker of the other time.

That visit changed everything.
When Tade returned to the room, he walked to Made and said
“Let’s talk…..”

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Dotun checked his watch. It was six pm, and in five minutes time the National Chairman of PPP will arrive at the exact spot where he wanted him. He was supposed to assassinate this man and usually this was a cheap, routine mission.
Only that this man was so elusive that it was giving him headaches. Apart from the regular platoon of guards and ‘African’ protection, he had bullet proof cars, secret entrances and exits to and fro his house, private agents and some powerful security gadgets. Adding his ever active and alert mind and you have a nut case. Dotun had to cut Sunday’s break short and ask him in this assignment. He had Sunday scanning the area for possible agents protecting him and was expecting a feedback soon.
Something was about to get down
His com suddenly came alive. “I have five guards all standing at cardinal points relative to the chairman.” Sunday spoke. “I can take out the five, but the area is too open and the……..”

“Sunday, we are sticking to our initial plan.” Dotun interrupted. “I will fire at him, if I fail, you fire immediately. You got it?”
“Ok boss.” Sunday answered, ending all argument.

The Chairman, oblivious of what was happening but acutely alert, could sense danger, so instead of moving forward he entered into a factory building.

“D--n!” Dotun cursed a bit aloud. He looked around and saw the five guards standing normally like they were unperturbed.
All of a sudden, they started to run into the building frantically, surprising Dotun. He took out two of them and injured a third.
“Sunday, are you seeing anything?” Dotun called out to his partner, but no answer was heard, only gun shots. Dotun, who is naturally not alarmed at incidents, was never the less a bit confused and bothered. He wondered what Sunday would have done.

“Sunday, Sunday! How far?” He kept speaking to a com that was not replying anything for like five minutes. He then heard something like a bone crack from the com.

“Chairman is dead, sir. Mission accomplished.” Sunday answered back through the com.

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“What?! You are joining DSM? Tade, you really want to die.”

Made’s looked at him suspiciously, wondering if Tade was normally at all. Maybe the effect of that bullet is still evident.

“Made, you look pale,what’s up?” Shittu said from his bed. Korede, who had moved in since Chuks died also sat up.

“Tade has joined DSM!”
“Oh My God! Why in the name of Lot will you join DSM?”

“Lot? Like seriously, Korede, when will you take something serious?” Tade asked with a questioning look.

“But seriously, Tade, its risky. Don’t you know that joining such group makes you a target for school cult groups? You just came back from death,so to speak and you want to dive into it again?”

Tade looked around, from Made to Shittu to Korede.

“I am joining them because they are the channel in which I can achieve my dream on this campus, the dream I had while in coma.”
“What dream?” The other three asked.
“My dream is simple; to see the end of cults and their members on this campus.”

Made looked at him squarely, certainly interested at his comment, Korede was disbelieving while Shittu looked indifferent.

“How do you want to go about it?” Made asked. Tade then used two hours explaining and rephrasing his dream to their ears. After he was done with them, none of them thought he was in his right senses.

“Are you thinking straight? You have spent too much time with those loafers!” Shittu declared, obviously not impressed. Korede had already stood up and started to walk away. It was only Made who was on Tade’s side.
“Guys, no think am like that na!” He said, facing Shittu. “Let’s give it a try, at least every great move started with a someone trying and succeeding. Tade has something substantial here.”

“Shittu, you still dey listen to them?” Korede asked, obviously disappointed that Shittu had not dropped them. “Am off to class.”

Shittu faced Tade. “See, I don’t know what happened to you in the hospital that has led to this, but I can’t be part of it. I love my life and even though you are my friend,I can’t go risking it over this. See how Chuks ended, is that how you want to go?” Tade kept quiet, listening to him attentively. Made on the other hand, was agitated.

“I can’t risk that and do that to my parents, that’s the truth. Your dream, as you called it sounds so rosy, yet we both know life is not like that. So am out.”

“Shittu, can I explain why am doing this? Am doing it because its the only way for me. If you think you are safe this way, then you are on a long thing. Safety is only guaranteed when they are completely off this campus. As for death, I almost died recently even though I was avoiding it. Has anything changed? But I can change things if my dream comes true. That’s why I joined.”