The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 7

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 7

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There was silence for some
seconds and thena voice
replied;
“Intelligence is picking
something up but for now,
follow it gently, it seems they
about to move”

“No problem, just keep us
posted”

The other man who was
behind the wheel immediately
turned on the ignition as the
car came to life and they
followed the car.

They drove casually behind
the car as though they had
stopped to get some
refreshment and discuss a
business plan and they were
done as the car they were
following went through
Fajumobi through Nimod the
formerNimod Appetizers and
headed towards Miccom bus
stop when someone spoke
through the radio;

“Izu, we have reasons to
believe that the car in front of
you contains explosives and
they intend to blow
something up so don’t let it
out of your sight. We will send
a squad into the warehouse
for a raid but whatever you
do, don’t make yourselves too
obvious”

Izu looked to the driver, took
up the radio and said;

“Erm……can you please repeat
what you just said”

“I am not playing games here,
the report we have just told
us that the terrorist group
‘The Liberators’ which we
have been following intend to
strike today with some
explosives. Monitored some of
their calls and we learnt that
the registration number of the
car to be used”

Before the person could
finish, Izu broke in;

“Let me guess, the
registration number matches
the one we just reported”

“You are perfectly right”

“So do you have any idea
where they intend to set this
bomb off or are we just to
follow it?”

“We have no idea where the
bomb will go offwe just know
it will be a high profile place
with a lot of crowd”

The driver spoke for the first
time since the conversation
started;

“It might be the third
mainland bridge you know”

The voice replied over the
radio;

“We don’t think so setting a
car bomb off on the bridge
will barely have any effect. I
think if they would attack it
will be somewhere they
would be able to kill a lot of
people so asto get attention”

“Erm you do realize we can’t
follow this car alone. We will
need back up. A lot of back up
at that”

“We have already drafted
more personnel towards
chasing down the car. Do not
attempt to stop the car in a
crowded environment as he
might be tempted to set the
bomb off and please it will be
better if we can get the driver
alive for questioning but the
objective is to stop the blast
and save lives. Get it?”

“Loud and clear boss. I
suggest you call the Lagos
State Transport Management
Authority(LATSMA) to clear the
roads so our guy might not
feel threatened”

“Already done. I am opening
communication links between
you and reinforcement so you
would know where one
another is and also sending in
an helicopter to help out”

“A voice which is different
from the one that has been
speaking said said;

“I think the chopper is a bad
idea, if this guy hears the
helicopter he might feel like
he is being followed and get
trigger happy”

Izu asked;
“Sorry but who is this?”
The voice answered;
“This is agent Yemi, I am right
under the dopemu bridge
waiting further instructions
sir”

“Okay sir, I agree with Yemi,
keep the chopper until we
really need it. I doubt he
would be able to disappear
especially with the traffic not
heavy”

“Okay but don’t lose him the
voice said and make sure you
watch yourselves out there”

At this time, the car being
tracked had reached the
roundabout that enters Sasha
and the car turned left and
drove through as he got on
the Lagos-Abeokuta
expressway and drove
towards Oshodi.

“I have seen him and I am
following” came Yemi’s voice
over the radio

“I see you” Izu said. “Let’s
keep this guy in sight without
him knowing we are there.”

The car drove slowly at first
until its driver looked back
and saw a car behind him. He
had seen the same car on the
street and the car seem to be
keeping at a distance just 3
cars behind and trying to stay
hidden and thedriver stepped
on the accelerator.

“Oh oh…” The guy driving the
car Izu was in said
“What’s wrong John?” Izu
said looking towards him and
taking his eyes off the car they
were trailing

“I think you better radio back
and request for that eye in the
sky. Seems we might be
needing it after all”

“Why would we?” replied
Yemi over the communicator
“This guy just increased his
speed. I think he noticed that
he is being followed. The
chopper can just come out
just in case we need it”

“The chopper is already in the
air boys, we are just keeping
it away until we need it.

Replied the voice.

He continued;
“The raid on the warehouse is
on going and there are
reports of traces of an
Improvised Explosive device
and they can’t find it
anywhere on the building.

They also think the car might
have left with it so double up.

The Police have been drafted
to watch this and also provide
support”

Izu was silent for a minute
and then he said;
“You want us to keep this guy
on the highwayand out of
crowded neighborhoods’
right? Then we need to know
where his destination is. He
might be headed for the
island or the ports for all we
know and we can do nothing
except he runs out of fuel or
we stop him in his tracks and
doing that on these roads
might be a problem”

“So what do you want us to
do?”
“If he does not know we are
on his tail already, it is time
we told him and put him on
some roads we can actually
control with ease. If he keeps
going straight, he might get
stuck in the traffic at Ladipo
and he lose his head. Let’s
rough him up a bit and send
him our way”

Yemi said;
“I like the idea but I don’t fully
understand it”
Izu continued;
“Let’s send him out of the
expressway and throw him
towards Maryland. We know
that the roads on Mobolaji
Bank Anthony roads have
traffic lights so we can ensure
easy passage for him through
that road without obstruction
and we can cut him off just
before he gets to the exit at
Maryland. Cut him off with
spikes before he gets to the
Ikorodu expressway”

The voice over the radio
answered;
“What do you need me to
do?”

“Put all the traffic lights on
that road at green,and block
the Abeokuta expressway just
afterthe airport bridge. That
can be done by parking a
couple of police trucks and
make it seem like they are
waiting to kill him. with luck,
he will take the bait and get
on the bridge there”

Yemi cut in;
“it is a great idea but block
the exit into the airport roads
else this could get really
messy”

“If the car gets anywhere near
the airport, I have men there
who have been ordered to
open fire; some risks cannot
be taken”

“Okay here we come. Make
sure that diversion is there
before we get there sir”
The traffic was light and this
gave the the car and the two
trailing it the chance to move
swiftly as they passed through
Mangoro bus-stop and
headed for Ikeja along. The
driver looked behind him and
noticed that the car he
suspected had been trying to
keep up with him and another
had joined him in the chase.

He was not sure he was being
followed but when he
increased his speed, they also
did and this gave him reason
to worry. He considered
calling the warehouse but he
had been told that there was
no need for further
communication and so he
kept driving an dkeeping the
two cars behind it at bay.

He got under the pedestrian
bridge at Ikeja and notice that
there was a road block
aheadof him just in front of
the First bank there. The road
block did not look ordinary as
there were actually trucks of
heavily armed police men
standing in the trucks and
closing the road thereby
allowing just a few cars pass.

He thought about pushing the
button but remembered that
he was told to do that only
when he could guarantee that
there would be maximum
damage.

His target was still very far off
in Lekki and the road being
blocked is the sure bet. If he
had any doubt that they were
on to him, they were cleared
as he saw policemen standing
along the road too. The trap
had been set and the cars on
the road were slowing
downdue to the partial block
ahead and he was forced to
slow down too. He reached
the filling station as he
approached the overhead
bridge and saw the policemen
point their guns towards him.

“Would this be the end?” he
thought to himself as he
drove under the bridge. He
was sure they would not open
fire; not with the number of
cars on the road as they might
hit someone else. He the sun’s
rays was blocked by the
bridge and he his brain went
into hyper drive as he thought
of what next to do.The traffic
was moving very slowly, he
looked in his rear view mirror
and saw that the cars behind
him were being cleared but
traffic officials and they were
giving the cars chasing him
gain on him and then an idea
crept into his head. The exit to
the bridge was left unmanned
except for two policemen
who stood guard and when
he got some space in front of
him, he stepped on the
accelerator as he moved
towards the exit.