The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 8

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 8

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The policemen did not look
like they were expecting him
to do that as they jumped out
of the way just in time for him
to miss them as he sped on
the over head bridge. He
noticed that the paths that
lead to the airports were
blocked and he was not
bothered,

“Fools” he thought to himself
as he got on the overhead
bridge and drove towards the
end of the bridge. He went
towards the bridge and
noticed that there was
security presence at the
bridge in front of the General
Hospital too and he began to
doubt if he had made the
right decision. He began to
feel trapped as though he was
being led into a trap and he
started to panic.

The road going straight that
led to the second bridge was
left opened while the one that
led down where he could gain
access to the road leading to
the Police College was closed
and he decided to surprise
them. He looked back and saw
the cars chasing him behind
and approaching fast as so he
sped inthe direction of the
road opened but just as he
was about to pass the
blockade, he drove into a
small gap at the edge of the
blockade. His car could barely
pass through the gap as the
body crashed against the road
divider buthe pushed through
and he had access to the road
straight. He turned left
towards the road in front of
the Computer Village and sped
off.

Izu watched as the traffic
slowed down and he told
john;
“We have to stay close to him.

See if you can clear a path.

Yemi, you are awfully quiet,
are you with us?”

“I am here” Came Yemi. “Do
you think we can get out of
this traffic before he gets on
the bridge?”

Almost immediately, they saw
some policemen and Izu called
to them and at the same time
pulling out his ID card.

“SSS, I am in charge of this
operation and we need you to
create a path for us”
The policemen took one look
at his identification and
started clearing the cars in
front of them. John looked at
the car they were supposed to
be following and saw that it
was making for the entrance
of the bridge as the road in
front of him was being
cleared and he could move
forward.

“Seems he took the bait”
Yemi’s voice said over the
radio. “We just have to
manage this well from here
on and hope nothing goes
wrong”

The car got off the
expressway and went on the
bridge and the two cars
followed it. They made their
way there too and sped into
the empty bridge and just as
they got overhead the road,
they saw that the car did not
take the other bridge which
would take it towards
Mobolaji Bank Anthony road
but he went down and they
followed him. The gap the
carpassed had been widened
by it and they had no problem
passing through as they
followed with some police
cars joining them. they saw it
turn left and also followed and
the car made a right when it
linked up with Awolowo road
as it headed toward Allen
Roundabout.

The part of Awolowo road
close to the bridge naturally is
always busy whatever time of
the day you choose to drive
through there exceptin the
early hours of the morning
and it was not different today
as the car fleeing and those in
pursuit found it not so easy to
navigate the traffic.

Izu spoke to his boss over the
radio;
“He just got on Awolowo road
sir, what do we do?”

“How in the world did he
manage that?”

“The police did not manage
the blockage well in front of
the general Hospital and he
went through. We need to
stop this guy before this thing
gets out of hand sir.”

The radio went dead for a few
seconds and then the voice
came back;
“What do you think we should
do now?”

“I suggest we take the car
down with force sir. This
roads leads to a lot of places
we don’t want them getting
to. If he turns at and gets into
Allen, he could drive into a
bank, if he goes straight, he
could make a turn and head
towards Ojota which will be a
disaster and if he keeps going
straight, he would be heading
straight for ….Oh my God….”

“He could be heading where
Izu? Answer me”

But Izu did not answer as the
answer scared him. The
answer came from John;
“He would be heading for
Ikeja mall. The place is a huge
shopping centre complete
with movie screens and a
population that willsurely
make headlines all over sir.

This guy has to be stopped”
“What do you suggest? How
do we take him down without
harming innocent civilians?”
Yemi replied him;
“We can slow him down
when he passes Allen
roundabout. LASTMA officials
have spikes which they
threaten drivers with, they can
block the exit towards Allen,
block the one that leads to
Ojota and lay the spikes after
the traffic light. With his tires
gone, he would be forced to
slow down and we can try to
run him off the road”

The Operations leader said
over the radio;
“Izu, do you agree with this
plan?”

“Yes sir, that is a good plan
and a good bet too. Other cars
should also be told to stay
away as if he loses his tires,
he might try something we
don’t want to happen”

“Okay, I will get in touch with
the LASTMA command center
and tell them what we need.”

The car sped off towards Allen
round about and was happy
when he noticed that the
traffic lights were showing
green. He did not notice that
the exit towards Allen was
blocked as he had just one
plan in his head. His target
had been either the Silverbird
Cinemas on Victoria Islan or
The Palms shopping centre on
Lekki but since they might not
be achievable, then he would
blow himself up in Ikeja mall.

“The causality there might not
be as high as we want but it
will be high enough for the
government to take notice of
us and listen to our
demands.”

He sped past the roundabout
and continued. He passed the
exit to Ojota and noticed that
other cars had been stopped
behind him except for the two
cars which lead a long line of
police trucks as they
attempted to catch him.

“They can never catch me
now” he thought to himself
As he passed the exit, he
heard a loud noise as he felt
his car lift off the road. He had
run over spikes la!d by the
LASTMA officials and the
sudden burst of tires caused
the car to tumble. The speed
he was going at did not help
one bit as the car was lifted
and it rolled in the air twice
before crashing into the road
up ahead.