The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 12

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 12

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Tope had never been in the
army neither had he been in
any missions outside the
country. He had joined the
police straight from university
where he studied Electrical
engineering. He was with the
police for 15 years and then
someone decided that he had
an eye for investigation and
he was interviewed by the SSS.
The rest was history. In the
corridors of power, Tope is
feared all over the country as
he coordinates investigation
into all crimes that ranges
from bank robberies to
internal aggressions. His
agency investigates high
profile robberies as well as
provide security to top
politician including governors
and ministers and naturally,
he had their ears and so
whatever he says mostly flies.

After Tope walked in, a lean
man with a serious face
strolled in wearing. The Chief
of Air staff Vice Marshal Tony
Udais. His history is simple.
Started his career as a supply
pilot, then a fighter pilot
during the civil war ad
hasrisen to his recent post.

Slowly, the room began to fill
out as each person walked in
and took a seat, among them
the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Afe Olaoye,the National
Security Adviser, General Peter
Ogbonna, the Commandant of
the Palace Guards General
Victor Umeh and the
Inspector general of Police
Quadri Muhammad.

When the commandant of the
Palace guards Victor Umeh
walked in, a silence fell in the
room as most people
wondered when he was
doing in the meeting. He was
normally not seen in the
gathering of military wigs as
his only duties were that the
Presidential Villa was secured.

He is a hard man and his looks
did not betray that. His eyes
full along with his face and he
always walked with his hands
behind him as if in obedience
but the rumor is that he does
so after years of having to
clutch his gun in anticipation
of an assassination of his
principal which is the
Comander in Chief of the
Federation.
The last people to walk in
were the Minister of Defence
Admiral Ifeoma Nwachukwu
alonside the Director General
of the Directorate of Military
Intelligence. The minister was
a small lady physically but the
position she holds makes
everyone else blind to her
statue. Her voice is coarse and
almost manlike. She had learnt
to live in a world ruled by men
as she rose through the ranks
of a world which is mostly
dominated by mento become
the head of one of the most
important ministries on the
continent. She oversees peace
missions, draws up budgets
and sometimes, serves as
overseeing officer to top
secret missions both outside
and inside the country.

There had been rumors that
she is sleeping with the DG of
the DMI Kuyi Aliyu and that’s
why she could have risen to
the post she holds but she
was not on to care. Kuyi on
the other hand did not really
care about rumors because as
the person who sits on top of
the DMI, he had dirt on
everyone inside the room. He
has been involved in
intelligence gathering since he
was in his early twenties
which is more that 30 years
and he does his job well. Kuyi
who is always quiet and
always wearing a smile sat
down on the far side of the
room as Ifeoma walked to the
front and said;
“Gentlemen, can you please
ask yous personal assistants
to wait outside as we have
important things to discuss
here”

Tony replied her saying;
“Who decides clearance here
ma’am? You have summoned
us here without reason and
you ask our assistants to walk
out? Do you realize that
whatever we discuss here
might still be heard by these
same assistants?”
Victor spoke this time;
“With what is happening right
now, I doubt any of your
assistants will even want to
know what we are about to
discuss”

Ifeoma cut in;
“Please, let’s get this over with
as fast as possible as w have
to decide what we want to do
and do that fast

She waited for sometime as
the assistants walked out and
she invited Kuyi to come up
and address the gathering.

Kuyi walked quickly in front
and started;
“You have all been called here
because we have an
emergency on our hands. One
that has never happened
before and one I doubt will
ever happen in our history.
This event willtest us in ways
we cannot believe or imagine
but we have to think and also
act fast so as to avoid it
getting worse that it already is
right now.”

A few of those in the room
shifted uncomfortably in their
seats as all eyes were on the
spy. They did not know what
was happening but they knew
it was serious. No one gives
that sort of speech except
when he has real bad news to
share. The minds of those
seated went to the most evil
thing as a couple of them
thought a coup has been
carried out and they were
been forced to joinor be
executed and this increased
the discomfort in the room
Kuyi continued;
“As most of us are aware, the
President has taken a trip to
Tetuan on a three day
workingvisit to discuss how
our military can further help
the peace efforts and also
help to hastentalks between
the rebels in the south and
the government there. The
president left yesterday,
October 8 and she was
expected to return to the
country tomorrow but that
cannot happen as of now.

The reason for that is why we are
gathered here right now
because the government of
Tetuan is holdingthe President
and Comander in chief of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
captive in the presidential
Palace there. The president
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this message four hours ago
and said he will be giving us
more information later