The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 33

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 33

Back in the crisis room in
Abuja, nerves were rising and
worry had started showing
on the faces of those who
should not worry. The weight
of the mission was bearing
down on almost everyone in
the room which was caused
not by their lack of sleep but
the risk of failure. They sat
down and were in open
communication with the
captains leading the both
assault team and taking the
accounts of the mission. The
lack of communication
between them and the team
sent to get the president was
getting them all worried and
itdid not take time before the
Chief of Air staff, Tony Udais
spoke out;
“How long are we going to
wait for them to send their
message?”
Ifeoma too had been worried
but she was doing a good job
of hiding it within her and she
could feel the pressure grow
within her body. She said;
“When they have anything
that we should know, they will
radio in. right now, the best
we can do is pray and have
faith in them”
Buba said;
“Without taking anything
away from the DMI, I would
have had more faith if my men
were the ones doing the
extractions, and we came up
with the plan. We don’t even
have the full details of the plan
Kuyi said was so water tight
and we are supposed to have
faith? I think it is time we
broke radio silence and got in
contact with them directly”

All eyes looked towards Kuyi
would did not look one inch
worried and he did not reply
too. He merely relaxed into his
chair and was deep in
thought.

Tony said;
“Kuyi, is there something you
want to tell us about this
mission? How about a
progress report for goodness
sakes? I am not used to sitting
on my hands and putting
everything else out there
knowing one mistake can
work against me and it will be
all over”

Agani Kuyi did not answer but
Ifeoma gave the needed reply;
“The team has been given a
set of coded messages to
send back. They are to send a
different when they have the
president and another if the
mission failed. Those are the
two extremes of this mission
and there are also a set of
codes for a lot of eventualities
that could happen in between
and since we have not gotten
any yet, I would love to think it
is because the mission is still
on and they don’t have time to
send a message”

“And what if they have all
been captured?”

“We would have known that a
long while ago. Sending those
messages is a matter of
pushing a button and it gets
to us so we will be aware”
“Why are we bothering with
these codes? Wecould just be
in communication with them
you know?”

Ifeoma answered;
“We all know Lucas
Radonsolema have been
investing in devices to listen in
on communications around
Tetuan and the Presidential
palace is not going to be
different. We don’t want him
listening in and knowing
what we are doing so this is a
lot better”

“Buba then said;
“I understand all these and
see the need for the silence
but what I don’t understand is
why Kuyi is so confident and
calm about all these or does
he know something we don’t”
Now Kuyi replied;

“If you want to accuse me of
anything, it will be better you
not be subtle about it as it will
just go to waste. I am as in
the dark as you on this but
the team we sent into Tetuan
are more that capable of
doing the job we asked them
to do and your men are giving
them the chance of proving to
everyone that they can do it”
He paused to drink some
water and he continued;
“The fact that they have not
sent anything in like the
Minister of defence rightly
said is that the mission is
ongoing and there is no
reason why we should rush
things. I expect them to go in
and do this without having to
get in a gun fight there”

Kuyi was still talking when the
lines from the NNS Owuro
came alive and a voice said;
“We have green light from
Tetuan Abuja”

The room burst into applause
as it was like a huge weight
was lifted off them.

They congratulated themselves for
some time and then Kuyi said;
“They will be driving towards
a contingent of the Army
where they should be
protected. I willing to assume
the the Tetuans have
foundout that she is missing
or they are on their tails
already so they will be
needing as much help as they
can get. Those men might be
well trained but I am not
willing to put them in a gun
fight while they are with the
president”

“You don’t have to worry
about that, according to you,
they will be heading towards
here. Buba said as he pointed
to a spot on the huge map
la!d out on the table in front
of them. The army is already
positioned to take them in
and as we speak is even
riding towards them as they
might be needing support
before they get to them”

“There is already transport for
her to the shipand then home
so it seems like this mission
isgoing exactly as it should
be” The Vice president who
had been quiet said.

Ifeoma, got up from her chair
and looked around the room
filled with men and she said;
“Excuse me gentlemen, I have
to use the bathroom”
As she walked past them,
there was a round of
applause and she felt a rush
of blood got to her cheeks
and her legs felt weak. She
had been under pressure for
so long and at the first sight
of good news, she knew she
had to leave so as to let her
emotions go in private.

The ladies in the crisis room
was almost never used except
by Ifeoma which was because
the crisis room was hardly
used itself and only few
females have actually had
business inside except the
cleaners. She went over to the
toilet and suddenly lost the
urge to use it and she walked
back to the wash hand basins.

She stood in front of one and
turned the tap as cold water
rushed out of it. She collected
some with her hands and
washed her face with it
hoping it will calm her down a
little. Although all seemed well,
her heart was still pacing and
a fear grew in her mind.

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John drove down the
deserted roads throughthe
streets which were once filled
with shops and stalls but
were now a shadow of
themselves as trading in
Tetuan had become more of
something done informally.

The empty shops were filled
with squatters who could not
afford the rising price of
housing or had to evacuate
their former residence due to
the fighting between
government troops and the
rebels. Michael and Shade kept
their eyes on the road in front
of them and they expected
that the Tetuans would have
known about the president
and would be coming after
them.

The Nigerian camp was a
fifteen minutes drive away
and then the mission would
be as good as over which was
something Michael was
looking forward to. Once they
were behind Nigerian troops,
there would be no way the
Tetuans would get to them
and she can be on her way
back to Nigeria. His mind ran
to her guards and he knew
nothing couldbe done to help
them. They would probably be
tortured by the Tetuans and
probably killed which pained
him but saving those
onewould be hell as he knew
they will be better protected
that the president since those
posea threat as they could
escape at anytime but the
president can’t. They had
obviously not envisaged that
the Nigerians would come in
and get her in such a calm
manner which worked for
them pretty well.

At the back of the truck, the
president and her aide sat
down at the innermost part
and the men around her all
had their guns drawn and
ready to shoot down anyone
who tried to follow them. Izu
was the closest to her while
IBK sat down directly in front
of her. They did not say
anything to her about them
coming to save her or
anything as the back ofthe
truck was simply quiet except
from the noise coming from
the engine and the friction
between the road and the
tires.

Michael spoke into his
communicator on a channel
they could all hear;
“Good morning madam
president, I hope you are
alright”

She did not respond at first
but her aide spoke up;
“Where are you taking us?
You know you can’t get away
with this as the Nigerian army
will find you and it will be over
but you can make a deal with
us right now. Instead of
driving us to wherever it is
you are supposed to, you can
just take us to the nearest
Nigerian military camp and
you won’t be harmed”
Michael said;

“Well I don’t see how that’s a
deal ma’am because that’s
where we are taking you. We
were sent by the military to
get you out in thefirst place
and ensure your safety”

Only Izu and IBK were looking
at her as the rest were more
concerned with watching
theback to make sure they
were not being followed an
even in the dark truck, IBK
could see the president’s eyes
light up a little as sheraised
her head, looked around and
muttered;

“I don’t understand. What do
you mean?”

“We are not Tetuan ma’am;
we are an extraction team
sent to get you out and
bringyou home so right now,
you can relax and enjoy the
trip”

She looked around still in
disbelief and spoke quietly;
“But the guards recognized
you and you were supposed
to be acting under the
ordersof Lucas Radonsolema”

IBK replied this time in his
Nigerian accent;
“That was acting madam
president. We had to convince
them hence the ploy. Just
fifteen minutes away is a
Nigerian army campand then
you will be air lifted back
home”

“Wow……I never knew this
could happen. I mean how
was it planned? Who was in
charge and when the
arrangements were made?”

“Don’t worry about all that
ma’am. Just know that you are
safe and heading home”
“What about my guards? They
were with me when I was
held and they were all
arrested, and taken
somewhere else”

Now IBK kept quiet as Michael
replied her;

“I would not worry about
them. They are soldiers and
they are prepared for
situations like this. There is
also an extraction team
knocking on the doors of the
Tetuan presidential palace
right now to get them outso
they will also be home soon”