The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 81

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The Guardians - Season 1 - Episode 81

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Immediately Kareem and the
President got into the car,
Peter noticed a sign of relief
on the President’s aide’s face
as she was glad she was
among friends or at least
people no willing to get into a
gun fight at the first chance.

The remaining cars of course
did not know what they went
to collect from the plane and
neither did they know which
car inthe convoy was carrying
the governor. This was a tactic
devised by the SSS when
carryingexecutives who are
likely to be betrayed by their
own men.

Although all those on their
bodyguard squad are men
who have proven that they
can be trusted, there could still
be some event that would
cause them to try to betray
them so their knowledge is
limited on the job. They are
not informed of the plans of
the person they watch as they
are just told to go along with
whatever that person says.

Only the head of security plans
ahead and even chooses
those who go where and who
do what.

They got on the Badagry
expressway and the president
looked out the window and
said;
“I have to admit sir, you were
the last person I expected to
pick me up”

Kareem was a little surprised
but he managed to keep it in
“Well if it makes you feel any
better, I did not expect me to
be the person they call in an
event like this. There are loads
of military barracks around
they could have gotten you
into and yet they chose me.
That is still a decision I am
wondering why”

“Perhaps because they realize
that we are both civilian
leaders and will understand
better. Or maybe if the military
turns against us, you won’t
follow their orders”

Kareem pulled out his phone
and said;
“Well they are d--n right if
that’s what they thought”
“If they thought what
exactly?”

“That I am going to bow to
any military pressure in this
circumstance which is why
we need to get you into my
office”

The aide looked and said;
“What if they sent a
detachment of men to take on
your office?”
Kareem smiled.

“They can do that, but they
can’t do it fast enough. Today
is a weekday which means
people who work around the
secretariat will be coming to
work and bringing a
thousand soldiers to my
doorstep will be discovered
before they even leave their
barracks”

The aide said;
“What of an air strike?”
“They can try that but what I
have back up plans for that
too: I intend to put the
president in front of a press
conference as soon as
possible to address the nation
and tell the people what is
going on in their fatherland.

This would push fear into the
minds of the coup plotters”
“And if after that they still
come after you?”

This time, the president
answered;
“Killing me with everyone
aware will only lead to one
thing: civil war. The only way
they could have done it and
gotten away was if they did it
somewhere else and blame
someone else. In this case, the
Tetuan government would
have taken the blame for my
death and we would have
found a reason to go to war
there but if I am in the
country and this happens, it is
a different kettle of fish
altogether”

Kareem remembered
something important and he
dialed a number on his phone,
the person he called picked
the phone and he answered;
“John, where are you?”
“I am at the office sir, I just
got to your room and I was
told that you had gone out
early but no one seemed to
know where”
“I had to go see some pastor
my wife arranged for me for
security reasons. You know
how she gets about these
political things and spiritual
attacks. I would have toldyou
but I was told to keep it
secret. Anyway. I need you to
do me a favor”
“What is it sir?”
“Clear out my room. I believe I
left it in a mess before I left as
I will need a lot of rest and call
my chief of staff: tell him to
cancel all my appointments for
the whole day as I will be busy
with special prayers
throughout”

The president looked at him
and said;
“Lying to your subordinates
are you Kareem?”
He smiled and looked at her;
“Would you say you have
never done that before? Let
he who is without sin”
Kareem was puting the phone
in his pocket when it rang;
“Hello, am I speaking to
Ifeoma or the other guy?”
“We are all here Kareem, how
is it going with the
president?”
“She is right here and we
have been gisting, do you
want to speak with her”