Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Jama, Idris, David and Bello reached a closed door leading to the deck. Emmanuel and the rest kept engaging the other guys who were showing their faces from the upper deck. Standing at the door, he knew the bad guys must be behind o possible set an ambush pending their attack. Standing by the sides of the door, Ahmed turned the handle and then used the tip of his rifle to push the door slightly open while Jama threw two flash hand grenades into the darkened room.

Less than 3 seconds later, the grenades went off emitting bright lights and ringing sounds which caused temporary blindness and deafness to the men laying ambush for them. These was followed by screams of the men as they opened the door, pouring into the room while opening fire on distressed men. Four in all, with Jama taking out two, Bello and Idris 1 each.



The room became silent as Jama began to use signals to direct their next move. He was barely done when a bust of bullets came flying in their direction from the stairs. Their training kicked in as they all took cover and began to return fire in that direction. Some 10 seconds later two Ak 74 bearing bodies fell down the stairs. That was when they realized David who was by the door was hit on his left thigh. Making sure he was okay, Jama proceeded upstairs with Bello and Idris.

Sweeping the floor for other hostiles, Jama asked Bello and Idris to proceed to the lower floor while he quietly went upstairs, where the captain’s room was located. Gunfire was still ringing from outside. As Jama stepped into room, he saw two armed men running down towards the direction he was coming from. Before they could aim him their rifle he had already put three bullets in their chests. As one of the men fell, he pulled his trigger, releasing several blind rounds with one narrowly missing Jama’s left hand. Getting to their fallen bodies, he added one more bullet into each men’s head ensuring they stayed down forever.


Then Jama heard the sound of several rounds going off from the lower deck for like 2 minutes before Bello talked into the mic that they had cleared the place and the other crew members were unarmed and had surrendered. After which the sound of two helicopters could be heard and Jama knew the ground team were close by already. He knew he had to move fast. Just then Emmanuel confirmed outside have been cleared and they had gotten heat signatures from three different containers where the girls were being held. Jama then ordered the other guys go down and secure those crew members with Idris and Bello.
“Copy that” Emmanuel replied as Jama removed the almost empty magazine to reload before proceeding. Just then, like the man had been waiting for the perfect opportunity, Jama saw a male figure bearing an axe charge at him.



His rifle was empty so he quickly pulled out his side arm and shot the man. Without even looking at the body of the man, he spotted another figure charging at him, but before he could take a second shot, the Chinese man kicked the pistol away from his hand.



Jama threw a punch towards the man’s face but the man docked making Jama to miss his mark. Instead, the guy delivered a total of ten fast and powerful punches on Jama’s belle.



With the presence of a bullet proof vest, the effect of the punches were hardly felt as much taller Jama delivered a power kick at the man’s reproductive organs. The man writhed in pains, catching his J0yst!ck and balls in the process. With no time to be delayed, Jama caught him by the neck and lifted him up just as the man held his hand to release the grip. Pinning him against the wall, Jama pulled out his knife and drove in into the man’s chest three times. As blood gushed out of the pierced points and the man’s mouth, Jama left him to die.



Picking up his pistol, he reloaded his rifle and moved towards his main target, the captain’s room which was where the Doctor and the package he was to retrieve were.



With his rifle leading way, he climbed the stairs that led to the vessel’s captain quarters. He had been told the man would put up a fight so he had to be extremely careful. The passage leading to the room was a bit dark just as he spotted a young girl of about 15-17 years walking out of the room. Leaning by the wall, he waited till she got to his position and quickly held her by the head. Closing her mouth in the process, he pulled her against his body.



Then slowly, he turned her around and demonstrated with his other hand for her to be quiet. But when he looked into her eyes, he saw that she had been crying so he released the pressure on her mouth and motioned to her to stay put in that corner. She nodded and he proceeded towards the room just as he realized the girl had obviously been raped by the doctor.



By now sounds of siren from the immigration boats could be heard. He had to move quickly before the officers come up there.



But just he entered into the room, he felt the nozzle of a pistol placed on his head. The man asked him drop his rifle which he did. Then the man proceed to pull out the pistol out of his sidearm holster.
“Drop the knife and keep walking” the voice bearing the gun instructed. He did as instructed and walked inside the room with the man kicking the knife back down the passageway.


He entered the room with the man walking behind him. Inside, he saw the Doctor sitting on a couch at one corner of the room. Just as the voice behind him asked him to kneel with his hands behind his head.



The doctor began talking in a French accent, “You know, I’ve never really trusted you Nigerians. Bad business all the time. I knew your General was not to be trusted, but Henri wouldn’t listen to me. I guess he’s dead now right?” the man asked standing up and walking over behind him.
“Answer me, you bastard” with that he said some curse words in French
“Who’s Henri?” Jama asked calmly
“The fvcking Captain of this ship” the guy raised his voice kicking Jama on his back. Jama fell to the ground as the guy continued talking.
“Your General delivered, got paid and turns back to double cross and snitch. Don’t worry son, I know how this ends. Immigrations are here, they’ll take us in and before daybreak, I’ll be on the first flight out of your forsaken country. But before they come in here, I’ll give you a message for your boss, tell him he’s never getting away wi….”
He barely completed his statement when from his position in the floor Jama saw someone attack the man. As the man screamed out in pains, his accomplice turned to shoot the man’s attacker but Jama kicked his knee which made him miss his target. And just then the man screamed out again as Jama quickly rose up and attacked the accomplice who wanted to point the gun at him.



Seizing the hand bearing the gun, he delivered two head-butts on the guys nose which made the guy drop the gun. Then quickly holding his head with both hands, Jama snapped it, killing the man in the process.



Bending down to remove his own pistol from the dead man’s sidearm holster, he also picked up his rifle but froze temporarily. He watched in shock as the girl he had asked to stay back a few minutes earlier continuously stab the now mutilated body of the doctor while breathing hard and crying. The back of his head, his neck, his back all had stab wounds.



She never cared to stop and not until Jama quickly held her hands up saying his dead, did she release the knife while looking up at Jama. It was his knife. Obviously when the Doctor’s accomplice kicked the knife when he dropped it, she picked it up and decided to attack the doctor.



Collecting the knife and making sure to pick the other man’s pistol, he realized the man must have really hurt the girl.



Just then Captain Yakubu talked into his earpiece “Come in, alpha. what’s the Sitrep?”
Responding “I had a little hold up” he began to rummage round the room. On the couch where the Doctor had been sitting, he saw a bloodied p@anties which obviously belonged to that girl.


Which confirmed his thoughts that the Doctor had violated her for her to kill him in that manner.


Then he saw as safe constructed into the floor under the table which had a combination. Putting the combination which was given to him early, he open it and saw to brief cases and some bundle of cash. Removing the two boxes, he stacked the other bundle of dollars into his bullet proof vest and called in Captain Yakubu that he was headed to the rendezvous with the package.



Asking the girl to follow him, he climbed to the top of the control room and within a minute of getting to the top, he and the girl that saved him were airborne. With them in the chopper were the Williams sisters, Captain Yakubu, and 2nd Lt David who was shot earlier and the pilot.



Immigrations were already all over the place.