Episode 1
They moved in numbers, carrying alot of
sophisicated weapons. Squad O of the
Commando unit of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria moved swiftly among shrubs and trees
to the uncompleted building at the middle of
the forest, not far from the popular Lagos-
Ibadan Expressway. They refused to take the
normal route through an untarred road, since
they did not want to announce their presence
in the area.
The Squad leader, Dawodu checked the status
of his Squad members and the only police
officer to follow his squad . After confirming
their status via intercom, he then whispered
the command 'Move in'.
Immediately, the squad moved into the
compound of the house, 'Scaling' the fence
while doing so. This was done quietly but
swiftly to avoid the enemy from noticing their
presence.
...Chinedu,who was the only odd person in the
squad( as he was a police officer),nimbly
followed the rest of the squad in,taking extra
care than an ordinary police officer would
normally do. The target,Michael Nwosu was
known to be quite ruthless and ice-cold in his
approach towards hostiles. Chinedu,who had
been on the case for five years,remembered
the genesis of the whole situation
Michael Nwosu and four other young guys
founded the Evolvers,which was primarily an
activist group. The group gained popularity
among the youth with the savvy young men
and the strong minded speeches Michael
Nwosu gave.
When the Federal Government got wind of the
movement, they first ignored it,citing youthful
excesses. When the group waxed stronger and
was becoming more prominent, the
government decided to launch a crack down
campaign on the group. But revelations from
the crack down took the government by
surprise,as the group were discovered to be
smuggling heavy equipment into the
country,with the youths been used to move
them. It was also discovered that the youths
were just pawns, they were not real members
of the group.
As a hunt for the original members of the
group commenced, Chinedu saw police officers
kicking the buckets one after the other, with
some of them actually been slaugthered with
their families,while others were killed in bomb
blasts that took the lives of other officers and
civilians. The last straw was when an AIG and
a colonel in the army were ruthlessly stabbed
and later burnt in an attempt to save them.
This murders,coupled with information from
one of the real members that uranium was
also smuggled in, led to the involvement of
the Commando unit.
Dawodu summoned the squad to the entrance
of the building and after passing certain
instructions, he divided the squad into two,
with Commando officer Kayode leading a team
while Dawodu leads the rest. Chinedu fell into
Dawodu's group after the selection and the
two teams entered the building together before
moving swiftly in different directions.
Dawodu's team took a staircase while
kayode's team went straight into a room.
Kayode's team had not spent up to a minute
in the room when the ground gave way,
landing the team on an area filled with terrible
sharp objects like nails, cutlasses and the
likes.
The noise from the crash was picked up by
Dawodu's team through the intercom. Dawodu
tried to make contact with them, but there
was no answer as the team just seemed to be
groaning. Dawodu, now genuinely worried,
asked one of his squad members,Timilehin to
check was happening to Kayode's group. 'Yes
sir' Timilehin replied before he moved
stealthily to the area. Dawodu motioned for
the rest of the team to move forward. The
group moved from room to room, meeting
empty spaces along the way. They finally got
to a room that led to a long stairway
Chinedu had however, broke off from Dawodu's
team and was moving independently. His gut
feeling had awakened when he heard the crash
in Kayode's team. He now sensed that they
may be moving in the wrong direction and
broke off, not minding if Dawodu wanted him
to do so. His intercom buzzed all of a sudden.
'Sir, i have found them!' Timilehin's voice
crackled through the intercom. Chinedu
realised that the intercom was not as sharp as
usual,as voice were becoming less audible. He
could tell however that Kayode's team was
seriously injured and they will take some time
to recover.
Chinedu,after receiving the
information,thought it wise to move ahead. As
he took a step forward, he heard a crash.
To be continued