Another typical Nigerian morning has begun. The first cock crow
begins to wake the early seekers, then the beating of the gong by the vigilante
men, followed closely by the call for prayer by the muezzin. The sound of
‘okada’ honks and activity in Iwo resumes. Cars, pedestrians, stray dogs,
stubborn goats, and chickens that are prone to vehicular manslaughter all
troupe in search of their earthly destiny. Iwo road is a very busy business
area in Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa. With this bee hive activity
going on nobody seem to be take notice of the suicide bomber who sat calmly in
his car. His fingers fidget on the detonator button, sweating profusely he
finds it hard to press the button and end it all. He had been sent on an assignment
by the queen, it mattered little if the London Bridge is falling down. He had
been assured 110 virgins in paradise and he is a believer. With personal
encouragement from the grand sheik, he dare not fail. Yet he was skeptical to
end it. What would happen to his beloved Zainab? His first true love, a girl he
had loved and cared for as a friend since primary school. She was however
forcefully whisked away from him and given to an older man who already had six
wives. He had cried for days. What would happen to his mother? He is the eldest
surviving son of the septuagenarian mother. His father, a retired civil servant
died few weeks to his graduation from the university. That was four years ago.
With no job poverty became his friend and hunger became jewelry on his neck. He
joined the jamil nataru islamia, an extremist Islamic sect, as a means of
escaping injustice and hunger (they serve free food twice daily). His devotion
and passion for the sect’s belief and brotherhood brought him to the attention
of the grand sheik, the grand master and leader of the “loto haram” sect. He
was rumored to have killed a lion with a club and pen knife.
The bomber remembers how it all started. A brother from the
jihad cell (the sect had been divided into various cells with its corresponding
agenda. The jihad cell is responsible for defense of the truth, the prayer and
intercessory cell, which the bomber belongs to, was responsible for prayers etc)
approached him with a brotherly hug and whispers in his ears.
“Asalamu alekum, brother” the jihadist said
“Walekum salam” replied Aminu (for Aminu is the suicide bomber
name).
“You are requested by the grand sheik to stay behind after
the jumat prayers” he said and before Aminu could utter any words the brother
had departed from towards the ablution shack to join other worshipper taking
their place in the orderly arrangement of prayer warriors. Aminu stood
transfixed, he made an attempt to follow the ‘jihad’ brother and asked
questions but his foot was somewhat paralyzed, his heartbeat began beating
faster. He knew it was useless asking questions now but he kept asking himself
‘why me’? He wondered and pondered on the reason for the summons.
The jummat prayer seems longer than usual. His mind was
preoccupied with so many thoughts that he could not concentrate on his prayers.
After the prayers and the regular hugs and handshakes from fellow brothers
Aminu proceeded toward the inner chamber of the mosque. Some parts have been
dedicated to the private use of the grand sheik. He receives visitors and
patrons of the sect within the private quarters. Secret meetings are held too
behind the walls. He approached with caution, knowing how tight up the security
detail around the grand sheik is. Fortunately, he saw the brother who came to
him earlier and he walked toward him, the brother saw Aminu too and welcomed
him with a smile. They meet each other with a hug.
“Brother Aminu, I have been waiting for you. Follow me
please. He said and led the way which he followed closely. They pass the tough
looking guards holding rifles, thorough dark hall ways until at last they came
to a door. The brother knocks the door thrice; a peephole was slide aside to
identify the intruders. Then the doors opened and the rest is history. He
closed his eyes and tried to think of paradise. He pressed the detonator button
and did not even hear the blast.
Chapter two
‘Reports just reaching us indicate that the level of
violence in the country is gaining momentum. 45 people are reported dead while
over 60 is currently receiving treatment at various hospitals. A suicide bomber
had earlier today detonated a car bomb in Iwo road, killing him and others. The
‘loto haram’ sect has claimed responsibility. The presidential spokesman, Mr.
Segun Adetoun has condemned the act calling it “an act of terrorism, a scourge
that must be contained”. Earlier today we brought you a report of a similar
bomb blast in the capital cities of Kano and Maiduguri….’
Adamu stretched his arm forward toward the remote control
lying undisturbed on his monogamy office desk. Raising it up to the same level
with the TV, he pressed a button and the TV went dead. He gave a heavy sigh and
leaned back into his comfortable leather office chair. He is not pleased with
himself. As director of the Nigerian intelligence agency, his report gathering
is coming in quite late. He only gets to see them on the national news reports
after the press would have had their feast. He hates to admit but the agency’s
ineffective policies and logistics was wreaking a lot of insecurity in the
nation. He had reports alright, reports about threats to various strategic
places of national importance. These reports are unreliable and their sources
unverified. With little or no
technological and financial backing the men in the field end up forgetting
their primary assignment and an ideal man Is the workshop of evil. He was soon
due for a meeting with the national security adviser and he was yet to be
briefed on the details and motive of the terrorist except the figures of the
dead. ‘These terrorist are really going cuckoo’ he thought. They had initially clamored
for free sovereign Islamic state which was turned down by the federal
government. They subsequently indulged in the sabotage of federal government installations
but noting of these magnitude had been imagined, suicide bombings. The group’s hostility
was increasing into a perilous proportion which must be curbed and the bulk
lies on his desk. Adamu rose from his official chair and stood between the desk
and chair he bent his waist forward a bit lowering his mouth to the inter com
lying on his desk. He pressed a button and waited for the response from the
other end.
“Sarah, any more reports coming in?” he barked at the phone
“No sir, except for the files from the morgue” replied the
intercom phone.
Adamu checked his wrist watch; it revealed 11:36am.
“I want you to cancel all my meetings scheduled for lunch
time, I am on my way to the defense headquarters to see Oga” Adamu said,
addressing the intercom again.
“Ok sir,” replied the voice from the other end, a click and
the line went dead. Adamu sank back in his chair and exhaled deeply. Sarah has
been his secretary for 18yrs. She started working with him when she was much
younger. A damsel in her early twenties and after theses years she managed to
look fabulous in anything and everything she wears. She is one of the few he
still trust in the agency. Trust is not an easy virtue especially in their
trade. Yet after all these years she is still trust worthy. Another trustworthy
fellow in the agency is his special agent codenamed ‘Hawk’. He knows the hawk
can deliver but his attitude to life and even the agency is troublesome. The
hawk disturbed the peace successively in Lome, Abidjan, Freetown and even Cairo.
Most of his assignments had been tagged mission impossible yet he had been able
to maneuver effectively and to deliver outstanding results. He however has to
his resume few houses burnt in the line of duty, smashed exotic automobile,
exorbitant five star hotel bills, scores of smashed skulls and little fatal
causality in what he termed ‘misguided slugs’. He is what you would call a pain
in the ass but an excellent agent overall. Skilled in various martial arts, a
sharp shooter, and an eloquent speaker who seem to have his way too easy with
women (yet he never gave marriage and settling down a thought).
Adamu knew he had no choice. He pressed the intercom again.
The short buzz tone came from the phone and then the click.
“Sarah, tell the driver to get ready, had there been any
briefs from the ‘hawk’? Adamu spoke more like a whisper to the mouth piece of
the intercom.
“No sir, the last brief received indicated he is somewhere
in Cape Verde island on vacation” Sarah replied with a chuckle that could be
heard at the other end of the inter com. The chuckle was well received, as an
intelligent officer; Adamu knew the chuckle was the confirmation of Sarah’s
flirtations affection toward the ‘hawk’. A fault of his since Sarah is the only
direct contact the hawk has to the agency which he supervises. But that is not
in business
“I do not care about his vacation. Detail him to report to
homeland ASAP. I want him close and on a lease. There are internal issues I
want him to handle. And call the defense ministry that I will be there in
fifteen minutes” Adamu said
“Ok sir.” Sarah replied. And with that she hung up. Made a
phone call to the defense head quarters and sent a message via a blackberry
phone with a special pin code.
Chapter three
Hotel du Gboyad Is 34 miles outskirt of Minna metropolis, north
of Bidda-Minna express road. Practically every 200 yard of the road that leads
to the hotel is broken with port holes and lined with dark unguided side lanes.
A reasonable traveler would think seriously before veering off the lonely road
let alone lodge into the hotel. The private estate conceived primarily as a
four star hotel and owned by a retired general in the Nigerian army covering an
expanse of over 6 hectares of land. The hotel has seen better days considering
the over grown weed that is visible from outside the rotten gates but tonight
however the hotel will be hosting dignitaries or rather there will be an
assembly of brothers, many of who held powerful position in Nigeria’s
political, religious and economic life.
At around 2230hr the convoy of cars numbering about 25 came
to a full halt at the gate of the hotel. An old security guard came out holding
a lit flashlight and walked toward the lead car. He tapped at the window and
the driver’s tinted window lowered silently. He pocked his head into the car
after which he mumbled some few words and rush off to open the gate. As the
convoy filed trough the guard returned to the guard house to pull a lever and
the whole compound was engulfed instantly with bright Florescent light.
The convoy stopped in a large car park in front of the hotel
and the driver of the led car, a powerfully built man with an afro, walked out
toward the hotel entrance huge wooden door and with a little push the doors
swung open. Other occupants of the car steeped out one by one and walked
towards the door. They were ushered inside by the ‘afro man’ who directed them
toward the stair that led to the penthouse suit on the third floor. The loyal
security guard made an announcement that the place had been swept clean;
meaning no bugs, no GPRS tracker or telecom signals can be effective 8 miles
from their present location.
Tonight the hotel was, after a long time, living to its
reputation rather ironically. It will host the movers and shakers of the
northern agenda. Three past military head of state, two head of civil service,
serving senators, party leaders, serving military chief, prominent traditional
rulers, successful business men and powerful religious leaders and they were
here to decide the unity of the country. A country they no longer feel at ease
in a new republic that feels it has had enough of the leadership. They are
unified by language, anger and hunger for power. They will all make a single
decision tonight, a decision that is bound to shake the very foundation on
which the unity of the country had been built. A decision that brings sorrow
tears and bloods an army arrangement’s regular trademark.
Chapter four
His first shot of the ‘sepe’ was not encouraging. The slush
felt bitter on his tongue
and the stench that came after told him it is cheap high he got this time. He
should have smoked weed. The atmosphere seems a little dense through and he felt
the high hit his brain fast. Stretching his aluminum cup toward a fat mangy
woman
“Give me two more shot, mix am with alomo bitters Madame”
“No wahala, Panmo and fried meat dey oh!” she replied
collecting the cup. He looked around and he sees the semblance of a typical
African bar. Low benches facing a platform where lantern neon lighted liquors
are placed. Bottled liquor of various textures and color. Red, brown, green,
grey, slimy alcohol juice, bloody herbal remedy, you name it. This exhibition
is mostly in front of a shack where the occupant are sole proprietor of the
business, it is there they live, eat, breed and make money. It serves as a
meeting point also for frustrated daily earners. Okada drivers, bricklayers,
spill over student, unemployed youths, sacked workers and unsuccessful
criminals all meet to discuss politics and the way forward.
At 1600hrs, the customers are yet to arrive for the day; he
was alone except for an okada driver who seems lost in his own thoughts. He
lifted his head to see the barmaid approach, extending his arm he collected his
drink in the same aluminum cup he had earlier submitted to be refilled.
“Cigar dey too oh bros” the barmaid told him as she departed
toward her shack. He smiled and shook his head watching her depart as she
flirtatiously shake her big hips. He took another try at the shoot, this time
drowning the two shots with a single gulp. His mind drift to the task ahead. His people have been victimized for decades. After the
discovery of oil in the region around the 70’s, big multinational companies
have rushed in to have their bite of the cake. With fraudulent allocation of
oil blocs Competitive exploitation was the order of the day. The land bleed and
the people cried. The oil spillage polluted their water and destroyed crops
messing up their means of livelihood. The youth picked up arms in reprisal to
the inhuman and unjust way the government had been handling the situation.
After months of killing and costal disturbance the militant youths were granted
amnesty by the government. After the laying down of arms the youths were given
scholarships to study abroad. He had been a beneficiary, studying chemical
engineering in South Africa. His memories of hostilities were dismissing and he
was settling down into civility while acquiring higher education in exile until
he got signals from his ex warlord and commander. He had been summoned the old
‘egbesu’ style which indicated urgency. A tilapia fish had a red snail shell in
its mouth. The snail shell had been dipped in blood, animal blood and the
tilapia’s tail had been tied with a palm leaf. An ancient code for a warrior to
report to duty pronto he picked the next available flight home and headed for
the creeks to meet up with his comrades and commander. The welcome party was
obviously absent when he landed at the portharcourt airport. Walking out of the
lobby, he hailed a cab to where he will spend his time in the city. He found an
affordable hotel in town, thanks to the cab driver who drove him to a
comfortable hotel in the inner part of the city. He checked in at the reception
under an alias and was helped into his room by a bell boy who emphatically told
him about the air condition. He said the air condition sparks when active for
more than four hours. He instructed the customer to switch it off every four
hour interval or when he wants to leave the room. With the instruction given
and the tip collected the bell boy departed with a smile, thanking the customer
profusely. He took his showers and changed into something clean and suitable.
He picked his phone and placed a call to his zonal militant head, he has to
register his presence in the zone. For security reasons they say. The zonal
head hailed his coming back and instructed him to wait at the Gbkoda dockside
around 1600hr, he will be contacted from there. He checked his watch, the time
is now 1635hr and he is still at the dockside drinking ‘sepe’ and waiting for
his contact. He knew the contact will be here it might take time but he will
surely come. Failure to obey directives in their militant cult attracts death
penalty and after years of arms struggle none of them want to die. Not now that
the amnesty programme is paying good money. He was about to take a leak when a
tall huge man entered, bald with eyes blood shoot. His shoulders spanned about
a mile. He wore baggie camouflage pants, brown timberland boots and a tight
fitted black tee shirt with the inscription ‘my oga at the top’ and showing
bare arms full of knotted muscles. The man stepped in front of him and shook
his hands in the cultic fashion he was familiar with. Turning around the man
said
‘Follow me”. Paying the barmaid her money he followed the
huge man and they departed.
Chapter five
The hawk’s small plane landed smoothly on the asphalt of the
lone private runway and came to a stop, its twin props winding down. A black
Toyota pajero jeep pulled up to the aircraft and a young lanky man in police
uniform got out and helped the hawk with his bags. As the pajero jeep rolled
along, the hawk and the police escort has a casual tête-à-tête about the state
of the nation and how humanity in its insanity have upgraded from using flints
as a weapon to using weapons of mass destruction in its warfare against each
other. The rush hour traffic has eased and it took about thirty minutes to
reach the agency’s headquarters near the center of the city. They departed with
a hand shake and a promise to each other to keep in touch if the need arises.
Promise neither of them intends to keep. The escort waved as he drove off and
all the hawk could do was to shake his head frantically since his hands were
full with the bags. He walked inside the building and dropped the bags at the
reception. The receptionist stood to raise objection to his intrusion but the
hawk was too quick to listen. He had dashed toward the elevator door on the
left side of the building and while the receptionist was yelling “excuse me
sir” he stepped inside the elevator and closed the door after him.
Adamu’s office was on the top floor. His secretary, Sarah,
sat in an outside office. The Hawk’s entrance into Sarah’s office brought smile
to her face. She gestured at a leather settee across the room smiling. The hawk
sat down calmly on the leather seat offered.
“…Coffee, sir?” Sarah asked politely.
“You can make that a long island iced tea, sugar” the hawk
replied with a wink
“Unfortunately sir, alcohol is prohibited in the premises
sir” Sarah replied rolling her eyeballs. She smiled shook her head and went
back to her typing. The hawk loosened his suit button and relaxed a little bit
more in the cozy settee. His gaze on her increased her heart beat. She shyly
avoided eye contact with him but her few peeky view of him was rewarded with a
wink from him. The phone rank and she picked the phone and spoke into the mouth
piece.
“Yes sir, yes sir…ok sir” she hung up and nodded to the hawk
to go inside. He stood up and pantomimed the ‘makosa dance’; the act of
grinding hips together with his hand gesturing smacking the bottom. She tried
to stifle her chuckle looking at him do what always make her smile. As the hawk
was about reaching the door, it swung open with the director starring at him; in
his stupidity. He straightened up button his suit and tucked in his tie. Sarah
feigned seriousness and returned back to her typing. The hawk walked inside and
the Director slammed the door after him.
“I am yet to see an unserious agent like you” Adamu said
“Boss, that was a physical demonstration of the taekwondo
kata, it takes a lot to master that martial art skill sir” the hawk replied.
Adamu’s face twisted in disbelief. He offered the hawk one of the two chairs in
front of his walnut desk and pointed to a brown envelope with the inscription
‘strictly confidential’. As he settles behind the desk the Director ordered him
to read it. The hawk broke the presidential seal on it produced some documents
and began to read, throwing the office into silence for more than fifteen
minutes. He raised his head in disbelief looked at Adamu and said “sir, this is
serious oh!”
Adamu nodded in complete agreement. The hawk retuned back to
his reading and another five minutes of silence. Exhaling deeply he raised his
head to confirm his inquisitive shock on the face of his boss.
“Sir what is the military doing about this? And since the
organization ‘loko haram’ has been gazette by the president as a terrorist
organization why not wage a full fledge war on the insurgents?” asked the Hawk.
Adamu looked at his wrist watch and rather reluctantly started to brief the
hawk personally.
“The military has been on their toes but this terror group
has defied fighting by the regular code of conduct, they hate rules and contravened
the Geneva Convention concerning military conflicts. They recruit underage
children, kill worshiper in their place of worship, attack state security
positions they even attempted the UN building in the nation’s capital. And even
though the president has declared the group’s activities as illegal and act of
terrorism, he would not want to use a toothpick to disturb an hornet’s nest” Adamu
said while trying to read the expression on the hawks face. The hawk looked
even more intrigued.
“And why can’t the president do that? He is immune to any
political sting by the provision of the laws of the land. He looked puzzled and
tapping the document now lying on the desk before him.
“The issue at hand has a longer history than what it is made
to look like. In the 1980’s, a certain northern general, we will call him
maradonna for easy reference, dethroned his friend via a bloodless coup de tat.
He began ruling and his rule epitomize corruption, arms dealing and illicit
drug trade. He ruled for close to a decade and while promising to enshrine
democracy, faltered and rather stupidly failed to hand over power to a powerful
billionaire westerner who won an election tagged the freest and fairest
election in the country’s history. When he, the winner, rightfully claimed his
mandate he was arrested and detained without trial. In the general’s bid to
compensate the west he ‘steeped aside’ and chose an old hag from the west. The
new president was quickly and easily disposed by another General from the same
north. The new general was a fanatical extremist who choose to fraternize with
his likes. In just 5yrs in power he was able to steal and stash over 180
billion dollars in various European banks. To suppress any form of opposition,
a national security board was inaugurated in 1995 with the main task of
creating a formidable hit squad. There were two groups created the royal guards
and the killer squad. The royal guard consisted of 300men trained in North
Korea and charged with the responsibility of intelligence gathering, selfless
protection of the commander in chief, identification of opposition. This group
was headed by a certain lieutenant kirilla. The second group, the killer squad
is responsible for repelling any threat to the seat of power. Torture, kidnapping,
assassination were tools used in the realization of their primary objective.
The killer squad consists of 75 men trained in Libya and headed by an army sergeant
called Roger. The two groups were headed by a major Mustapha who also dubbed as
the chief security officer to the commander in chief. This group were so
impressive during their training in Libya it prompted the Libyan leader to come
to Nigeria in May 1997 and seek a collation/alliance with his Nigerian
counterpart. Their dream to crush any form of imperial threat against the
continent could be realized with the alliance. The Libyan leader was awarded
the medal of grand commander of the armed forces by the Nigerian general and
the prospect of subsequent world conquest became achievable. Unfortunately the
general died (or assassinated) abruptly before the realization of the dream
leaving in the hands of the CSO information to various European bank accounts
where the loot are kept and the command of a highly trained elite squad (the
Libyan leader was killed like a common criminal by the imperialist years later).
The CSO, major Mustapha, being the first to know about the death communicated
to the northern agenda and the agreement to switch to a democratic government
was concluded over night. The CSO was subsequently arrested on murder charges
and the sent to prison.
“Murder charge? Is he not licensed to kill as a CSO?” asked
the hawk.
“Well he is, but he has to be curtailed somehow, someway. He
had too much national security information and you know as they say knowledge
is power”. Adamu replied.
“Anyway, the Maradonna Genaral, who only steeped aside, felt
it was time to walk his way back to the seat of power once again. In his usual ‘Maradonic’
way he endorsed another northern General to hold on to power interim while he
formed a political party with a strong northern support, he lobbied an old
unpredictable western warlord, who prior was in prison for treason, to rule for
a specific period on the agreement that he will return power to the north. He agreed but like most
African heads of state he chose to stay for a life time. With pressure from the
north after spending close to a decade he cleverly gave power to an ailing
northerner with a southern vice in an election that was widely rigged. Few
months in power the president died (or assassinated as the case maybe, rumors
of him inhaling a poisonous microphone during his campaign filled the air) and
his vice automatically came to power”.
The hawk shifted in his seat and his attention seems even
more aroused.
“Now is the intriguing part” said adamu
“The south felt they have been deprived of the affairs of
the state for too long considering the fact that they produce the major revenue
for the nation with the power firmly in their grip they intend to stay long and
I mean very long. So secretly they formed a new national order. An old sea dog
with stolen money was given presidential pardon, a western Nobel laureate was
recruited (he and 8 others formed the first wing of the educated youth
revolutionary gang. A secret society that has now fully developed into a
standing army with various cells, or dock as they call it, in the nation and
Diaspora) and all ex-militants were encouraged to come home and defend the
order. This arrangement did not go down well with the northern agenda who vowed
to take back power by any means possible. Now, without pointing fingers the
loko haram reflect concerns by these northern elite, that the southern
administration wants to end an informal agreement to alternate power among
them, in fact they fear they might be excluded from any possibility of future
control of the state “Adamu said
“Which is the reason for the insurgency, right?” asked the
hawk.
“It is safe to assume that, however, it seem the presidency
actually ordered some attacks too secretly. The Independence Day bombings are
being looked into. There are so many cover ups and this is where you come in”.
Adamu remained quiet for some minutes.
“Your objective Is to get hold of the official documents of
the formidable squad inaugurated in 1995 and headed by major Mustapha, with the
comprehensive list of all personnel involved, identify their modus operandi and
means of funding and lastly infiltrate the new national order and know their
motive. Identify their hierarchy and how they source for findings and from who
and where and all international support.
The hawk stood straight, took the document and saluted his
boss. As he walked toward the door Adamu said “be careful my friend” and with a
final gaze the hawk smiled and was gone.
Chapter six
Sarah had almost reached the parking lot before deciding to
check for her car keys in the hand bag running her fingers through she got the
keys out and thought “what the hell, a little brush up might do” she reached
her fingers inside her hand bag once again to get her Elizabeth Arden make-up
kit. She has to look her best. The hawk has text her to meet him up at Hilton
hotel later that day. Her fingers ran trough aimlessly without touching the
usual life line. She peered into her bag and realizing she left it on her desk
turning abruptly she headed back to the office to get her stuff. It is Elizabeth
Arden for crying out loud. She hastens her steps and entered the reception
downstairs without looking up and headed for the elevator. Within minutes she
was on the seventh floor of the director’s office. As her strides almost became
a trot, she reached the door and tried her keys only to realize that door had
been opened and someone was inside. She was still in a state of confusion when
a manly figure collided with her, as she fell off balance she held unto the
figure by instincts and they both came crashing to the floor. The man stood up,
a dark complexioned man with oblong face; he kept a goatee and mustache. He
stood up and appeared to be looking for something. Apparently something had
fallen from his hands. As he was searching around frantically, Sarah, trying to
adjust to the impact of the fall, straightened up and she saw a tiny device on
the floor. Very tiny, the size of a paper clip. And as she picked it up from
the floor she could make out tiny words written on it ‘Edic-mini A31’. As she
was peering closely on the device, the man looked and realized she was holding
what he was looking for.
“That is mine, Madame, can I have it” the stranger asked and
for the first time, she saw his eye. They were red like water color. He kept
the eye contact and asked again for emphasis.
“Madame, abeg na me get that thing wey you hold” he said
again
“Who are you?” asked Sarah while stretching her hands to
give him his property. He helped her up and collected the device. Avoiding eye
contact and rather shyly he answered
“I be the new cleaner for the office, since I no go come
tomorrow I say make I clean office after work today.” The strangers said. And
before she could say Jack Robinson he was gone, down the hallway into the
elevator. Sarah walked inside the office and swore she has never seen him
before despite her years at the agency. He must have gotten the extra keys
downstairs from the janitor’s room. She saw her Elizabeth Arden on the desk
just as she had placed it, she looked inside the director’s room and everything
appeared normal yet something about the cleaner is suspicious. She pressed a
key on her computer and typed in the word ‘Edic-mimiA31’ and the result she saw
on the screen with images left her mouth wide opened. The mission has been
compromised. But how could they infiltrate so easy? Is she the best position to
tell the hawk about this? She sat down motionless, her nerves went weak.
By then the stranger
had entered a range rover SUV just outside the agency building. The information
he held should be worth millions in naira, maybe he could even bill them in
dollar. Since his clients are rich. And in his palm he has what they would pay
handsomely for. He opened his hand and lying in his palm is the Russian spy
micro phone recorder. The ‘Edic-mini a31’. The gadget can record for 300 hours
from a 25 feet distance and dynamic range of -64db and all it weighs is
0.01lbs. He had kept it under the director’s desk in the wee hours of the
morning and with the positioning and power of the device. He knew all the
recordings will be clearer than Fela Anikulapo truth.
"Tonight the consensus of the military and civilians has come together to take a decision that will change the course of history forever. A decision that will preserve our culture, guarantee our creed and secure the lives and property of our people" yelled the maradonia general. The auditorium was silent with everyone in attendance listening attentively to the general.
"the beauty of our land and it's preservation is entirely our responsibility and our religion should not be compromised by exposure to alien ideas and infidel communication". the maradona allowed silence and the roaring applause to sank in before he continued his speech.
"presiding over affairs of this nation is not a matter of choice for us in the north, it is our exclusive right. by historical antecedent , sheik Dan folio's conquest began from the desert and he was headed for the sea, were it not for the interference of the imperialist we should be lounging in our father's victory by now. what Sheikh Dan Folio have conquered is much more than what is left. if we, as sons , cannot conclude our father's heroic efforts we should be sympathetic enough to preserve what is left. we have seen the interruption of our colonial friends and they have come and gone, leaving us independent to continue what should by now be a finished conquest.
with that the maradona General speech was halted by a tremendously loud ovation. he bowed and took his seat with his gaze sternly fixed to his audience. The second speaker was a northern emir, who went on and on about the great deeds of the northern leaders assassinated by the 'eastern' revolution in the 1960's. he went further to quote the fears of his eminence the late premier of the north from an interview conducted by the BBbC in 1964, and how with his foresight he has predicted and started out a nothernized policy to curb the domination of the north.
"In as much as this country remain united it must be 'a northerner first' in all key position.He intends the policy to be permanent and urged all northerner to be alive to their responsibility. And for that he was assassinated by the easterners. so now we must inculcate our grandeur of victory to the coming generation. with that said the emir requested for a quranic verse to be recited and after which everyone used both hands to cover thier face in affirmation to the prayers. 'AMIN' was chorused. The Emir sat down and the third speaker stood up. A tall slim figure, with a darken spot that ran down his forehead. the shiny eyes of a fearless intellect peered through his glasses, endowed by a three piece suit, a proper bow tie gentleman. An arrogant figure being a true blue blood,a royal prince.He is reputed to have beheaded an igbo trader in broad day light for desecrating the holy book.A top czar in the nation financial sector before his suspension for blowing the whistle on the government, exposing a fraud of over 20 billion dollars. he has since retreated into the palace from where he is in regular communication with field officers in charge of attacks and communication-which rested on a system of couriers, especially women and Fulani nomads, who have vast knowledge of the ancient slave route used via Cameron and republic of Tchad to Nigeria.
clearing his throat, his command of English impressive.
"Asalamu alekum jama duka hausawa, i am honored to stand before you my fellow brother. as our eldersand rulers have rightly said, a decision has been reached. and we all gathered here must agree with me that this country is a failed state. but what do you call a failed state? a country that can not boast of constant power supply is a failure. A country that export what it bought and import what it has, is a failed state. Then how do you categorize our country as failed or what yard stick is used for it's failure?" he paused to look at the faces starring back at him and judged their reaction before continuing his speech.
"when people say a country has failed, it's like saying a man whose throat is slit, died. he did not die, he was executed and murdered . people have failed this country, infidels have trampled on the tears, sweat and blood of our heroes, illiterate vermin have stolen our money to enrich themselves. Dumbos with vested intrest have failed us"
"So what does it take for us, as soldiers of Islam, to address the issue? what does it take for you and I to say we are tired of this infidel generation. I, have vowed to live, fight and die, if need be, for islam. i am convinced sharia is the truth, the way and only solution to curb the decadence in this generation. now, are we going to be one committed, intelligent and patriotic jihadist who will leave his name in the Islamic hall of fame?. some of our brothers have proved themselves worthy of eternal bliss. Mohammed Mangada was younger than most of us gathered here today yet he gave his life for his belief, he struck at the very heart of the infidel without fear and now he rests peacefully in Aljahna. Another brave warrior is Umar abdul mutallabbada, who faced even a greater threat than we do and he was devoted to his creed. may the peace of Allah be with them. these are youth with zeal for Allah and my prayer is they will inspire you to do much more than they did. so there is one thing i have,one message i have for all my Muslim brothers: is to remember that the problem of this country are enormous and the solution rather simple."
we must recognize that at the core of the problem are infidels who profit from the poverty and undergrowth of the state. these infidels must be overcome with whatever we have at our disposal and even our very self if we have to. As long as they remain entrenched, so long as we don not overcome our fear of them and oust them . we are not going to find a solution to this problem and we will fail, on our part, to reach full potential and the islamize this beautiful country we are born to rule".
The ovation was so loud they did not observe that among them is an informer of the government who is detailed to monitor the Emir and brief the government on the best how to assassinate him. he sent a text message promptly too
'i am in the market, with the company. solving the problem will require requisite expertise'
