TARASHA
EPISODE 16
By OyinPrince
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‘It’s time to leave guys’ James motioned his
team members at exactly five pm. He got into
the first car, a Bently Jeep with a stout officer
who sat at the driver’s seat, while the other
four officers , two males and two females got
into the Camsol.
The stout man started the car engine and
mumbled some words to James before they led
the way out of the station compound, the
Camsol followed behind.
The minister’s plane was expected to arrive in
Nigeria by six pm, but it was just few minutes
after five pm when James commanded his team
to leave for the airport. Though the distance of
the airport to the station wasn’t much, it only
took fifteen minutes to drive there, James like
every professional insisted on arriving the airport
and getting settled very early before the
minister arrives.
They had just gone a few distance away from
the station when James’ phone rang, he
discovered that it was a call from one of his
team members who was in the other car
following them. He glanced back and couldn’t
find the Camsol behind them anymore, several
cars had come in between them now.
‘Where are you? Why are you guys driving
slowly?’ James inquired.
‘I think one of the tyres is bad sir’ the officer
replied. ‘I think something sharp pierced it on
the road’
‘You guys should fix it and join us at the airport
as soon as possible, is that clear?’ James
ordered.
‘Yes sir’ the reply came in a faint voice, the call
ended.
James and his partner continued to the airport
without them, they arrived at the airport not
more than ten minutes after.
Before they came out of the car, James called
back to find out where the rest of his men
were. He got a negative reply, no progress had
be made, instead more fault had been
discovered in the car.
Officer Segun’s call came in when they got to
the arrival hall,at exactly thirty minutes past five
pm.
‘Hello Sege’ James hailed, addressing officer
Segun by his nick.
‘Good day sir’ Segun voice replied cheerfully.
‘We just dropped the minister home now and
we’re about to leave’
‘Okay, are you sure he’s not going out to
anywhere else today?’ James asked.
‘He’s going nowhere else’ Segun answered with
confidence. ‘He returned home early to wait for
Honorable Mensah, he was told the plane left
Ghana already’
‘Okay, we’re in the airport already to wait for
him’
‘Ok sir, I just thought I should tell you I’m
leaving’
‘It’s alright, just remember the job continues
tomorrow. You should be with him whenever
he’s going out officially’
‘Alright sir’ The call ended.
James did not hear anything from the rest of
his team members until five minutes past six
pm, the same time when the minister arrived,
the call came in before the minister came out
of the plane.
‘Where are you?’ James demanded angrily.
‘On our way sir, we’ll get to the airport in the
next three minutes’ a voice responded shakily.
‘You better do or you’ll be sorry for yourself’
James snapped and cut the call. He was too
angry to notice the officer’s shaky voice.
‘Welcome sir, I’m officer James’ Officer James
welcomed Mr Mensah, displaying his ID card.
‘Thank you’ the minister replied, flashing his
teeth, the stout officer took the man’s small
luggage from an airport attendant. ‘Please take
me one to Honorable Nnamdi’s house
immediately
‘Oh yea sir, this way’ James motioned the man
forward, and followed behind, directing the man
as they walked. The stout officer hurried to the
park to drive the car forward to cut short their
guest’s trekking.
As they drove out through the exit gate, James
spotted the Camsol car at the entrance, trying
to sort out their entrance with the security
officials at the gate. The stout driver waved to
the driver of the other car and motioned them
to turn back and follow their car.
Officer Tunde, driver of the Camsol who was the
same person who communicated with officer
James through the phone, drove in through the
entrance first before making a u-turn to hollow
the exit.
In no time, the Camsol car was following closely
at the back of the jeep. James got a glimpse of them through the side mirror, he felt like coming down to discipline the juniors but had to compose himself because of the Ghananian minister.
They drove into Chief Nnamdi's compound after twenty minutes, the compound wasnt a large one, the distance from the gate to the main house wasn't far.
Chief Nnamdi was spotted sitting under a shade in the compound waiting for their arrival, with one of his guards standing beside him. He smiled on sighting the Ghananian ministers car drive in, he stood up from his seat and began walking slowly towards the park.
The Bently jeep followed the direction to the car park given by the guards, but the Camsol car made a surprise mobement.
The car drove violently straight to Chief Nnamdi's direction, clearing the two guards who stood before the man, the first gunshot from a uniformed policewoman behind hit Chief Nnamdi's personal guard.
Tbc...
Previously on Tarasha Season1 Episode15
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