Ifeoma looked ahead of them and said;

“Kuyi, get in contact with those jets; I need to have a word with them”

“What do you intend to ask them?” Kuyi replied

“That is my business right now Kuyi, just get them on the line”

Kuyi pushed the controls and seconds later, he was through to Lai’s jet

“This is captain Lai; what can I do for you now?”

“Are your men still in the area?” Ifeoma asked

“We are not leaving until all this is completely over”

“Well I need you to do something for me right now”

“I am under orders to do what you want ma’am”

Ifeoma looked over to Kuyi who stood and was watching her with uneasy eyes

“I learnt an helicopter crashed into the lower parts of the house can you confirm that?”

“Yes one of the birds we shot down had its tail cut up in a window and tore through a floor”

“Well we have personnel on the right side of that tail which will be your left and they are about to be ambushed by soldiers coming from the right so we need you to do something about it. the lower floors facing the outside does not really have walls just windows and it will work in our favor if you would clear the lawn as you boys call it”

Quadri’s eyes widened as he could not believe what he just heard

“You want us to shoot at the house ma’am?”

“It is not really the house right now is it? The house is where the president is and right now that is somewhere in Lagos. That building is a threat to the sovereignty of the nation we swore to protect and every step will be taken to get it out of the hands of the enemy”

“Okay ma’am, just have the men stay out of range and we will try our best”

“Thank you captain” Ifeoma said and the line was disconnected.

“Have you lost your mind?” Quadri asked with his voice a little bit raised “You can’t have them open fire like that, who knows who might be hit”

“At this point, I really do not care who they hit as long as they get those guys and secure the house, I am okay with it. The longer this madness goes on, the more we risk the country falling apart. We are already lucky enough to have some of the military stay withus and that the president went in front of the cameras first. What happens if some of the military decide they want to support them and decide to attack the others? We get a civilwar on our hands” she paused for a little while and continues;

“I am doing the best I can and choosing the lesser of two evils by doing this. This is what they signed for and we might argue that some of the soldiers don’t really understand what they are doing but I am sorry, it is a little bit too risky to try to reason with them”

Kuyi looked at Ifeoma with admiration and henodded;

“In cases like this, we have done our best and what is best is to squash this insurgency for the future of this nation even if it means taking down the house completely”

Quadri was about to say something when one of the phones on the table which the controls were started ringing. Ifeoma looked for Quadri and said;

“Kuyi, are you expecting a call from anyone?”

“I am not. It might be another military station wanting to know what the hell is going on since you have directed that all your calls be sent here”

“But how many of such calls have actually being directed here?”

“Well this might just be the first anyway”

“Okay can someone just answer the phone?” Quadri said “The ringing is beginning to get to me”

“We need to know the reply we will give so we don’t give the wrong orders” Ifeoma said ignoring Quadri

“So what’s the order?” Kuyi asked

“Why are you asking me?” Ifeoma said

“You are in charge of this remember? Presidential order on National Television”

“And I am putting you in charge of military co-ordination Kuyi. I am not trained for situations like this. I can handle oil thieves, personnel transport to troubled spots and so on but this is a different ball game. This is close to war and you seem to be more comfortable with it than me so you handle that and I will supervise you”

“Okay if that’s what you want I can do that” Kuyi replied

“Just answer the phone” Quadri said almost screaming and his voice made Charles who had been standing unnoticed by the door look at him

Quadri noticed that the guard had his eyes on him and he said;

“Don’t give me that look; I am in the protection business too. It is not like I was threatening her”

Ifema smiled and nodded at Charles telling him that it is okay and then she turned to Kuyi;

“Answer the call”

Kuyi pushed a button and said into the microphone cooly;

“This is Director Kuyi, who am I speaking with?”

The response came from a voice which sounded in a hurry and the voice seemed to be breathing heavily and hiding a growing concern

“This is Major Concas Kasla, Tetuan Army; can I speak to the person in charge of the Nigerian military? I just called your presidential villa and there was not reception and then I put a call through to your defense headquarters and I was redirected here”

Ifeoma was surprised. The Tetuans were the last people she expected to call her and even though she was curious to know the reason behind the call, she was also cautious as she did not know the motive behind the sudden reaching out

“I am in charge here and you called me, what do you want?”

“I checked with our intelligence sir and you are listed as the Director of the Directorate of Military Intelligence which is in charge of intelligence but when we watched your president on Television, she ordered the Nigerian military answer your minister of defense and she is the one I will deal with”

“And what gives you the right to call this line and demand to speak with her?”

“We have information that she will need”

“I doubt we need any information from Lucas” Kuyi replied

“The information I have is not from Lucas and I refuse to say any more until I can reach your minister for defense”

Kuyi looked back at Ifeoma and ifeoma crossed her hands over her bosoms. Her posture had not changed much from when she was a junior officer and standing for hours to salute a senior officer required. She spoke without moving as she thought what could be so important.

“This is Admiral Ifeoma Nwachukwu. I am sure you can now speak your mind Major”

The voice seemed unsure

“How am I sure I am speaking to the right person?”

“Didn’t you call my office and they directed you here? I have a lot on my plate thanks to your boss and I would love to get back to it if you don’t mind”

Although she was uncertain, her voice carried authority and a whole lot of anger and resentment she felt towards the Tetuans for being the ones who started the whole thing

“Okay ma’am, I am sorry but we cannot be too sure as we don’t know who our friends are any longer”

“Okay what do you have for us” Kuyi said

“I want to inform you that the president of the Republic of Tetuan is dead. he was found killed in a motorcade not far away from the presidential palace here, killed by an elite group of the Nigerian military”

“That’s funny” Kuyi answered

“What is so funny sir?”

“You are reporting that Lucas is dead and you just want us to believe that right? We would need to see a body and a whole bunch of other evidence to accept that because right now, I think he is trying to save face”

“Well sir, you can send me an e-mail address and I can send you a video to support that or better still send that address to this”

He read out an email address that Kuyi typed into a keypad and sent an email immediately.

“Okay, I am sending you a video of the evidence right now. I will wait and allow you watch the video and come to your conclusions”

Another mail came in after a few seconds and Kuyi, opened it. It had an attachment in form of a video file which Kuyi put on the screen. The video showed bodies taken out of cars and from the back of one of the cars in the middle, the body of Lucas Radonsolema was pulled out and the camera zoomed on his face as though they were trying to prove thatit was him, his body was removed and movedinto another car in the presence of security.

“How are we sure that is Lucas Radonsolema?” Quadri said “for all we know, this whole thing might be staged”

Kuyi turned to Ifeoma and said;

“This is messed up. That is Lucas for sure; I can guarantee it. the question is what this guy wants”

Ifeoma replied;

“There is only one way to find out; put him back on”

Kuyi put the major back on and said;

“Okay we watched your little movie, please realize that there is no price on Lucas’s head”

“Well I was not asking for anything sir, you should realize that since the president is dead, I am assuming office as the leader of the republic of Tetuan and I seek your support”

Ifeoma said;

“Is this some kind of joke? We have a huge issue on our hands right now and you want us to help you with your ascent into power? Sorry but you picked the wrong timing Major”

“And even if we were to support you, we are looking at an end to the conflict in Tetuan which means a joint government with the opposition fighters”

The major answered;

“I totally agree that we need a joint government with the opposition, too much lives has been wasted on the conflict here and we don’t want a conflict with Nigerian on our hands too so we are offering to help you resolve yours”

“And how do you intend to help us” Kuyi asked

“Our men have caught some Nigerian forces that don’t seem to belong with the peace keeping troops. They attacked a small group of Nigerians in the city earlier today and they said the team they attacked had the presidentwith them so we know that they might have been in collusion with Lucas Radonsolema”

Ifeoma stiffened where she stood and she said;

“Okay, keep going”

“It was not easy questioning them but the ones we caught alive said they were ordered to kill the President and the team sent to retrieve her and were led by a certain Agent Dare.”

Ifeoma felt her heart tear out of anger as she remembered the name well. He was among the team sent to get the president and he lead them into an ambush according to the reports Michael had given. Now he had been caught. She looked over at Kuyi whose face seemed to be expressionless but his eyes was far away from them all.

The major’s voice continued;

“We are continuing questioning and we want to share information with you as a sign of goodwill to make you know that Lucas Radonsolema acted independently and we wish to help you get to the bottom of your crisis and build a new relationship between both partners”

Kuyi said;

“I want access to the interrogation. Put it on a video call and allow us ask them questions ourselves”

“I want to too but I am afraid, you might disapprove of our tactics, they are crude in some way”

Ifeoma looked towards Kuyi and she said;

“Oh I am sure we can handle whatever level of gruesomeness you use in questioning people, but we need to hear what they say directly and ask our own questions”

The major said;

“okay ma’am, hold on, let me set up a video call”

Thats it

charles is one mean motherfuc.ker

Obinnau: charles is one mean motherfuc.ker

It's his job to be mean na

And agent dare, i pity the guy.

Obinnau: And agent dare, i pity the guy.

You pity him? That's a shocker

Woah! Here we go again, nice update but short. Keep it up bro.

Handsomeemmy: Woah! Here we go again, nice update but short. Keep it up bro.

Short? Seriously, you guys have no idea how difficult it is to get an update out

this is a lovely update Mynd, traitor Dare should be dealt with accordingly, good riddance to bad rubbish

Mynd_44:
Short? Seriously, you guys have no idea how difficult it is to get an update out

lol, i understand, keep it up bro.

happy to hear 'bt dare again,hope his interrog' will help unravel d coup,if nt twisted by oga @ d top.
Graet job MYND.
Kan't push 4 update,give it @ ur own time.
Tanx.

Eneze1: this is a lovely update Mynd, traitor Dare should be dealt with accordingly, good riddance to bad rubbish

Well lets see how it goes

Handsomeemmy:
lol, i understand, keep it up bro.

Okay oooo

vanagon: happy to hear 'bt dare again,hope his interrog' will help unravel d coup,if nt twisted by oga @ d top.
Graet job MYND.
Kan't push 4 update,give it @ ur own time.
Tanx.

Thank you

hotter

Oga mind...u get mind o..u just swept everybody off their feet...very great work indeed...tnx

lukfame: Oga mind...u get mind o..u just swept everybody off their feet...very great work indeed...tnx

na jackie chan method d man use

Mynd thanks 4 d update. patiently waiting 4 more.

Damex333: na jackie chan method d man use

Thanks

Cheriepet: Mynd thanks 4 d update. patiently waiting 4 more.

you are welcome

Nice as ever bro.

chukxy44: Nice as ever bro.

Thanks bro

And mynd has just made my adrenaline to start puming fast again, after i took drugs for the high b.p i almost caught during your last post. Good work bro

Hmm........

well done..more updates..plssssssssss

Hmmmmmmm

Nice update. Thanks for keeping me glued .

The story is captivating,keep it up bro. Waiting for more updates

Pleasantly electrifying. Thought you've forgotten about Dare and the Tetuans..
Kudos to you