CHAPTER 43 A
(Andy's campaign has been going on fine with the help of his sponsor.
He was returning from calabar when he received a call from an unknown number...)
ANDY : hello?....(Wondering who it is)
CALLER : hello....is this Andy Silva?
ANDY : yes who am I speaking with?
CALLER : this is Tunji Adebayo.
ANDY : oh, my anonymous sponsor?!
CALLER : yes sir.
ANDY : Finally! It’s so good to hear from you...
CALLER : same here...I didn't know you'll recall my name...
ANDY : of course I do. I never forgot the name after I got the alert.
CALLER : that means you can't remember meeting me before? Didn't my name ring a bell? We've met before...
ANDY : really?..... Please pardon my lack of good memory....
CALLER : you once helped me when you were the minister of Pet n Gas....
ANDY : oh....I helped a lot of people then...
CALLER : I thought as much.... That's why I didn't bother disturbing you sir. You once helped my company when we were trying to get a permanent license to go into Oil and Gas fully.
ANDY : oh....
CALLER : that's why I promised to sponsor your campaign.
ANDY : in fact, I can't thank you enough.
CALLER : no, you don't have to sir. I'm this successful thanks to you and your generous mind. I'll send you another five hundred million by next week...
ANDY : oh...thank you so much God bless you!....come on, let's meet up and talk one of these days...why not come over to my guest house in Lagos...
CALLER : with your busy schedule, campaign and all, sir, you still have time to socialize?
ANDY : of course. All work and no play...you know what that is...
CALLER : (laughing)...that's true, we men cannot leave by work alone...
ANDY : now you're talking...
CALLER : okay, I'll be in Lagos by this weekend, if that's okay?
ANDY : of course....let's meet at the Royals Hotel, saturday evening.
CALLER : alright sir.
ANDY : okay. Good to hear from you...
CALLER : same here sir.
ANDY : okay. I'll be expecting...(Hangs up)…wow, finally. That’s why it’s good to help. Just look…
(Its Saturday evening, the maximum prison is filled with visitors as usual. The prisoners have been released earlier on from their daily routine and have been allowed to see their visitors.
It’s been about four years since Januri and Egoh have been in prison. No one came to their aid and so they have resigned to fate.
Although, Januri's father comes once in a while to check on him but he was unable to get his son out of prison.
For Amode, visiting his son in the same prison where he once was hasn't been enjoyable, each time he comes, he hopes and looks forward to the day he will stop coming there.
Today, he came with someone that Januri does not recognize. Januri was surprised...)
JANU : (taking his sit in front of his father)....papa...(Looking at the strange face)...good afternoon.
AMODE : how are you my son?
JANU : Papa...who is this one?..(Suspecting the man is much younger than him)
AMODE : hmm...he is a good friend of mine who wants to help you.
STRANGER : hi...you must be Januri?
JANU : (looking at the stranger suspiciously)...yes how can I help you?
STRANGER : well I'm Kola, I came to help you anyhow I can.
JANU : are you a lawyer?
KOLA : (smiles)...no I'm not. But I can get you a very good one, if you can comply with my conditions.
JANU : (surprised)…conditions?...(wondering what the stranger is getting at)
KOLA : yes.
JANU : (confused) what conditions?
KOLA : (takes a deep breath)....you have something I want.
JANU : (confused)...and what is that?
KOLA : well....(Kola explains what he wants to him)
JANU : (shocked, he looks at his father)...papa, what did you tell him?
AMODE : my son, do you want to get out of here?
JANU : yes but that evidence, will make it difficult, even more difficult for me to get out...and moreover, I also need it.
KOLA : you need it? Wasn't that what got you here in the first place?
JANU : who says....
KOLA : oh...your father told me you had gone to Andy Silva's house to blackmail him and that's how you got here....(Turns to Amode)...or am I wrong?
JANU : that doesn't mean it was the one that got me here.
KOLA : I see...
JANU : so what do you need that evidence for? Do you want to blackmail him too?
KOLA : oh please...anyway, I promised to get you out of this, so its left to you if you want to get out or not.
JANU : how do you want to do it?... Or how am I sure you won't give that evidence to rope me in? How am I sure they won't come for me after you must have supposedly released me?
KOLA : you give me the evidence and you'll be out of this country even before the story leaks.
JANU : (surprised) is that possible?
KOLA : trust me.
JANU : (looking at him from up to down)...but who are you, to be able to pull those kind of strings?
KOLA : look...(Sits up) I know you're in this predicament because your father was wrongly locked away, that's why I'm offering to give you another chance of freedom.
JANU : you have not told me who you are.
KOLA : well, I'm not the one offering you this freedom actually. It’s my Boss. He's the one that sent me.
JANU : who is your Boss?
KOLA : why don't you worry about getting out of here, than getting to know who my Boss is.
JANU : (takes a deep breath, while thinking about what do to)....what do I do?
KOLA : (smiles)...good...first let's think of how to get you out of here...
JANU : okay...
KOLA : what was your offense?
JANU : my friend and I went to the minister's house...(He explains exactly what happened to Kola)
KOLA : hmm.....(After thinking for a while)...don't you suspect fowl play?
JANU : fowl play? How?
KOLA : yes, fowl play...(Adjusts on his seat)....you said you had gone there once before, right?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : and.... The policemen, were they there then?
JANU : (trying to recall)...no.
KOLA : when you were going to Andy's house the second time, were they there?
JANU : no.
KOLA : so you only found them there when you were leaving the place?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : hmm....and they searched your car...
JANU : (cuts in).....no o. We were walking.
KOLA : oh....not driving yet they searched you?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : (chuckles)....don't you think Andy Silva must have influenced your arrest?
JANU : you mean he may have called the police.....(Suddenly he remembers something)....yesss.... You are right! After we spoke to him he said we should excuse him for just five minutes, but he spent a longer time inside...
KOLA : Andy was once a minister, he sure will have people in such places as this. All he will just do, is to make a simple phone call....
JANU : hmm....that's true....you know what. I'll give you the evidence, even if you want it immediately, but please get me out of here.
KOLA : I will....you said you were two right?
JANU : yes, but my friend was transferred to another prison not the same as mine.
KOLA : and the gun was found on him not you right?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : alright. I'll bring in the lawyer for you by next week. But before he will be allowed to talk to you, I'll have to see that evidence you were going to give me, that's to be sure you have it.
JANU : no problem....(He gives his father the description of where the evidence is)....
AMODE : alright.
JANU : (turns to Kola)....thank you and thank your Boss for me.
KOLA : alright.
JANU : (turns to his father)...Dad, thank you so much for not giving up on getting me out of here.
AMODE : you are all I've got, son...
JANU : thank you.
(Amode and Kola leaves the maximum prison while Janu was taken back to his cell.
Kola drives Amode back to his house...)
AMODE : When should I expect you?
KOLA : by next week sir. I'll give you some time to look for it and then come with the lawyer.
AMODE : okay. I'll be expecting you.
KOLA : alright sir. My Boss said I should ask you if you'd want to come over...
AMODE : let me think about it. I'll let you know when you come back.
KOLA : alright....and the other one we talked about?
AMODE : that will come once my son is out of that place. In fact it will be an exchange.
KOLA : okay...will be expecting.
(After dropping Amode off he calls his employer...)
KOLA : hello?
CALLER : the rogue, anything on him?
KOLA : yes sir, I've gone to check on him....
CALLER : did he oblige?
KOLA : yes sir.
CALLER : good! How soon do we get it?
KOLA : sooner than you can imagine!...I promised him his freedom.
CALLER : so far as we can get what we want....
KOLA : you can be sure of that.
CALLER : good.
(The following week, Kola went with the lawyer and Januri was released based on lack of adequate evidence.
Amode, Januri and Kola are on their way after the lawyer left...)
KOLA : sir, I've fulfilled my own part of the deal, yours is left.
JANU : haha...what other part is left? Papa haven't you given him the memory card?
AMODE : Januri, this is between me and him it has nothing to do with you.
JANU : hmm mm...(Wondering what it’s all about)
AMODE : (turns to Kola)...come around tomorrow.
KOLA : okay sir.
(Kola got to his office and calls his employer...)
RECEIVER : how did it go?
KOLA : all done. The lawyer did a good job. They have no case as such, since the gun was not found on the guy himself.
RECEIVER : good. You haven't sent the stuff to me just yet.
KOLA : I'll do that ASAP.
RECEIVER : start doing the paper work immediately. Send them the passport but don't give them the tickets till they are about to leave. I want to know when they will be getting here. That man must be monitored.
KOLA : hmm....okay.
RECEIVER : one other thing.
KOLA : okay....
RECEIVER : is everything set for the reunion?
KOLA : not yet. The lady said she'll consult with the excos first, then get back to me.
RECEIVER : hope that won't stop our plan? It’s the only bait to get Target B.
KOLA : trust me. I'll do everything.
RECEIVER : good. After the reunion, I believe we should have a lead on him. Target D is done.....oh less I forget, his friends?
KOLA : the one in the other prison is dead.
RECEIVER : what happened?
KOLA : he tried to escape with some other prisoners and was shot.
RECEIVER : hmm....I see. The rest?
KOLA : nowhere to be found...though their main connection to Target A was a man called Henz.
RECEIVER : Henz?
KOLA : yes. But we don't have to worry about him. He will sure go down with Andy.
RECEIVER : okay. I'll be coming in soon.
KOLA : that will be good. Can't wait to see you.
RECEIVER : alright...
KOLA : em....?
RECEIVER : what?
KOLA : are you coming....alone or?
RECEIVER : the three of us.
KOLA : (smiles)...okay. See you then....(Hangs up)....yes!
to be continued...
(Andy's campaign has been going on fine with the help of his sponsor.
He was returning from calabar when he received a call from an unknown number...)
ANDY : hello?....(Wondering who it is)
CALLER : hello....is this Andy Silva?
ANDY : yes who am I speaking with?
CALLER : this is Tunji Adebayo.
ANDY : oh, my anonymous sponsor?!
CALLER : yes sir.
ANDY : Finally! It’s so good to hear from you...
CALLER : same here...I didn't know you'll recall my name...
ANDY : of course I do. I never forgot the name after I got the alert.
CALLER : that means you can't remember meeting me before? Didn't my name ring a bell? We've met before...
ANDY : really?..... Please pardon my lack of good memory....
CALLER : you once helped me when you were the minister of Pet n Gas....
ANDY : oh....I helped a lot of people then...
CALLER : I thought as much.... That's why I didn't bother disturbing you sir. You once helped my company when we were trying to get a permanent license to go into Oil and Gas fully.
ANDY : oh....
CALLER : that's why I promised to sponsor your campaign.
ANDY : in fact, I can't thank you enough.
CALLER : no, you don't have to sir. I'm this successful thanks to you and your generous mind. I'll send you another five hundred million by next week...
ANDY : oh...thank you so much God bless you!....come on, let's meet up and talk one of these days...why not come over to my guest house in Lagos...
CALLER : with your busy schedule, campaign and all, sir, you still have time to socialize?
ANDY : of course. All work and no play...you know what that is...
CALLER : (laughing)...that's true, we men cannot leave by work alone...
ANDY : now you're talking...
CALLER : okay, I'll be in Lagos by this weekend, if that's okay?
ANDY : of course....let's meet at the Royals Hotel, saturday evening.
CALLER : alright sir.
ANDY : okay. Good to hear from you...
CALLER : same here sir.
ANDY : okay. I'll be expecting...(Hangs up)…wow, finally. That’s why it’s good to help. Just look…
(Its Saturday evening, the maximum prison is filled with visitors as usual. The prisoners have been released earlier on from their daily routine and have been allowed to see their visitors.
It’s been about four years since Januri and Egoh have been in prison. No one came to their aid and so they have resigned to fate.
Although, Januri's father comes once in a while to check on him but he was unable to get his son out of prison.
For Amode, visiting his son in the same prison where he once was hasn't been enjoyable, each time he comes, he hopes and looks forward to the day he will stop coming there.
Today, he came with someone that Januri does not recognize. Januri was surprised...)
JANU : (taking his sit in front of his father)....papa...(Looking at the strange face)...good afternoon.
AMODE : how are you my son?
JANU : Papa...who is this one?..(Suspecting the man is much younger than him)
AMODE : hmm...he is a good friend of mine who wants to help you.
STRANGER : hi...you must be Januri?
JANU : (looking at the stranger suspiciously)...yes how can I help you?
STRANGER : well I'm Kola, I came to help you anyhow I can.
JANU : are you a lawyer?
KOLA : (smiles)...no I'm not. But I can get you a very good one, if you can comply with my conditions.
JANU : (surprised)…conditions?...(wondering what the stranger is getting at)
KOLA : yes.
JANU : (confused) what conditions?
KOLA : (takes a deep breath)....you have something I want.
JANU : (confused)...and what is that?
KOLA : well....(Kola explains what he wants to him)
JANU : (shocked, he looks at his father)...papa, what did you tell him?
AMODE : my son, do you want to get out of here?
JANU : yes but that evidence, will make it difficult, even more difficult for me to get out...and moreover, I also need it.
KOLA : you need it? Wasn't that what got you here in the first place?
JANU : who says....
KOLA : oh...your father told me you had gone to Andy Silva's house to blackmail him and that's how you got here....(Turns to Amode)...or am I wrong?
JANU : that doesn't mean it was the one that got me here.
KOLA : I see...
JANU : so what do you need that evidence for? Do you want to blackmail him too?
KOLA : oh please...anyway, I promised to get you out of this, so its left to you if you want to get out or not.
JANU : how do you want to do it?... Or how am I sure you won't give that evidence to rope me in? How am I sure they won't come for me after you must have supposedly released me?
KOLA : you give me the evidence and you'll be out of this country even before the story leaks.
JANU : (surprised) is that possible?
KOLA : trust me.
JANU : (looking at him from up to down)...but who are you, to be able to pull those kind of strings?
KOLA : look...(Sits up) I know you're in this predicament because your father was wrongly locked away, that's why I'm offering to give you another chance of freedom.
JANU : you have not told me who you are.
KOLA : well, I'm not the one offering you this freedom actually. It’s my Boss. He's the one that sent me.
JANU : who is your Boss?
KOLA : why don't you worry about getting out of here, than getting to know who my Boss is.
JANU : (takes a deep breath, while thinking about what do to)....what do I do?
KOLA : (smiles)...good...first let's think of how to get you out of here...
JANU : okay...
KOLA : what was your offense?
JANU : my friend and I went to the minister's house...(He explains exactly what happened to Kola)
KOLA : hmm.....(After thinking for a while)...don't you suspect fowl play?
JANU : fowl play? How?
KOLA : yes, fowl play...(Adjusts on his seat)....you said you had gone there once before, right?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : and.... The policemen, were they there then?
JANU : (trying to recall)...no.
KOLA : when you were going to Andy's house the second time, were they there?
JANU : no.
KOLA : so you only found them there when you were leaving the place?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : hmm....and they searched your car...
JANU : (cuts in).....no o. We were walking.
KOLA : oh....not driving yet they searched you?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : (chuckles)....don't you think Andy Silva must have influenced your arrest?
JANU : you mean he may have called the police.....(Suddenly he remembers something)....yesss.... You are right! After we spoke to him he said we should excuse him for just five minutes, but he spent a longer time inside...
KOLA : Andy was once a minister, he sure will have people in such places as this. All he will just do, is to make a simple phone call....
JANU : hmm....that's true....you know what. I'll give you the evidence, even if you want it immediately, but please get me out of here.
KOLA : I will....you said you were two right?
JANU : yes, but my friend was transferred to another prison not the same as mine.
KOLA : and the gun was found on him not you right?
JANU : yes.
KOLA : alright. I'll bring in the lawyer for you by next week. But before he will be allowed to talk to you, I'll have to see that evidence you were going to give me, that's to be sure you have it.
JANU : no problem....(He gives his father the description of where the evidence is)....
AMODE : alright.
JANU : (turns to Kola)....thank you and thank your Boss for me.
KOLA : alright.
JANU : (turns to his father)...Dad, thank you so much for not giving up on getting me out of here.
AMODE : you are all I've got, son...
JANU : thank you.
(Amode and Kola leaves the maximum prison while Janu was taken back to his cell.
Kola drives Amode back to his house...)
AMODE : When should I expect you?
KOLA : by next week sir. I'll give you some time to look for it and then come with the lawyer.
AMODE : okay. I'll be expecting you.
KOLA : alright sir. My Boss said I should ask you if you'd want to come over...
AMODE : let me think about it. I'll let you know when you come back.
KOLA : alright....and the other one we talked about?
AMODE : that will come once my son is out of that place. In fact it will be an exchange.
KOLA : okay...will be expecting.
(After dropping Amode off he calls his employer...)
KOLA : hello?
CALLER : the rogue, anything on him?
KOLA : yes sir, I've gone to check on him....
CALLER : did he oblige?
KOLA : yes sir.
CALLER : good! How soon do we get it?
KOLA : sooner than you can imagine!...I promised him his freedom.
CALLER : so far as we can get what we want....
KOLA : you can be sure of that.
CALLER : good.
(The following week, Kola went with the lawyer and Januri was released based on lack of adequate evidence.
Amode, Januri and Kola are on their way after the lawyer left...)
KOLA : sir, I've fulfilled my own part of the deal, yours is left.
JANU : haha...what other part is left? Papa haven't you given him the memory card?
AMODE : Januri, this is between me and him it has nothing to do with you.
JANU : hmm mm...(Wondering what it’s all about)
AMODE : (turns to Kola)...come around tomorrow.
KOLA : okay sir.
(Kola got to his office and calls his employer...)
RECEIVER : how did it go?
KOLA : all done. The lawyer did a good job. They have no case as such, since the gun was not found on the guy himself.
RECEIVER : good. You haven't sent the stuff to me just yet.
KOLA : I'll do that ASAP.
RECEIVER : start doing the paper work immediately. Send them the passport but don't give them the tickets till they are about to leave. I want to know when they will be getting here. That man must be monitored.
KOLA : hmm....okay.
RECEIVER : one other thing.
KOLA : okay....
RECEIVER : is everything set for the reunion?
KOLA : not yet. The lady said she'll consult with the excos first, then get back to me.
RECEIVER : hope that won't stop our plan? It’s the only bait to get Target B.
KOLA : trust me. I'll do everything.
RECEIVER : good. After the reunion, I believe we should have a lead on him. Target D is done.....oh less I forget, his friends?
KOLA : the one in the other prison is dead.
RECEIVER : what happened?
KOLA : he tried to escape with some other prisoners and was shot.
RECEIVER : hmm....I see. The rest?
KOLA : nowhere to be found...though their main connection to Target A was a man called Henz.
RECEIVER : Henz?
KOLA : yes. But we don't have to worry about him. He will sure go down with Andy.
RECEIVER : okay. I'll be coming in soon.
KOLA : that will be good. Can't wait to see you.
RECEIVER : alright...
KOLA : em....?
RECEIVER : what?
KOLA : are you coming....alone or?
RECEIVER : the three of us.
KOLA : (smiles)...okay. See you then....(Hangs up)....yes!
to be continued...
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