Black monday , a story by clemzy
CHAPTER 3
A screeching sound emanating from the tyres of
another troops of security vehicles and sirens
were heard indistinctly approaching toward the
scene of the robbery. This new development
took the gang unawares as they thought their
mission was already accomplished, hence, they
failed to envision the possibility of more police
personnel, men of the special anti-robbery squad
(SARS), and Mopol arriving the scenario in
unison. The robbers became alert as they began
disembarking while carrying the bags of money
as they made away. Preacher knew immediately
that their cover had been blown, that way he
decided to transfer his aggression on the
innocent lady lying flat before him, as he wanted
blowing off her head, then a stray bullet came
from afar and hit him on his left chest, exactly
on the spot where the heart is located. Then, he
fell to the ground bleeding profusely and died a
slow death.
Not long afterwards, Jude came out from hiding
and began leading the Gang to their escape, but
then, he forgot to mask his face, but when he
remembered to do so, it was too late as the
security camera situated at the bank had already
captured his face. Apparently, Jude had been on
top the branch of a huge mango tree from the
outskirts of the bank area, thereby, observing
everything happening with his 'Sniper-Lens' gun
from the very beginning. He was responsible for
the death of his partner-in-crime, Preacher, who
was eventually killed by the one person he hated
the most, and the most pathetic thing about him
dying was that he died not knowing the cause of
his death. Perhaps, now, he could greet the Devil
himself.
The Bank Manager had earlier put a distress
phone call to secret agents who later informed
the police and other agents of social control just
before Preacher had gone inside the Manager's
office. These security operatives were shooting
the Gang members back to back as they fled the
environ, but before they could get to them, they
had technically mounted the two white Hilux
vehicles that they came with and started
zooming off; This time, a bullet was shot at one
of the Gang members who fell out of the SUV,
and was apprehended before he could escape.
Although, he wasn't dead but was badly injured.
The robbers drove as fast as they could but the
security men gave them a hot chase. Seeing that
they could get caught by these security officials,
they reached a market area and began spraying
bundles of Naira notes on the floor, in thousands,
and in order to escape being caught. Their plan
magically worked as Market women, Children and
also buyers rushed in their numbers and started
picking the Nigerian currency on the floor, while
some fell inside the gutter filled with mud and
dirty water. This eventually made it possible for
the robbers to evade arrest as the security
operatives were blocked from performing their
duty.
The Gang of robbers finally escaped through
water by crossing the local river, but not after
setting the two Hilux SUV's on fire in a bid to
destroy any evidence or trace.
Alas! After the whole drama had unfolded. Over
fifty persons were killed on that Monday morning
in an attack that lasted about half an hour. The
only victim survivor from the Bank was the fair-
in-completion lady who also barely escaped
death.
*******************************
3:00p.m.
Silence had suddenly taken over the auditorium.
The remaining nine members of the gang were
strategically seated while waiting on the arrival
of the overall general. The five bags of money
stolen were kept at the alter, and just about
then, the General stepped out from his office
while walking majestically to the bags of money
with his footsteps echoing loudly. He walked
toward the filled bags of money, opened it and
then heaved a smile.
"Glory be to God Almighty!" He muttered and
clapped. "Welldone my Sons and Daughters.
Today, you've once again proven yourself to be
the true children of your father." The General
added.
The General was the overall leader of the Gang.
He was a fairly aged man who was in his early
60s, A priest and the founder (General Overseer)
of a mega Pentecostal church named St.
Clement Believers' Church in Warri, Delta State.
He was also the spiritual father who always pray
and blesses them before they embark on any
robbery operation.
"My Children, why are you people not saying
anything?, What is the problem?" He enquired
asking nobody in particular; yet, silence replied.
"J3, I command you to speak now!" He shouted
slightly raising his voice, while referring to Jude,
the second-in-command whose nickname was
J3.
"Father, it is with a heavy heart that I'm sad to
announce to you that though, we succeeded in
this operation, but we lost our brother Preacher,
who was killed today, and Stone who's currently
in Police custody." Jude slowly raised his head
up and said.
"Hmmm... Is that all?" The General asked, but
before Jude could respond, Small cuts in.
"Preacher would've been alive now if it wasn't
for you. You didn't show up when the team
needed you the most." Small fired.
"Will you shut up your mouth! Was I not also
there to lead you guys to safety at last." Jude
retorted trying to defend himself.
Truth is, they probably wouldn't have lost any life
supposing Preacher wasn't hell-bent on spilling
unnecessary blood when they were supposed to
escape.
"Enough! This is not the time to put the blame
on anyone. The deed had already been done."
The General resolved and went further to speak.
"And what about Stone, what happened to him?"
He asked.
"He was shot and then fell out from the vehicle
when we were escaping." Jude replied, albeit,
with a faint tone.
"I'm glad that the rest of you are alive, hale and
hearty. Now that two of our men are dead, be
prepared for the initiation rites of two new
members. As you already know, it is our tradition
that once a brethren transit, another is installed
in order to balance the lineage of this
brotherhood. We are, The Twelve Disciples!" The
General blurted amid evil laughter.
"Yes, Your Lordship!" The Gang members replied
in togetherness, and bowed their head before
General, the High Priest.
"But Father, we're not certain yet whether Stone
is dead or not" Margaret said.
"Well, consider him dead tonight!" The General
said and then Margaret stared at her boyfriend
Jude with disbelief but 'J3' pretended not to
notice her.
Margaret, also dubbed 'Maggi' was the first out
of the two female to be initiated into the Gang.
She was the official girlfriend of Jude, the
second-in-command, but also the ceremonial
Booty-call to every other male in the Gang.
Their tradition also demanded that they do not
keep a close relationship with anybody other than
themselves, so that their secret doesn't get
revealed to an outsider, hence, they were
forbidden to have girlfriends/boyfriends except
making out with persons without any feelings
attached.
After all was said and done, the General
announced to the Gang that they would be
hosted to a wonderful treat in celebration of their
success and bravery towards the operation, he
also assured them that the money realized would
be shared judiciously according to their rank and
advised them to start thinking of what to do with
their various share of the money, because they
may not need to go back to robbery anytime
soon, as the money realized was enough to cater
for their needs for the time being. They were
instantly reeled with joy whilst chanting various
jubilation songs of victory.
It was only a matter of time before reality would
begin to pass its judgement on them. Karma they
say is a B..I.T.C..H; It spares no one caught in
the act of evil, and the evil that men do, lives
after them...
*TO BE CONTINUED*
A screeching sound emanating from the tyres of
another troops of security vehicles and sirens
were heard indistinctly approaching toward the
scene of the robbery. This new development
took the gang unawares as they thought their
mission was already accomplished, hence, they
failed to envision the possibility of more police
personnel, men of the special anti-robbery squad
(SARS), and Mopol arriving the scenario in
unison. The robbers became alert as they began
disembarking while carrying the bags of money
as they made away. Preacher knew immediately
that their cover had been blown, that way he
decided to transfer his aggression on the
innocent lady lying flat before him, as he wanted
blowing off her head, then a stray bullet came
from afar and hit him on his left chest, exactly
on the spot where the heart is located. Then, he
fell to the ground bleeding profusely and died a
slow death.
Not long afterwards, Jude came out from hiding
and began leading the Gang to their escape, but
then, he forgot to mask his face, but when he
remembered to do so, it was too late as the
security camera situated at the bank had already
captured his face. Apparently, Jude had been on
top the branch of a huge mango tree from the
outskirts of the bank area, thereby, observing
everything happening with his 'Sniper-Lens' gun
from the very beginning. He was responsible for
the death of his partner-in-crime, Preacher, who
was eventually killed by the one person he hated
the most, and the most pathetic thing about him
dying was that he died not knowing the cause of
his death. Perhaps, now, he could greet the Devil
himself.
The Bank Manager had earlier put a distress
phone call to secret agents who later informed
the police and other agents of social control just
before Preacher had gone inside the Manager's
office. These security operatives were shooting
the Gang members back to back as they fled the
environ, but before they could get to them, they
had technically mounted the two white Hilux
vehicles that they came with and started
zooming off; This time, a bullet was shot at one
of the Gang members who fell out of the SUV,
and was apprehended before he could escape.
Although, he wasn't dead but was badly injured.
The robbers drove as fast as they could but the
security men gave them a hot chase. Seeing that
they could get caught by these security officials,
they reached a market area and began spraying
bundles of Naira notes on the floor, in thousands,
and in order to escape being caught. Their plan
magically worked as Market women, Children and
also buyers rushed in their numbers and started
picking the Nigerian currency on the floor, while
some fell inside the gutter filled with mud and
dirty water. This eventually made it possible for
the robbers to evade arrest as the security
operatives were blocked from performing their
duty.
The Gang of robbers finally escaped through
water by crossing the local river, but not after
setting the two Hilux SUV's on fire in a bid to
destroy any evidence or trace.
Alas! After the whole drama had unfolded. Over
fifty persons were killed on that Monday morning
in an attack that lasted about half an hour. The
only victim survivor from the Bank was the fair-
in-completion lady who also barely escaped
death.
*******************************
3:00p.m.
Silence had suddenly taken over the auditorium.
The remaining nine members of the gang were
strategically seated while waiting on the arrival
of the overall general. The five bags of money
stolen were kept at the alter, and just about
then, the General stepped out from his office
while walking majestically to the bags of money
with his footsteps echoing loudly. He walked
toward the filled bags of money, opened it and
then heaved a smile.
"Glory be to God Almighty!" He muttered and
clapped. "Welldone my Sons and Daughters.
Today, you've once again proven yourself to be
the true children of your father." The General
added.
The General was the overall leader of the Gang.
He was a fairly aged man who was in his early
60s, A priest and the founder (General Overseer)
of a mega Pentecostal church named St.
Clement Believers' Church in Warri, Delta State.
He was also the spiritual father who always pray
and blesses them before they embark on any
robbery operation.
"My Children, why are you people not saying
anything?, What is the problem?" He enquired
asking nobody in particular; yet, silence replied.
"J3, I command you to speak now!" He shouted
slightly raising his voice, while referring to Jude,
the second-in-command whose nickname was
J3.
"Father, it is with a heavy heart that I'm sad to
announce to you that though, we succeeded in
this operation, but we lost our brother Preacher,
who was killed today, and Stone who's currently
in Police custody." Jude slowly raised his head
up and said.
"Hmmm... Is that all?" The General asked, but
before Jude could respond, Small cuts in.
"Preacher would've been alive now if it wasn't
for you. You didn't show up when the team
needed you the most." Small fired.
"Will you shut up your mouth! Was I not also
there to lead you guys to safety at last." Jude
retorted trying to defend himself.
Truth is, they probably wouldn't have lost any life
supposing Preacher wasn't hell-bent on spilling
unnecessary blood when they were supposed to
escape.
"Enough! This is not the time to put the blame
on anyone. The deed had already been done."
The General resolved and went further to speak.
"And what about Stone, what happened to him?"
He asked.
"He was shot and then fell out from the vehicle
when we were escaping." Jude replied, albeit,
with a faint tone.
"I'm glad that the rest of you are alive, hale and
hearty. Now that two of our men are dead, be
prepared for the initiation rites of two new
members. As you already know, it is our tradition
that once a brethren transit, another is installed
in order to balance the lineage of this
brotherhood. We are, The Twelve Disciples!" The
General blurted amid evil laughter.
"Yes, Your Lordship!" The Gang members replied
in togetherness, and bowed their head before
General, the High Priest.
"But Father, we're not certain yet whether Stone
is dead or not" Margaret said.
"Well, consider him dead tonight!" The General
said and then Margaret stared at her boyfriend
Jude with disbelief but 'J3' pretended not to
notice her.
Margaret, also dubbed 'Maggi' was the first out
of the two female to be initiated into the Gang.
She was the official girlfriend of Jude, the
second-in-command, but also the ceremonial
Booty-call to every other male in the Gang.
Their tradition also demanded that they do not
keep a close relationship with anybody other than
themselves, so that their secret doesn't get
revealed to an outsider, hence, they were
forbidden to have girlfriends/boyfriends except
making out with persons without any feelings
attached.
After all was said and done, the General
announced to the Gang that they would be
hosted to a wonderful treat in celebration of their
success and bravery towards the operation, he
also assured them that the money realized would
be shared judiciously according to their rank and
advised them to start thinking of what to do with
their various share of the money, because they
may not need to go back to robbery anytime
soon, as the money realized was enough to cater
for their needs for the time being. They were
instantly reeled with joy whilst chanting various
jubilation songs of victory.
It was only a matter of time before reality would
begin to pass its judgement on them. Karma they
say is a B..I.T.C..H; It spares no one caught in
the act of evil, and the evil that men do, lives
after them...
*TO BE CONTINUED*
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