Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: The Cartel (18+)

I was driven to the (zone 6) zonal command of the Nigerian police in Calabar where a couple of pressmen were already waiting for a press briefing and an update on the case. Without any form of interrogation by the police or me admitting to anything, as soon as I was asked out of the car with my hands still cuffed, I simply paraded as “The drug dealing suspect responsible for the kidnapping his girlfriend Miss Vivian Abang, her cousin Audrey Odey and Jane Duke” by the AIG in charge of the Zone.

“These are some of the exhibits recovered from his apartment at ABC apartments in Eta-Agbor street when our men searched the place” He then pointed to wards of Naira notes he claimed was N1.2m, a pistol and an AK47 riffle, white substances in two transparent bags which he went on to explain to the pressmen were coke, and a black polythene bag containing substances I was able to recognize as weed even before he said what it was.

I was shocked beyond words and angry but all I could do was stare while swallowing saliva intermittently. None of these so called exhibits were mine in the first place. Firstly, if he had mentioned these items were found in my apartment in Diamond hill near the State Force headquarters, I would have assumed they were planted there. Secondly, I never kept such an amount of cash in my room before and the last money I had was what I paid for the drugs Coco destroyed that night.

The third point is the fact that I don’t own a pistol. While I’ve seen my acquaintances carry them before, I resisted the temptation of owning one not to mention a riffle. So those were also not mine. Also while I’ve death in coke, I’ve never seen that much before and I hate the smell of weed so much that do avoid it if I have to. The only true thing right now was the fact that I was in some real deep trouble
He went on to say “Investigation are still ongoing with regards to the circumstances leading to the deaths of the other suspects whose bodies were found in their operational base at the Cross River National Park Akamkpa.


The pathologist are still working on the exhumed body and would send in the autopsy report as soon as they complete their examinations on it.”
“Meanwhile, we’re still keeping the identities of the dead so as to be able to carry out necessary investigations and track down the fleeing members of the gang. Once all is done, and others apprehended, they’ll be charged to court. Ladies and gentlemen, I can assure you that we’re working round the clock to get to end of this case and would keep ensuring zone 6 is free from social misfits like this man here” He ended his address
I was immediately bombarded with series of questions by the pressmen but the police boss quickly interjected saying they weren’t allowed to ask me any questions to which he looked at two officers who understood the gesture meant I should be taking away.

Coupled with the pains I was in, I was too weak to say anything and resisted the urge to scream I was innocent. Innocent of what exactly?