Thorns In My Boot

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 13

So where is the Chike now? C.O asked no one in

particular

The Police replied: the so called Chike is a

Criminal! He gave him a fake receipt of purchase

bearing a non existing Lagos address and now he

is nowhere to be found, when we went searching

for him last week he was nowhere to be found

and there are several People bearing the name

Chike in the Spare parts market and this your

Soldier does not even know the Shop of the so

called Chike as he claimed not to have been

there before.

Oh gosh! Oh gosh! Nigeria Police! C.O exclaimed.

This Chike you are talking about may be in this

barrack as I speak with you! He is well known

here! And for the fact that you have brought this

Man here in chains, and it is known that he

bought a stolen Car, then believe you me, Chike

has heard of it! And of course he would escape.

You People should have come here secretly and

together we could have laid ambush and caught

this Guy unaware, we could have told him to

supply us anything and we catch him upon

delivery. Well this is not the first time we are

experiencing such situation in the Barracks: I will

send your letter to the G.O.C, where is the

acknowledgement copy let me sign for you?

The Police man handed over the sealed letter

and the acknowledgement copy to the C.O who

endorsed his signature and returned the signed

copy to the Police man.

I hope you guys get to the root of this matter

quickly so that this young Man can return to

duty, he is a young Man just starting life in the

Army: have you contacted his Bankers to check

the last transactions he made? The C.O asked.

No sir! I don’t think so sir! The Police replied.

Then do so! That will help in your investigation:

are you the O.I.C of the case?

Yes sir! I am the Officer in charge sir! The Police

replied.

Please do your best and don’t let my Boy suffer

in vain or unjustly.

Okay sir! I will do my best sir! The Police said.

So you can take him away! Ojo! I wish you the

best! My C.O said with finality.

I sat on the floor of the C.O’s Office and wept

bitterly, I pleaded with him not to allow the

Police take me away, but he ignored me as the

Police and M.P dragged me out of the C.O’s

Office.

A crowd had gathered in front of the C.O’s

Office, I was pushed into the trunk of the Wagon

and the door booth slammed shut, I poked my

head out from the window and called out to the

Soldiers watching us not to allow Mr. Chike to

escape and allow me to suffer unjustly, I

reminded them that it was the lump sum paid to

me that I used to buy the Car, I reminded all that

cared to listen that private Samuel Yoguda and

Private Onoja Samuel are my Colleagues and

these two bought Cars too. Make una no allow

me to suffer for nothing I yelled in tears as the

car screeched and zoomed away