[Story] Romance In The Circle – Episode 6

Episode 6

The two police teams led by Sergeant Habeed

drove into the untarred road where Inspector

Clement’s car was parked with its door

opened.

“Someone go check if the coast is clear.”

Habeeb ordered.

A young policeman in his mid twenties got

down from the police bus and went to the car.

“Stop right there.” A voice said from inside the

bush.

The young man dropped his weapon at once

and stood still waiting for his doom.

Meanwhile, Habeeb and the rest were watching

at the drama unfolds.

“This boy is a weakling. Lets get his Bottom

covered.” Habeen said

getting down from the bus and advancing

carefully towards the car.

Ngozi came out after realising that she just

got a policeman. She

came face to face with Habeeb and the others.

“Sergeant Habeeb.”Habeeb introduced saluting

her.

She did the same before introducing herself.

“Detective Ngozi.” She said too.

“I believe Okoro has been abducted.” Ngozi

took time to give account of how Okoro was

carried away by the bikeman.

“Their van drove deep into the forest through

this path.” Ngozi

explained.

Three policeman advanced deep into the

forest. Shortly afterwards,

three quick gunshots were heard.

“Did you hear that?” Ngozi asked.

“Yes I did. What could that be?” Habeeb

asked.

“I just hope they’ve not killed our men.” Ngozi

said.

Just then footsteps were heard approaching

them.

“I think we just ran into an ambush.” Habeeb

said.

“What do we do? Hold them on or retreat?”

Another police officer

asked.

“Its best if we retreat.” Habeeb adviced.

“No, we shouldn’t.”

“All men, fall back into the van. We are

retreating.” Habeeb

announced.

Just then gunshots began to pour on them

like a heavy downpour. Policemen scampered

around not knowing where the gunshots was

springing from. The gun battle continued for

the next few minutes with Sergeant Habeeb

nowhere in sight.

“Ngozi came out of her hiding place just when

a grenade was thrown to a policeman

somewhere beside a heap of sand.

“Hey! A bomb is there beside you. Get out of

there.”

Just then she was hit on the arm by a bullet

and at the same time, the grenade went off

and blew off the policeman into parts. Ngozi

passed out at once. Seeing that Ngozi is

down, other policemen took to their heels and

the battle stopped. Ngozi was carried into the

police bus and transferred to the hospital.

–to be continued