CHAPTER
SEVEN
The
President was furious when the DCC informed him that the programme was lost
“I
gave you everything you needed and you got decimated!”
“Mr.
President……….”
“No,
you listen to me, Mustapha. You promised me that this girl of yours was good
enough but I should have known better. You better clean the mess you’ve made
and until then, don’t call me!”
For
the first time since the nuclear physics programme three years ago, he,
Mustapha was about to fail him again.
Three
years ago, a senior science and technology adviser to the President, Dr. David
Bassey envisioned a secret nuclear physics programme that will start the
nation’s nuclear programme for weapon productions in the near future. Designed
to be a total state secret, the programme was to be directly run and supervised
by the Secret Service, assisted by the NIA, and under the watch of the CG and
DCC Abubakar Ahmed Mustapha.
Then
in a mistake of a lifetime, right under his nose, the document, supposedly a
top grade classified information got leaked out and the international community
was outraged.
Both
the local and international media had an unforgettable feast on Dr. Bassey and
the UN accused President Hameed of habouring aggressive intentions towards
other African countries. Thus, the dream of a nuclear programme was buried, not
with the attention of the UN on the country increasing daily.
Scandalize and demonized to the
extent of calling for his sack, Dr. Bassey resigned his appointment. Few months
later, he died. Many believed that he died of a broken heart.
But
the SS survived and so did President Hameed. He was however scared, haven
survived a coup plot the same year.
With
that vivid in his mind, President Hameed knew his administration would not
survive another fiasco. He must not let Mustapha’s failure become a public
knowledge.
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Ben
opened his eyes fully expecting to see himself in another world. Instead, he
saw Hadiza standing over him. She hadn’t shot him, after all.
“Ben,
I want the truth and you are going to tell me” she demanded
She
observed him staring at the gun in her hands and she threw it at him, and then
threw the laptop on him as well.
“Remember
I had the chance to run you down but I didn’t “
In
her entire life, she had never felt betrayed or manipulated by the DCC, now she
was forced to think in that direction.
Ben
on his part told her everything he knew and what Dike told him concerning his
negotiations with the DCC
“Please,
call Director Dennis now” he pleaded with her
“Why?”
“He
has to stop the DCC from killing everybody involved in this mission”
“Let’s
get out of here first”
“Please!”
Reluctantly,
she began to dial the Director, Field Ops Dennis Daniel.
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