Life Of Ekene Episode 8
By Ahmed Abdulkabir
Even Sgt.Umoru's words of encouragement in Ekene's head couldn't instigate him to fight back. The militant leader kept on landing blows on Ekene's face like a provoked primary school bully. The blows landed on his face in quick succession, giving him little or no time to think or plan. The leader, satisfied with his brutality, held Ekene's neck. Ekene tried to push the barbaric leader off him, but he was just too strong for his already weak self to handle.
Right in the face of death, he felt something sharp in his inner pocket, it was a nail cutter. He reached for the object but all to no avail. The leader of the militants intensified his grip on him, pressing the life out of Ekene who was fast becoming pale.
Death knocked on Ekene's door, everything around him became cold and slow, he couldn't feel his legs and arms anymore, his sights became blur, life was gradually leaving his brutalized body. Then he started remembering his widowed mother in the village, his friends Kunle and Abu and even nurse Aisha. All these thoughts ran through his mind within a split second. This basically motivated him and he managed to lift the nail cutter which was already lying on the muddy ground, waiting for the chance to be used.
Ekene channeled all the pain and anger towards a potential life saving situation and Ekene, with all the last energy in him like the biblical Samson before pulling down the walls of the Philippines, stabbed the militant leader in the neck. The militant leader's eyes and mouths were wide open, blood gushing out but no words came out. He couldn't scream for help, he just laid there, in a pool of his own blood.
Ekene managed to get up on his feet. He was tired and exhausted and bruised all over. He picked up the already dead militant leader's machine gun and headed straight to the bush. He was going to vent his anger on the assistant militant leader who was still answering the call of nature. Even a man with dysentery won't last that long in toilet.
The assistant was in a sitting position, hole dug, hands on the chin and in the cool evening breeze, he was busy desecrating nature while smoking his Indian hemp. Ekene shot at the assistant militant leader and he laid flat on his shit, he was lifeless. He died instantly, because Ekene shot him in the head. He stood over his corpse, staring at the lifeless enemy, indian hemp still burning out. The smell of hemp, blood and shit filled the air and within minutes, flies started swarming around the dead man. "So this is how they would have left me to the vultures, flies and creatures of the forest" Ekene thought to himself.
The other eight militants heard the gunshot and replied with three resounding gunshots. It was supposed to be a signal, a means of communication amongst the terrorists and the shooter was supposed to fire another shot to confirm his location but Ekene was unaware. The other militants sensed that something was wrong and they followed the sound of the gunshot.
First, they saw their leader lying flat on the mud, with a nail cutter stuck in his neck, his blood was already frozen. They were angry and they ran in opposite directions, searching for the killer. But Ekene was long gone, he was on the run. It was already dark and Ekene could barely see where he was going. He didn't care to know where he was headed, he just wanted to escape from the danger behind him, the agents of death on his trail.
Unknown to him, he was already on the deserted high way. Then he saw two bright lights. It was a fast approaching vehicle. It could be the militants! But how would Ekene know this? It was already too dark to make up a colour or tell who's who. Ekene was petrified and confused, didn't know whether to run into the nearby bush or wait for the worst to happen. It seems the intention of the driver of the approaching vehicle is to run Ekene over.The approaching vehicle didn't stop, it just kept coming towards Ekene with full speed.
To be continued in Episode 9
Copyright
Ahmed Abdulkabir
For STARFLASH ENT.
By Ahmed Abdulkabir
Even Sgt.Umoru's words of encouragement in Ekene's head couldn't instigate him to fight back. The militant leader kept on landing blows on Ekene's face like a provoked primary school bully. The blows landed on his face in quick succession, giving him little or no time to think or plan. The leader, satisfied with his brutality, held Ekene's neck. Ekene tried to push the barbaric leader off him, but he was just too strong for his already weak self to handle.
Right in the face of death, he felt something sharp in his inner pocket, it was a nail cutter. He reached for the object but all to no avail. The leader of the militants intensified his grip on him, pressing the life out of Ekene who was fast becoming pale.
Death knocked on Ekene's door, everything around him became cold and slow, he couldn't feel his legs and arms anymore, his sights became blur, life was gradually leaving his brutalized body. Then he started remembering his widowed mother in the village, his friends Kunle and Abu and even nurse Aisha. All these thoughts ran through his mind within a split second. This basically motivated him and he managed to lift the nail cutter which was already lying on the muddy ground, waiting for the chance to be used.
Ekene channeled all the pain and anger towards a potential life saving situation and Ekene, with all the last energy in him like the biblical Samson before pulling down the walls of the Philippines, stabbed the militant leader in the neck. The militant leader's eyes and mouths were wide open, blood gushing out but no words came out. He couldn't scream for help, he just laid there, in a pool of his own blood.
Ekene managed to get up on his feet. He was tired and exhausted and bruised all over. He picked up the already dead militant leader's machine gun and headed straight to the bush. He was going to vent his anger on the assistant militant leader who was still answering the call of nature. Even a man with dysentery won't last that long in toilet.
The assistant was in a sitting position, hole dug, hands on the chin and in the cool evening breeze, he was busy desecrating nature while smoking his Indian hemp. Ekene shot at the assistant militant leader and he laid flat on his shit, he was lifeless. He died instantly, because Ekene shot him in the head. He stood over his corpse, staring at the lifeless enemy, indian hemp still burning out. The smell of hemp, blood and shit filled the air and within minutes, flies started swarming around the dead man. "So this is how they would have left me to the vultures, flies and creatures of the forest" Ekene thought to himself.
The other eight militants heard the gunshot and replied with three resounding gunshots. It was supposed to be a signal, a means of communication amongst the terrorists and the shooter was supposed to fire another shot to confirm his location but Ekene was unaware. The other militants sensed that something was wrong and they followed the sound of the gunshot.
First, they saw their leader lying flat on the mud, with a nail cutter stuck in his neck, his blood was already frozen. They were angry and they ran in opposite directions, searching for the killer. But Ekene was long gone, he was on the run. It was already dark and Ekene could barely see where he was going. He didn't care to know where he was headed, he just wanted to escape from the danger behind him, the agents of death on his trail.
Unknown to him, he was already on the deserted high way. Then he saw two bright lights. It was a fast approaching vehicle. It could be the militants! But how would Ekene know this? It was already too dark to make up a colour or tell who's who. Ekene was petrified and confused, didn't know whether to run into the nearby bush or wait for the worst to happen. It seems the intention of the driver of the approaching vehicle is to run Ekene over.The approaching vehicle didn't stop, it just kept coming towards Ekene with full speed.
To be continued in Episode 9
Copyright
Ahmed Abdulkabir
For STARFLASH ENT.
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