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“You’re sure they were shooting at you?”

“No doubt”

Disheartened, Sam handed the binoculars to Okoro as the helicopter continued in that direction He took a look and returned the glasses to Sao, a herd was stolen by aret all the way out here”

The aircraft, caught in a sudden gust, shifted violently The copilot looked back at Sa to have to turn around Wait for the squall to pass Soon as we can get back out, we’ll do so”

The helicopter passed high over the Fulani cattle Sa to lose one second of possible search tiun them with their rifles as they flew overhead The helicopter banked away and Sa ”

The pilot hovered as best he could, allowing Sam to focus

The soldier sitting next to hih his own pair of binoculars “Cat”

It took Saold cat Smaller than a cheetah, it blended into the cliff face—so ht his attention But when he looked higher up, searching, a blinding flash of lightning, followed by a torrential downpour, impeded his view

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

Evil knohere evil sleeps

– AFRICAN PROVERB –

The rain beat against the s of Makao’s apartes He and his crew had driven five and a half hours straight back to Jalingo after the debacle at the school but had heard nothing since Everyaway Anxious, he called Pili’s phone, but it went straight to voice ain

He looked over at Jimi, who’d fallen asleep on the sofa, while his other two men had crashed on the floor next to him They didn’t seeh he’d been the one who drove all night to get there

“Call, already,” he said, pacing He looked over at the phone, stolen fro when he’d called last night about the ransom

Of course he did Which es