chapter 19
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Chapter 19: The Midnight Jetty

​The salt air of the Lagos Lagoon bit at my face as we pulled into a private jetty in Victoria Island. Behind us, the sky was filled with the rhythmic thud-thud-thud of military helicopters. The "Big Men" had finally stopped hiding behind lawyers. They had sent the green khakis.

​"Emeka, look at the water!" Chidi pointed a shaking finger.

​Two naval patrol boats were cutting through the waves, their spotlights swinging toward our position. We were boxed in. Land,
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