12/09/2025
A middle aged man pushed a gate open. He noticed the gate man's hands were tied behind him, and his mouth gagged with a piece of cloth. Five heavily armed men stormed out of the bus parked by the gate and made their way into the premises of a newspaper house. The driver of the bus swung the bus around, leaving the engine running and positioning the bus at a suitable angle for an easy get away. The newspaper house was almost deserted. Most of the writers had left for different assignments. For twenty fearful minutes the five men tore the office apart, shredding every paper on sight and turning every machine upside down, but not before tying the hands and legs of the only person they met in the office. Later that day, Bintu watched the news trembling. Her boss and a few other men had been murdered when the convoy in which they were travelling came under attack. By the time the news was over, Iye's eyes were red and swollen shut. Her mentor and the only person who gave her hope for a bright future was gone.
