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y wife. Up until now, I hadn't been successful. I was suffering both physically and psychologically. I was severely emaciated and rashes had started coming out of

d of the torture to break me, it instead strengthened my resolve and made me hate the guards more than ever. With each day that passed, I hated them with a growing dis

being kept in terrible conditions. Therefore, in collaboration with the UN recognized Libyan government, they decided to

s if everything was okay at the prison. Fortunately for me, I was one of the prisoners who were selected. A few days before the officials showed up, we were given good food so that we would look healthy. We were als

was able to interact with people who behaved civilized. The inspectors consisted of five Caucasians and three blacks. Those of us

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, we are tortured, starved and women are raped constantly. People di

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reated like animals. People die here every day. Please, Sir,

mute and turned their faces away. The inspectors, however, weren't deceived. They had known all along that the prison guards w

w I was already a dead man as soon as the inspectors left. However, I was ready to die like a m

h the inspectors, I told them everything about the place and why I had come there in the first place. By 6:30 PM, they were done. However, they couldn't go

crets I had revealed. They would quite literally fry me. I had thought I was special but the fact that the officials were sending

f they did that deliberately. So, I took advantage of that. I instead went through a corridor, looking for somewhere to hide. I had to act fast before anyone noticed that I had

storage area. To my greatest delight, it wasn't just a normal storage room, it was one for ammunitions and guns. With the melody of Protocol Breaker by Chidinma going through my mi

was one type of weapon that was essential to me, and I hadn't yet seen it. I saw a door that led into another room. I tested the lock and luckily for me, it was opened. I went inside and I was impressed by what I saw. The

d. Satisfied, that there was no one inside, they attempted to leave but one of them decided to look behind the cupboard and saw me. But I was the last thing he was ever going to see in his entire life. As he attempted to s

friend but instead he met me. I put two bullets in his heart, and he died. No one heard the shots because I had screwed in the silencer.

most certainly be put to death. In the darkness, I sneaked out of the building, activated the flame thrower and lighted up the ammunition depot. Within a minute the whole plac

e, never to rise again. But I was mistaken, there weren't just two of them. There were four and the other two had seen me and opened fire immediately. Of course, they missed because I ha

em were sent to go and protect the Human Rights officials. I was standing in the dark. So, I could see them, but they couldn't see me. I waited until about a group of ten guards went into a building looking for me. Then, I activated

. I ran into the darkness, and they followed. But they couldn't catch me. The ones that managed to get close had their l

ere would I go. Libya was a vast country. I had no means of transportation and the only thing I h

e of the prisoners were hurt. As for the guards, I wished they could all roast to pieces. I had to make a quick decision about my next

ill loaded and fine. Both of them could take a ten-round magazine each. Since I was a gunslinger, that meant the first twenty people who came c

was running towards me. She was weeping and falling as she ran. I cou

y wife. I missed you.

your life for me. I am so sorry, Buc

I have found you. L

, my

ed to see the type of car that was coming. To my greatest delight, I realized that it was the UN convoy of about six vehicles taking back the Human Rights officials to Tri

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