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THE TRIPLE BLOODY GANG

On the outskirts of one of the prominent international Zintem city, Mr. and Mrs. Pius, a well-known business family in both the formal and informal settlements of town live. They have been privileged to have a son Josh brought up in the suburbs in the best moral standing that any child would claim from parents. He was respected among his peers in schools and out of class. Many teachers and his parents admired the class performance before his intelligence was above average. In the elementary examinations, Josh managed to school extraordinarily well, securing a slot in one of the country's best universities to pursue statistics. The move to join his university education was thought to be the most appealing thing that happened to the family and the community because one would get the best exposure among his friends. The well behaved Josh was admitted, and his university life began; the innocent young man got down running.

A quick turn of events happened since Josh made friends who were classmates and seemingly from better and more enlightened backgrounds. They introduced the innocent Josh to a new lifestyle that he had never been exposed to. Adolescent moods pushed him and made Josh find himself in the middle of a life he never imagined of being part of in his entire life. In the first two semesters, Josh's performance and relationship with his parents, friends, and former life were well, and many celebrated him for his efforts. An abrupt came as a shock to all who wished the best for the las, whose future was bright, and many peers in his generation would use him as an icon as an academic giant and reference point. He was a friendly young man, cheerful and elegant. Smartly dressed and sharp in all his presentation, an orator who had a good command for language and articulation of his ideas. When he joined the university, he was excited that his expectations in life had finally received the platform to be catapulted to greater heights. The university management, lecturers, and students were keynotes to the growth and establishment of Josh's life.

Jim and Bob eventually appeared with a clear language that swayed Josh into a life that he never imagined to be part of it. The three started absconding classes, taking drugs, and engaging in all sorts of criminal behaviors. The trend happened secretly because very few people around this triple could sense anything was amiss with them. At first, money to buy drugs and go clubbing with the rest was available since the two were from an able background and could access their parents' financial support. The behavior continued to the extent that the three missed their examinations at the end of the semester and were summoned by the dean of students and failed to turn up for the meeting. The life of Jim, Josh, and Bob became too awkward because they started robbing fellow students and city dwellers of money to finance their flashy lifestyle. They acquired weapons that they used to mug, attack, and rob the people of their different belongings. They dropped out of school to devote their time to robbery and living a life that they thought was the best for themselves. The news went wild and wide about the triple bloody gang across the city and the neighboring towns that they were a dangerous team that was harassing people. The parents of the young men could not believe that their sons have sunk to the extent of being in the record of security forces as the bloodiest and notorious gang.

Surprisingly, when the parents come to the university to inquire about their children's whereabouts, it was reported that they had not been studying for the two semesters. It was a shock, indeed! Josh, a smart, disciplined, intelligent young man, had turned into a notorious robber. The case became intense when the three planned bank robbery expedition in their local towns, which now intensified the security personnel's effort to publish in the news about the triple most wanted bloody gang. The raid took place, and succeeded in escaping the police plan to apprehend them. This gang continued to gain more strength in terms of finances and weapons until they became a threat to the government.

For a long time, Josh had not gone home to his parents and has cut off communication with them because he did not want to associate with anyone who knew him since it could compromise their missions. He started living high-end life in big isolated houses and hotels, places no one could be suspicious of his movements. He changed names countless times, adopted fake identity that could conceal his real names and behavior, which kept him off the radar for years, terrorizing people, businesses, and big corporations across the country. The triple advanced and started strategizing for international terrorist missions that targeted areas with wealth and natural resources to seize and get total control. The cases of Josh, Jim, and Bob became too complicated for local security forces to handle. Therefore a combined taskforce on international security detail against terrorism and cross-border crime was formed to trail them.

The triple targeted high-end money and used all mechanisms and systems available to obtain it, which threatened international security and humanity's safety. The gang engaged in recruiting young men and women from informal settlement areas globally and using them to expand their international terrorism activities that were slowly creeping into different world cities. The kind of life that the three lived separated them from their families, friends, and better life and now had chosen to the rogue way. Josh became a threat to his parents and family, who feared meeting him due to security challenges. The life of the triple had changed and had become different in character and aspirations.