Rico

PILOT

The date was November something 2023. Location, Golden Gates Hotel in Lekki. There gathered the wealthiest and most corrupt men in Nigeria. Drug dealers, arms dealers, corrupt politicians, Russians, Algerians, you name them. All under the same roof for one single purpose; Vazquez Auction night.
Jorge Vazquez was the most powerful cartel leader in Africa supplying various drug channels all from his base in Spain. Every year, he'd host a big auction to sell one of his family's heirlooms(90% of where stolen). But tonight we're not focusing on Jorge Vazquez or any of these criminals...
A young man with dark skin and brown eyes, presumably under 23 in a tuxedo working as a waiter. He snuck out of the gala hall and creeped him way into the the toilet. He reached for a hole in the toilet roof where he pulled out a laptop. "Bro how far na?" His brother Tobe asked over the phone.
"The gala data files just finished downloading... I'm going in now." Kosy, the young man responded.
"Oya na hurry up. Be like say some security don Dey eye this our motor weh we park for here."
"Just give me a minute." He ends the call.
Kosy begins to do what he does best, he hacks. He uses the phone numbers of these wealthy criminals jotted down in the Gala's data file to link the channels between the owners of the numbers to their designated bank accounts. With the aid of his special software, he does this simultaneously accessing over 15,000 billionaires account details. He then slowly extracts 15,000 naira from each account totaling up to around 225,000,000 naira. He uses a special bug to halt the accounts from noticing this change therefore preventing any debit alerts to anyone. The money was sent into the Rico Bank, a patched up virtual bank which he programmed to prevent any traces. Once the transaction was complete, a huge smile grew on his face.
"Hello Tobe, It's done."
"Oya na, use back door take commot. Daniel de wait you for there."
Kosy gets up and destroys the laptop. He leaves the restroom and heads for the kitchen back door. Meanwhile, the security approached Tobe who had been parked in front of the hotel for a long time now.
"Good evening sir, please what are you doing here? This is a private event." The security said
"Well I'm not inside the event now am I?" Tobe responds as he strikes a sarcastic smile.
"I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to ask you to drive away."
Tobe chuckles "So wait, I no fit park my car where I one park am abi?!" As Tobe begins to yell at the security, his partner decides to intervene pulling a gun out at Tobe.
"He said you should drive away so drive the fuck away before I waste you."
"Woah woah woah, what's the problem here?" A man with Afro, dark beards and putting on a red amiri suit walks over asking.
"Dr. Ben, it's nothing just this man weh no one hear word..."
"Why the fuck are you guys harassing my driver? Abi is that what Vazquez pays you to do?"
"Agh, we're sorry sir... we... we had no idea..."
"Of course you didn't. Please leave here and return to your work." They quickly run off.
"Dr. Ben... I had no idea you'd be here..." Tobe stammers.
"And what the fuck are you doing here?" Dr. Ben asks angrily.
"You know what I don't even care. I've gotten what I came for so now you give me a ride back home... I'll text Bonnyface to come get my car later."
"Yes sir..."
Dr. Ben gets into the jeep as Tobe drives him to his house.
Kosy and Daniel had gotten a cab which took them back home. On their way, Kosy dialed Tobe's line severally but he didn't answer.
"Where'd he go?" Daniel asked.
"I have no idea..." Kosy replied.

"Won't you get that?" Dr. Ben asked after continuous missed calls.
"No... no sir it's not important..." Tobe replies in fear.
"Alright." Tobe parks in front of Dr. Ben's penthouse.
"Tomorrow night, 8pm you come by my office. Don't be late."
"Alright boss." Tobe drives away with relief but still nervy knowing that this little encounter with his boss could escalate to a something bigger.

"Yo D, did Tobe come in last night?"
"Agh... I didn't see him o..."
Suddenly, the door lock clicks open. Kosy swiftly grabs his nearest object which happened to be and umbrella. To their relieve, it was Tobe.

"Bro where the fuck have you been?!" Kosy asks.
Tobe lets out a soft chuckle,"so if I was a thief na umbrella you one use beat me?"
"Why didn't you come back last night?" Daniel asks.
Tobe then sighs,"Oh man... I think we have a problem."