As the extradition issue concerning Tivoli Gardens strongman Christopher 'Dudus' Coke gets more intense, thugs who earlier vowed that they would fight for him are now having second thoughts.
Investigations by the star have revealed that persons who had once claimed they would have even sacrificed their own lives to defend Dudus are now wishing they could fly away, literally.
"Jah know if mi did have a visa mi gone wid di wind ... It might sound a way my yute but dis look like is a war weh wi cyaa win," one thug, Dawgisfrom Tivoli Gardens said.
Like other persons with whom by the weekend star spoke, Dawgis was one of those thugs who earlier vowed to defend Dudus.
"Memba seh man come in and get gun and agree seh dem wouldn't run from di war ... A fret dem a fret now, some a dem all waa run weh cause dem realise seh dis ting bigga dan we," another known thug, Dawdie explained.
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According to the thugs, they believe the extradition process will include the works of the United States military along with local security forces and say they simply wont be able to take on such a team.
"Yu see if a did jus regular police wi woulda good trust mi ... But fi go tek on dem plus man from foreign a go too wicked ... A too much dat fi wi tek on," Dawdie added.
Other persons have also began to distance themselves from west Kingston, as they are said to be fearing the possibility of losing their United States visas,the weekend staralso heard.
Recently, Prime Minister Bruce Golding instructed Attorney General Dorothy Lightbourne to seek a declaration from the court as to whether she was right to deny the extradition request for Coke to answer to drug and weapons charges.