Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14
Our joy was cut short on the second trimester of my pregnancy. It was on
Saturday afternoon after we were done with lunch that two men knocked at
our door. I couldn’t go for the door because of my condition. Kassim went
to open the door but came in with these fearless looking men. Good
afternoon,
I’m Inspector Boniface Ada, my colleague is Fred Sam. We are men of the NPF
from Lagos state command. I guess you are Mr Kassim Olabisi? He said,
pointing at my husband. Yes, how may I help you?
Kassim questioned the policemen. You are under arrest for the rape of Mrs
Esther Ele on the 12th of October, 19… You may remain silent or anything
you say here shall be used against you in the court of law.
The iniquity that was buried had been unburied again. My husband was
handcuffed and taken away. I called Baba immediately to inform him the
police had arrested Kassim. Make sure you know where they are taking him
to, baba told me. I picked my bag and followed them. While at the police
station, I called Toyin to meet me immediately. Toyin arrived before baba
came. She quickly introduced herself as Barrister Toyin and requested to
see the DPO. She spent almost one hour with the DPO but her countenance
spoke volume when she came out of the DPO’s office. What is it Toyin? I
hurriedly asked
her. She sighed and took me to the car. It is rape case of over seventeen
years. He has been placed on a
WANTED list and the case is not of this locality. He will be taken to Lagos
tomorrow where he will be tried for the charges against him. We cannot seek
for bail because it is not within our jurisdiction. So Toyin, what can we
do now? Hmmmm, let me think, she requested.
Toyin called about three of her lawyer friends in Lagos to help us follow
up until we get a substantial lawyer who will stand for us but they all
declined. It was a case at the table of Lagos state commissioner of police
with special interest of the inspector general of police. Kassim was held
in custody that night and was taken to Lagos very early the following day.
My condition did not let me follow them. My brother in-law took the next
available flight to Lagos to follow up with the case.
In a nutshell my husband was jailed. He saw my pregnancy but he never saw
the baby. I gave birth to a baby girl after some months. Fast forward, my
husband spent ten years in prison. By the time he came out our daughter was
already ten years old.
We couldn’t have any other child again because I was already menopausal. I
stopped seeing my menses at 46. Kassim later became a pastor and dedicated
his entire life to God.
Anuoluwapo is our daughter’s name. Today Anu is just 16 and she has been
raped six times by different men. Did God visit the iniquity of the father
on the daughter?
THE END..
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