Compulsory Marriage!
Season 2 Episode 25
My parents went to sleep in a hotel while Biola
was with me at the hospital.
It was not until around 10am when police came to the
hospital, we were taken to the station where we met the DPO. The statement was taken, it was
a delight when they brought in SK, her arm was bandaged, she was looking a bit innocent
and scared at the same time as she does not know what has been happening, the DPO
asked “is she the one”?
I stood up and gave her a passionate hug, her
reaction shows she was surprised
DPO: Is she the one?
Me: Yes…..they kidnapped us together in the same room, what happened to me Simbiat?
How did i end up at the bush?
SK: I guess you were unconscious, so one of
them checked you out and convince them that you were dead. Since their plan was to kill you before so they decided to go and throw you away. It was a serious argument among them because the one that certified that you were dead convinced them beyond reasonable doubt and there was no need to shoot you
again but the flat one among them still maintained that they would still shoot you once
they drop you…
Me: That was serious…
SK: They decided that I had to follow them too so that I wouldn’t run away. It was on our way going that they didn’t know there was robbery
on the highway earlier so, police stopped their
car but they didn’t wait… They started chasing them until they found their way to the
bush and thought they had escaped. Immediately they brought you down from the booth, I shouted “snake, Snake” so I believed that was what caught the attention of
the police that had been trailing them silently
and they started shooting. I ran for my life as I saw that as opportunity to run away for my life
Me: Thank God for our lives ooooo………I never
thought we would make it out alive
SK: I thank God………..My parents thought i was in school for my clearance not knowing that I
had passed through death in the last one month
Me: Sir, can we go home together? (Facing
the DPO)
DPO: Yes of course, we will continue with our own investigation..since you guys are in Lagos, you will still need to report to the state
command and return whenever we need you guys because our investigation will still
continue
Me: No Problem sir..
SK: We will always be available.
After spending more than two hours at the station, we submitted our statements, signed some documents and we were told that we were free to
go.
My dad was the one driving, mum was beside him while the remaining 3 of us were
behind. I introduced Biola to Simbiat but I didn’t say much to her…
We got to Lagos by around 5pm, my mum took SK in to take her bath, Biola gave her
new clothes to wear while i saw her off around 6pm
Me: Thanks so much SK
SK: Thanks to you too…i should be the one thanking you for saving my life
Me: How did i save your life? You did that for me now
SK: what would have happened if you told the police i was one of them? That means i will be
the one to suffer for all our crimes
Me: What would have happened if you didn’t drug me?
SK: Well, we thank God for sparing our lives
Me: I was so glad i make it out alive
SK: Am so happy God is giving me a second chance…….I will never attempt bad behaviour
in my life again
Me: Will you be able to pull out now?
SK: yes..its so easy now, Mary and Opa had been the one forcing me all this while
Me: see the way they ended their lives
SK: what would have happened to me if the bullet hit me in another part of my body
Me: Uhmmmmm…i believe God spared your life for a purpose, but how did it happened?
SK: It happened just exactly the same way i explained at the station. I tried to convince
them that you are dead that we shouldn’t gun you there as it would call people’s attention. The initial plan was to take you to a bush, push you out of the car then gun you but Flaky still insisted that we gun you even when i confirmed to them that you are dead….
I was scared on our way going but so happy when we saw police at the check point, i was
even the one that told Opa not to wait for them so that they could chase us which they
eventually did. There was no snake bite, I had to shout so that police would locate us, i
thought girls would surrender so that even if they arrested us, some of our baba alaye would come and bail us out. But girls started shooting at the police and there were exchange
of bullets here and there…..Girls were gone
instantly
Me: waoh..that is serious
SK: I told the police that i was kidnapped by the ladies on our way going, i told them you
were still lying in the bush and not dead but just unconscious, told them you needed serious medical attention to revive you even though i needed urgent medical attention myself but your own life was so special because you
didn’t deserve to die like that
Me: But why didn’t you involve some of your baba alayes when they took you to the station?
SK: remember i told you i want to be free and opt out, i thought they would release me when i told them i was kidnapped but they said they
still needed to establish the truth as i was the
only lead. They asked me for the house but i told them i didn’t know the location because once i took them there, they might want to ask
the locals if they know me and what would happen if those ones started telling them they
always see me in company of my friends in the town most especially if they showed them
their pictures. They could also get to the house, laid
their hands on some incrimating evidence that could implicate me
Me: waoh…you are too smart
SK: It was a relief when you told them that we were both kidnapped, i was so happy….i know news would have filtered everywhere now that
girls have been killed so people might think that I
have been killed too. I will just be on a low key, find a trusted ally to help me with my
final clearance and mobilization, then go for
my NYSC
Me: That is very good dear, you can see that bad company doesn’t pay
SK: I have learnt my lessons ooo
Biola: Uhmmmmmm…..so, this is what happened
Me: When did you come behind us? So, you have been hearing us
Biola: So, you are one of those girls abi..you are one of them (Raising her voice)
Me: Stop it now..she is the good one among them and if not for her, do you think you will
see your husband alive? She was the one that drugged me so that i could be unconscious and for
them not to kill me..Thank God you heard most of our discussion..she is someone you
should be thanking, i had to save her from the police too since she risked her life to save mine too..do you know that if her friends knew
she gave me a drug to be unconscious, they
would kill her even before killing me
Biola: Have heard you…bye bye aunty, thanks for what you have done, i just hope we are
save from your hand now and you won’t send your people to us again…
Me: stop it now Biola…..Dad, gave you some cash SK, i believe it will be enough to take you home, say me well to everybody when you get
home please..I hope we can get to see again
SK: If God says so…Thank you very much Snakie
Me:Thanks to you too
Biola: Its okay, lets go inside….people that
came to greet you are inside and you are outside here talking to a killer
Me: Please now Biola, lets this be between us abeg you for God sake…
Biola: We will still discuss this later
Me: No problem.
Biola drag me inside, the look on her face was not the same again, i knew she had a lot of
questions to ask me and i was not ready to lie to her either.
It was late in the night when all visitors had gone, my parents had gone to bed, me and
Biola were in the visitor’s room, i wanted to
sleep but she wouldn’t allow me
Biola: so, what were the other things that happened there that you wouldn’t tell
anybody…don’t lie to me because i know there were so many things
Me: Things like what? There was nothing baby…You have heard it all
Biola: heard what all? The same way i heard your discussion with Simbiat that she was one
of the kidnappers
Me: ahn..Ahn…baby
Biola: so, i need to know other things that happened and don’t lie to me
Me: Why should i lie to you….nothing again
really happened baby
Biola: what were the little things that remained? Did you have s*x with her too
Me: yes baby because i had no choice, it was at gun point
Biola: I guess she enjoyed you and fell in love with you that was why she had to risk
everything to safe your life so that she can be with you after all have been resolved
Me: ahn..ahn baby
Biola: Don’t baby me abeg……was that not the reason? That was why you had to defend her,
lied to the police so that she won’t go to jail abi
Me:Not like that baby, I just felt that was the only thing i could do for her since she risked her own life too to safe mine
Biola: What if her other gang member started following you guys up knowing fully well she is not dead…..that means my own life is at risk, our lives are at risk
Me: i trust her..she is going on a low key
Biola: you trust a killer? I think i should start
watching my own back too
Me: believe me baby..its nothing, we are safe,
nothing will happen to us again
Biola: You know you caused all this, all this is happening because of you
Me: Am very sorry for all the pains I have made you passed through baby…please am very sorry,
please forgive me
Biola: I just hope you are considering my safety sha.
We argued about so many things that night,
Biola was so particular about SK, i still tried
to convince him there was no cause for alarm and begged her not to tell anybody even
though she was not okay with it, she said she wouldn’t want anything to happen again and
people will start saying why didn’t she say something at the initial stage.
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