Story: Compulsory Marriage - Season 2 - Episode 25

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Story: Compulsory Marriage - Season 2 - Episode 25

My parent 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, 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 surprise

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, and since their plan was to kill you before so they decided to go and throw you away, it was a serious argument between them because the one that certified that you are 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 will still shoot you once they drop you…
Me: That is serious…
SK: They decided that i must follow them too so that i won’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 find their way to the bush and thought they have escaped the police, immediately they brough you down from the booth, i shouted “snake, Snake” so i believe that was what caught the attention of the police that has 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 will make it alive
SK: I thank God………..My parent thought i was in school for my clearance not knowing that have 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 statement, signed some document and told that we are free to go. My dad was the one driving, mum was beside her while the remaining 3 of us was behind. I introduce 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 cloth 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 for me now
SK: what would have happened if you tell 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 has 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 met me in another part of my body
Me: Uhmmmmm…i believe God spare your life for a purpose, but how did it happened?
SK: It happened just exactly the same way i explained at the hospital, I tried to convince them that you are dead that we shouldn’t gun you there as it will 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 can chase us which they eventually did, there was no snake bite, i had to shout so that police will locate us, i thought girls will surrender so that even if they arrest us, some of our baba alaye will come and bail us out until girls started shooting at the police and there was exchange of bullet 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 are still lying in the bush and not dead but just unconscious, told them you need serious medical attention to revive you even though i needed urgent medical attention myself but your own life was so special because you don’t deserve to die like that
Me: But why didn’t you involve some of your baba alaye’s when they took you to the station?

SK: remember i told you i want to be free and opt out, i thought they will release me when i told them i was kidnapped but they said they still need to establish the truth as i was the only lead, they asked me for the house but i told them i don’t know the location because once i take them there, they might want to ask the locals if they know me and what will happen if those ones started telling them they always see me in company of my friends in the town most especially if they show them their pictures or they get to the house, la!d their hands on some incrimating evidence that will 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 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: 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 drug me so that i can 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 safe her from the police too since she risked her life to safe mine too..do you know that if her friends knew she gave me a drug to be unconscious, they will kill her even before killing me

Biola: Have heard you…bye bye aunty, thanks for what you have done, i just hope we are safe 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 parent had gone to bed, me and Biola were in the visitors 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 sex 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 life is 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 pain have made you pass 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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