Story: Compulsory Marriage - Season 2 - Episode 32

7 years ago

Story: Compulsory Marriage - Season 2 - Episode 32

Me: This is Biola’s Phone

Simbiat: The screen is broken, it has been off all this while though as i don’t even have money to repair the phone as all the engineers i gave it to said the screen is not yet available in Nigeria except we will order for it from abroad.

Me: Who was the person in my house before my arrival then

Simbiat: I still have the phone conversation on my phone and i don’t know if this phone can be repaired maybe there might be some clue of the person that came to the house there

Me: definitely, thanks so much dear, you are a darling..can you help me take this phone to my lawyer?

Simbiat: Where is his office?

Me: This place, just give him the phone and explained to him your understanding

Simbiat: But you know i might not be able to come to court as a witness

Me: No problem dear, just help me drop your number for the lawyer too so that we can always contact you

We discussed about some other things most especially about life and the way she should be going forward. I teased her if she now has a relationship, she said she has a corper friend that she was seeing as at then, i asked her to keep it cool and never engaged in something that will put her life in danger again. Simbiat didn’t leave without dropping something for the warden, which is what they enjoyed most about my visitors as they always drop tip for them which in turn make them to give me preferential treatment whenever i have a visitor.

Its been more than a month Simbiat visited me, i didn’t hear anything from the lawyer, even my mum that came to visit me twice only told me that the lawyer said he was working on new evidence with the police. She said he assured them that everything will be alright based on the new available evidence.

I was taken to the court on the fixed date, everybody in the court including me was stunned when my lawyer requested the court of appeal to order retrial of my case. He based his submission on the fact that there was another lead by the police on the actual person that murdered my wife.

He posited that new evidence showed that the actual killer of my wife has been apprehended by the police and in fact, police have actually concluded their investigation o the matter. Police was called to ascertain the claim of my lawyer which they confirmed that they have apprehended a new suspect based on some evidence available to them and they are ready to charge the person to court for trial.

In a unanimous judgement, appeal court granted our prayer and instructed the police to re-arraigned me for new trial based on their submission that a new lead has been establish. He struct out the decision of the high court sentencing me to 11 years imprisonment and ask them to go ahead with the new trial without further delay. I was asked to be remanded in the prison pending the determination of my case by the high court over the new trial. It was a joyful moment that my appeal was finally granted and i feel relieved seriously but i still need an explanation from my lawyer about this new evidence.