Compulsory Marriage - S02 E32

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Compulsory Marriage - S02 E32

Read Story: 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.