COMPULSORY MARRIAGE SEASON 2 = EPISODES 25 & 26…
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, laid
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 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 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.
• Episode 26
Have seriously missed my baby, our
discussion later led into romantic mood
and i initiated s-x with her but for where?
Biola didn’t allow me, her reason was
that i still need to visit our family doctor
the following day to ascertain my medical
condition even when i tried to convince
her that all that have been done at benin
and at least she has the result but she
still declined, i went to bed a bit angry.
Biola went to office the following day, i went
to the hospital and from there to my
office, my colleagues were so happy to see
me, i had discussion with my boss and
was asked if i was fit enough to resume
on Monday which i said in affirmative
that i will God willing….I went to retrieve
my sim card on Friday, i bought a new
phone but the sim card didn’t work until
the following day on Saturday evening
We left my parent place to our house in
Egbeda on Sunday morning; Biola’s
parent came on a visit to our house, we
discussed at length about what
happened, my encounter at the
kidnappers den and how i escaped, they
left around past 12 when Biola saw them
off…
My other friends and neighbour came to
visit us at home too, my house was like
someone that just came back from
pilgrimage, will i complain? Have wanted
to go and barb my hair since we came
into the house in the morning but visitors
wouldn’t allow me. It was me all of them
came to visit so i couldn’t leave them at
home to go out..
One visitor wouldn’t have left before
another one will come in, it was not until
around 6:30pm we stop having visitors,
Biola and I were so tired, i helped her out
in the kitchen with some place and i had
to take excuse to quickly rush to the
saloon while she prepare our dinner.
I took my clipper and off i went to the
barbing saloon, there were some sort of
people there so, i was fourth on the queue
so i had to wait, i was through with my
hair around past 8 and headed straight
home.
I got to my flat and realized my
door was a bit opened “why will this
woman leave this door open like this”….
I entered and lock the door from behind, i
called her name but i didn’t hear any
response, i went to the kitchen and the
rice on fire has started burning already
“this woman left food on fire and went
out, maybe someone came to visit us and
he saw them off again” i said to myself.
Iput off the gas cooker and headed
straight to the bedroom ..WHAT!!! i
shouted…