The Abomination - S01 E14

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The Abomination - S01 E14

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 14

Our joy was cut short on the second trimester of my pregnancy. It was on

Saturday afternoon after we were done with lunch that two men knocked at

our door. I couldn’t go for the door because of my condition. Kassim went

to open the door but came in with these fearless looking men. Good

afternoon,

I’m Inspector Boniface Ada, my colleague is Fred Sam. We are men of the NPF

from Lagos state command. I guess you are Mr Kassim Olabisi? He said,

pointing at my husband. Yes, how may I help you?

Kassim questioned the policemen. You are under arrest for the rape of Mrs

Esther Ele on the 12th of October, 19… You may remain silent or anything

you say here shall be used against you in the court of law.

The iniquity that was buried had been unburied again. My husband was

handcuffed and taken away. I called Baba immediately to inform him the

police had arrested Kassim. Make sure you know where they are taking him

to, baba told me. I picked my bag and followed them. While at the police

station, I called Toyin to meet me immediately. Toyin arrived before baba

came. She quickly introduced herself as Barrister Toyin and requested to

see the DPO. She spent almost one hour with the DPO but her countenance

spoke volume when she came out of the DPO’s office. What is it Toyin? I

hurriedly asked

her. She sighed and took me to the car. It is rape case of over seventeen

years. He has been placed on a

WANTED list and the case is not of this locality. He will be taken to Lagos

tomorrow where he will be tried for the charges against him. We cannot seek

for bail because it is not within our jurisdiction. So Toyin, what can we

do now? Hmmmm, let me think, she requested.

Toyin called about three of her lawyer friends in Lagos to help us follow

up until we get a substantial lawyer who will stand for us but they all

declined. It was a case at the table of Lagos state commissioner of police

with special interest of the inspector general of police. Kassim was held

in custody that night and was taken to Lagos very early the following day.

My condition did not let me follow them. My brother in-law took the next

available flight to Lagos to follow up with the case.

In a nutshell my husband was jailed. He saw my pregnancy but he never saw

the baby. I gave birth to a baby girl after some months. Fast forward, my

husband spent ten years in prison. By the time he came out our daughter was

already ten years old.

We couldn’t have any other child again because I was already menopausal. I

stopped seeing my menses at 46. Kassim later became a pastor and dedicated

his entire life to God.

Anuoluwapo is our daughter’s name. Today Anu is just 16 and she has been

raped six times by different men. Did God visit the iniquity of the father

on the daughter?

THE END..