Is It A Sin? Episode 11

IS IT A SIN? EPISODE 11
My father just sat down watching the drama played by the two criminal, he was confused, bemused and mixed-up, he did not know what to say. “This lie took after his personality, truly, where is the allocation he received for this month? It is nowhere to be found.” This made him to be totally baffled.
“Commissioner, I don’t know these nuisances they are faking this lies.” My father tried to defense.
“He! Yepa! You godfather! Your Excellency. You don’t know us? Nice one, it seems that you want us to expose all the secrets we have been hiding, godfather, you don’t want to bail us out from here, nice one, I love that, that means it is high time we tell the world what we cooked that made the house to burn down. Commissioner, don’t mind him o, he think we are still bounded by the covenant but he don’t know we have broken the covenant.” The fist criminal lashed.
“godfather make I no lie, you really disappoint me o, so because of the change you are going to give this hungry looking Commissioner of Police, that is why you deny us, no problem, Commissioner look here, before the election this wicked and greedy man do send us to bring him some day old babies, even sometimes we broke into the hospital to kidnap babies, we even kidnap twin one day. When we brought the babies to the herbalist he was using, the herbalist do assigned us to ground the babies alive and he will use the grounded babies to make concoction for the governor. This governor has even eat a human being, we roasted the boy, if I could remember the boy can’t exceed the age of 5, this man eat his body like an hungry man. Commissioner, how many dirty things that we have did for his Excellency that we can’t say; it is too much, he is just wicked.” The second kidnapper narrated.
“My Governor.” The commissioner uttered laughingly.
“Commissioner, I don’t know them, they are just lying, commissioner, I swear I haven’t set my eyes on them…” my father was trying to defense as the commissioner barged in.
“Where is the herbalist now?” the commissioner asked facing the criminals.
“The herbalist, he has die, even he dies of fire, who know maybe the innocent babies we have killed that send fire to him. Commissioner, if I tell you that since when we have started killing the babies, I have been having sleepless night, sometimes I will just be hearing the cries of babies…” The first criminal stated as the second criminal barged in.
“And you no tell me, I am also having the same dreams, sometimes the babies do carry weapon in my dreams, all thank to the governor that has fortified me, maybe they may have killed me.” The second criminal concluded.
“Your Excellency, I don’t expect you to be doing all this thing, just because you are looking for a material post you have destroy the sweet home, you have turn a lovely home to bitter one well as they use to say human beings are unpredictable. Officers.” The commissioner of police yelled as three police officers barged in.
“Take these criminals back into the prison and arrest this disgraceful Governor.” The Commissioner of Police concluded.
“Sir, he is the Governor of this state.” An Officer tried to explained.
“Are you sick? Are you the one that will be teaching me my job? If you are not careful you will lose your job, arrest him and throw him in,side cell no six.” The Commissioner of Police concluded.
“Am sorry sir, Your Excellency, please stand up.” The officer pleaded and commanded as he handcuffed my father.
“Hey! Your Excellency, don’t try to act smart, all what the criminals says has been recorded here.” The Commissioner of Police concluded as he signaled to the officer to take him away.
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SHORT SUMMARY FROM THE NARRATOR: the case between Governor John and the two criminals has been the talk of the country, the news has spread like wife fire, people in the rural areas migrants to the city to join the protest against Governor John, while people who couldn’t afford to migrant are protesting in their respective villages and all forms of rural asylum, the issue has made the vendors business growing faster within that period, the case use to be in every front page of the daily newspapers, the presenters on radios and television base their news on that issue, there is different form of rumors everywhere, the masses are growing fury in anger and ch0ler, the peoples don’t even bothered to find the root of the issue they all believes the news is nothing but true, every forms of org-nization in the state join the protest, some people in other states travel down to our state to join the protest. On the other hand, Senator Jeff and the Commissioner of Police are rejoicing about their victory, they were very happy that they are succeeding in ruling affairs of the state in their own benefits; they have been planning of installing a puppet as the new governor of the state, their joy knew no bound.
“The hearing of his case is on Friday, I know that he will be hanged to death.” The Commissioner of Police said as he burst out laughing.
“Yes, you know what amazed me are the notable lawyers that are volunteering to took up the case against him, only his friend, one Barrister Ayodele Samson was his counsel, I wonder how long he can defend the case.” Senator Jeff retorted mockingly.
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LOCATION: SUPREME COURT, ABUJA.
The Chief Justice sat down on his chair, he adjusted his sunglass as he was examining the doc-ments placed on the table facing him, the Commissioner of Police and Senator Jeff were nowhere to be found in the Court, the plaintiff’s lawyers that are in the court are four in number minus the principal counsel, while Barrister Ayodele Samson was the only defendant lawyer, the reporters were outnumbered, the policemen were all well kitted and they were all at alert, the audiences; my mother {Her Excellency Cynthia John} and my siblings (Samuel John and Emmanuel John) and other audiences were all sited in the audiences sits just then the warders brought in My father (Governor John Adewole) and the two criminals, they were all handcuffed, my father look into the eyes of my siblings and that of my mother, tears flow freely from his eyes and my mother couldn’t help his condition as she also broke down in tears.
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“Start the inquiring.” Chief Justice Babalola commanded.
“This is the hearing of the case between the Federal Government and Governor John Adewole in case no 37/OYM/2017, the Chief Justice of this country; Justice Babalola Olaiya will be the Justice in-charge of this case, the defendant is accused of smuggling, corruption, bribery, kidnapping, killing and embezzling.” The Court attendant addressed.
“Governor John Adewole are you guilty or not?” The court attendant asked.
“I’m not guilty.” My father replied as he was trying to stress the words.
The court attendant sit down as the Chief Justice started the inquiry.
“The principal counsel of the plaintiff’s.” Chief Justice Babalola mentioned as the principal counsel stand up to defend his opinions.
“My lord, my name is SAN Taiye Ololade am the principal counsel of the plaintiff’s; with me are my colleagues; SAN Sam Micheal (the lawyer stand up for notification), Barrister Sola Omolara (the lawyer stand up for notification), Barrister Kehinde Ololade (the lawyer stand up for notification) and Barrister Toyin Seun. My lord, there is no need to be beating around the bush to search for something that is not missing, we all know that Governor John was guilty of this charges, person who can deny people he was sending dirty errand like kidnapping, killing, stealing and smuggling, what else can’t such person do? My lord, let take a look at this case in this direction, who which to die by hanging or by shooting? None! These two criminal (he pointed to the two criminals who claimed to be my father errand boys) knew the punishment of what they had reveal, they knew is either they were killed or they were sentenced to life imprisonment, they can’t claim to know the governor if not that they were into a dirty business, my lord, we asked the governor to provide the allocation his state received last month, he was unable to provide it, I personally asked him series of question but he was unable to answer my questions, this is enough as an evidence proving Governor John to be guilty. My lord, I would like this court to judge this case according to the law and custom of this our dear country” The Principal Counsel of the Plaintiff’s counter-blasted as he sit down to rest his opinions.
“The defendant counsel.” Chief Justice Babalola mentioned as he readjusted his sunglass
“My lord, my name is Barrister Ayodele Samson, am the counsel of the defendant, my lord, I know there are rumors everywhere concerning the lies and fake accusation this criminals bestow on my client, my lord, I know my client very well, he is honest, diligent, trustworthy and he has a respectable manner, my lord, my client told me some days after he was arrested, he told me that Senator Jeff Richærd {senator representing the central district of his state} visited him in the Government House, he asked him to forgo the allocation he received so that he and his colleagues can embezzle the money, my client bluntly refused, some days after the war of words from the Governor and the Senator, Senator Jeff send some armed robbers to the Government house, they broke into the Government House, they killed the securities, they were able to make their way into the Governor’s Bedroom, they narrated how the money was processed before it bounce into the state account, my client defense that the money has not been withdrawn, so they kidnap my client children in substitute for the money, they told my client that if he really care for his children he should bring the money to V™ forest, my client later abide by their ransom, he planned to pay the salaries and wages of his workers with the money he planned to lend from the world bank with his name, the kidnappers succeeded in hijacking the money, they also succeeded in killing the only female daughter of my client and that caused him a great depression, he thought that if he announce that his daughter was killed, people will ask him for her corpse, where will he find the corpse? So he decided to keep the loss to himself and his family. Some days after the loss, the COP of his state called him and informed him about these two hærdened criminal, the COP summoned him to his office in which my client went there in a jiffy, these criminal fake a lies that look alike to my client personality, they succeeded in sending my client to sleep in prison. My lord, with the little narration I had given out I think you should know that something is fishy somewhere. My lord, I suggest you should looks into this case very well before you gave out your judgment.
“Now that the two counsels have defend my opinions, I think there is something fishy somewhere and as a court of law, it is our duty to gave out a fair and justice judgment, for this reasons, I hereby adjourn this case to the 19th of January, 2017 and Governor John can resume back to his work as the Governor of his state till further notice.
“As your lordsh¡p pleases!” The counsels replied in chorus.
“I rise.” Chief Justice Babalola enunciated as he stands up from his sit.
“Court.” The Court attendant yelled in an alarming tone.
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{CONVERSATION ON PHONE}
“Yes the lawyer defended the case excellently, he must be a professional.” The Principal Counsel of the plaintiff informs Senator Jeff on phone.
“So what are you trying to tell me?” Senator Jeff retorted loudly.
“I think we must act fast because it seems the Chief Judge is highly interested in the case, and I knew the defendant lawyer was able to convince him with his points and I knew the Chief Judge to be a seasonal judge.” The lawyer retorted.
“Hmmm, the lawyer, he really tried. Bravo! I heard that the judge asked him to get back to his position as the Governor of this state?” Senator Jeff asked.
“Yes, that nothing but a damn truth.” The lawyer replied.
“Okay, I will call you later, see you soon, okay, bye.” Senator Jeff addressed and concluded as he dropped his phone on the table situated as the center of the vast sitting room.
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{TWO DAYS LATER}
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LOCATION: CHIEF JUSTICE OFFICE, ABUJA.
Some luxurious cars drove into the vast monolithic field, the policemen jumped down from their van, a bouncer open the door as a man who dressed elegantly came out from the luxurious BMW car, he dressed in Black Suit, a well polished black Italian shoes fitted his leg firmly. The corrupt politician walked majestically in the midst of the securities into the Chief Justice Office.
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{Chief Justice main Office}
“August Visitor! August Visitor!!” Chief Judge Babalola welcomed him laughingly as he handed over a glass of Maukey wine to him.
“My Judge” Senator Jeff replied as he gave the Chief Judge some kind of manly hugs.
They both sat down on the sofa, they sipped the wine a little and they both dropped the glasses on the glass-made table sitting in front of them.
“You are here. Hope no problem.” The Chief Judge asked as he was trying to adjust the side pillows.
“Let me say no problem and I can equally address the issue as a minor problem, but the solution is only with you.”Senator Jeff replied as he looks into the eyes of the Chief Judge.
“Solution? With me? Ah! As long as I am the only one to help why won’t I do it, I pledge to render any help I can render as long as the help is in my care.” The Chief Judge boasted.
“hmmmmm, will you do it before I voice out my friend?” Senator Jeff warned as he was trying to re-adjust his pot-belle to ease him some comfort.
“Why not, as long I could help.” The Chief Judge replied.
“The case of Governor John of our state versus the Federal Government, sentence Governor John to death by hanging and that is all I need from you.” Senator Jeff narrated as he was trying to stress the words.
“Is that all?
“Yes, no other thing.” Senator Jeff nodded in approval
“So now, how about the payment?” Chief Judge asked.
“Forward your acct details to me, I will firstly settle you with Fifty Million Naira then after a well done job I will settle my balance.” Senator Jeff replied as he brought out his mobile phone to make the transaction.
After gisting, chatting and discussing for like an hour, Senator Jeff left the Chief Judge office and he was esc-rted back home by his securities
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“Unbelievable, Governor John Adewole has cleared up all the state and local government salaries they are owned before he emerged as the governor of this state.” The newscaster broke the latest news on through the radio.
“Governor John Adewole! You paid up all the workers’ salaries with your own personal money, you wish to win this case, we let just wait till the judgment case, be ready to let-go the hot sit as the Governor of this state on the 19th of January, 2017.” Senator Jeff stated rhetorically with some kind of husky voice.
To be continued