“I Don’t Think; I Can Forgive My Husband With What He Did To Me”: Woman Cries After Two Years In Jail

Bose Abiodun, a native of Ijebu Jesa in Oriade local government who is also into petty trading has cried out that she cannot forgive her husband after abandoning her in jail for over 2 years.

The mother of three male children was actually not rich, but she was not poor and the funds coming from groceries she was dealing in, the support from Femi Abiodun her husband, her hardworking, as well tailoring job she was doing by side, were enough to meet the needs of the family.

Femi Abiodun who had been married to Bose for five years was a farmer combined with hunting. With the head of the household going for his daily routine, tragedy struck in.

Femi during a hunting expedition had mistaken a human being for an animal and shot the person dead.

According to The Vanguard, the incident which happened in January 2014, disrupted all plans already mapped out by the couple, and all the beautiful promises that life had offered them immediately disappeared, and they were replaced with regrets and gnashing of teeth.

After his arraignment before court, Femi was remanded in Ilesha custodian centre, where he spent over one year before bail could be secured for him.

His wife, Bose and Femi’s Elder Brother, Dele Abiodun stood as sureties. From his house, he was attending the trial over before an Osun state high court six, sitting in Osogbo, but the case progressed rather slowly owing to financial reasons.

Without Bose knowing, the husband had stopped attending to his trial before the court in December 2017, Femi moved out of the house where he lived with his family in Ijebu Jesa and headed for an undisclosed destination.

Femi, with the secret intention of his elder brother, dele, had decided to jump bail. He stopped attending court sessions and in April 2018, Bose, his wife who was one of the two sureties for him, was arrested, arraigned, and subsequently remanded in Ilesha custodial centre pending when her husband would show up.

“I didn’t know I was pregnant until a few days after I was remanded. I took ill and was taken to a clinic inside the prison. After examination, I was told by the officials there that I was a few months pregnant”.

I was delivered of the baby on a Sunday, September 2, 2018. I had been labour since Saturday night around 8 pm but to the glory of God, I put to bed on Sunday at about 3:30 pm without any complications.

She was named Oyinkasola and luckily we got supplies from gifts by churches and mosques, as well as the little my brother was bringing from home.

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In Securing my release, my name was not on the list of inmates to be released on the day I was released.

It happened that someone came to look for me and I was told that the Chief Justice’s panel wanted to meet me. I was elated when I saw the lawyer, Julie Olorunyomi, because she was involved in my matter.

I was asked questions about how I got to prison and after sharing my story, I was granted amnesty.

On getting home, I realized my world had shattered. When I left my three boys with my mother, she was hale and hearty.  But when I was released, I learnt she died while I was in prison.

I was told she died on December 30, 2018. She and my elder brother used to come together to see me in jail but at some point, she stopped coming.

When I asked my brother why she stopped coming, he said she was fine. Anytime my brother came around and I asked after our mum, he would say she was fine and that I should calm down.

“I am not really educated; I dropped out of school at Senior Secondary School 2 but I want something better for my children. I want them to have the best of education. My three boys were attending a public school while I was in prison.

Life in prison is not good at all. Although they fed us, being in incarceration is never a good experience.

My daughter was getting diapers through donations made by churches and mosques. My brother also brought (diapers) for me. A group from Lagos, Anchor Heritage, came to the facility to train us to have some skills, especially on how to make decorations but I would prefer to go into trading if I get (financial) assistance”. She said

I met with the legal aid council on October 9, 2018, when I was taken to court and she empathized with my daughter and promised to take over my case. I am from Ijebu-Jesa and my husband is from Ekiti State. His parents reside in I do.

They didn’t come to check on me while I was in prison and they were aware I was there. I called them and my brother also spoke to them in person, yet they were not moved.

Source: vanguardngr.com