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Again, she called repeatedly.
That day.
I picked.
"Ky, tell them to leave my husband alone. Please."
"I asked you to calm down and give them the phone. You wouldn& #39;t listen."
"They refused to take the phone from me. I know you are not a violent person, you have a kind heart.
That day.
I picked.
"Ky, tell them to leave my husband alone. Please."
"I asked you to calm down and give them the phone. You wouldn& #39;t listen."
"They refused to take the phone from me. I know you are not a violent person, you have a kind heart.
Please, tell them to leave my husband and my mother in law alone."
I was about to speak.
Her husband interrupted and wailed in the background.
"Hhaaa. Please, sir. I will die o. If you won& #39;t forgive me, please, forgive my mother."
I called one of the soldiers.
I was about to speak.
Her husband interrupted and wailed in the background.
"Hhaaa. Please, sir. I will die o. If you won& #39;t forgive me, please, forgive my mother."
I called one of the soldiers.
No response.
I just had to keep calling.
Finally, he picked.
"Please, I only said you should just take her away from the house. But why the punishment?"
"Your friend didn& #39;t tell you what happened?"
"No, I don& #39;t think she did. What happened?"
I just had to keep calling.
Finally, he picked.
"Please, I only said you should just take her away from the house. But why the punishment?"
"Your friend didn& #39;t tell you what happened?"
"No, I don& #39;t think she did. What happened?"
"We saw her outside when we arrived, and so we escorted her into the house, and asked her to pack her things so we can take her to your friend& #39;s place as our boss instructed."
"Yes."
"This fool for nothing told us to leave his wife and get out of his house.
"Yes."
"This fool for nothing told us to leave his wife and get out of his house.
His mother joined him, yelling at us.We told him we are following protocols, it& #39;s not in your power anymore. This man slapped me. He humiliated a Nigerian Soldier. He slapped a military man! Can you imagine that?! So, he is a dead man."
"Ah. Jeez! My God!"
"Ah. Jeez! My God!"
"Yes. So, it& #39;s no longer in your hands. We are taking him and his mother to the barracks. Since his wife doesn& #39;t want to follow us. Good luck to her. By the time they come back, see her in the house and kill her. She will blame nobody but herself.
You have done your best, but believe me, this woman does not want to leave her husband. Let her be."
"I understand, I am so sorry on her husband& #39;s behalf. Please, can you let the old woman be? You can punish the son, but leave the mother alone, for the sake of humanity."
"I understand, I am so sorry on her husband& #39;s behalf. Please, can you let the old woman be? You can punish the son, but leave the mother alone, for the sake of humanity."
I heard a far distant voice in the background.
An elderly angry voice.
"You are doing this to me, in my son& #39;s house?! Humiliating a mother like me? Don& #39;t worry, I will be doing the frog jump, the way I can but I will show you people that I have army generals in my family."
An elderly angry voice.
"You are doing this to me, in my son& #39;s house?! Humiliating a mother like me? Don& #39;t worry, I will be doing the frog jump, the way I can but I will show you people that I have army generals in my family."
Another one came, it was my friend& #39;s husband.
"Mama, shut up o. Make we beg. These people are not police o. They are soldiers. Na beg we suppose dey beg o. No be this one you dey talk. Officers, please o. I want to speak to him, I want to speak with Kyrian.
"Mama, shut up o. Make we beg. These people are not police o. They are soldiers. Na beg we suppose dey beg o. No be this one you dey talk. Officers, please o. I want to speak to him, I want to speak with Kyrian.
I want to apologize, I know he is the one who sent you guys."
He began to cry.
"I will not beat my wife again. Please! It& #39;s my mama o. Mama, you are the cause of this. You just come here and disorganized everything. I told you to stay away from my family."
My friend spoke.
He began to cry.
"I will not beat my wife again. Please! It& #39;s my mama o. Mama, you are the cause of this. You just come here and disorganized everything. I told you to stay away from my family."
My friend spoke.
Which is the wife of the man.
Crying.
"Honey, please, it& #39;s okay. I will get you people through this."
"God punish you. Ano ofia."
It was the mother-in-law.
"Your case is different. Let me come out of this first. You get mind call army for me? Your husband?"
Crying.
"Honey, please, it& #39;s okay. I will get you people through this."
"God punish you. Ano ofia."
It was the mother-in-law.
"Your case is different. Let me come out of this first. You get mind call army for me? Your husband?"
The soldiers told me.
"No, we can& #39;t leave the woman alone. We have a punishment best suitable for her in the barracks. You can see how they are ranting. This is no longer within your power. Thank you."
The call dropped.
I called her a few minutes later.
She was yelling.
"No, we can& #39;t leave the woman alone. We have a punishment best suitable for her in the barracks. You can see how they are ranting. This is no longer within your power. Thank you."
The call dropped.
I called her a few minutes later.
She was yelling.
"Ky! What is the meaning of this?! Why would you allow them to take my husband to the barracks? Including my mother-in-law?! What kind of thing is this?"
"Calm down. Let me explain something to you."
"You owe me no fucking explanation. Why would you do that?!
"Calm down. Let me explain something to you."
"You owe me no fucking explanation. Why would you do that?!
I know I needed your help, to get me out of this mess?! But not this way!
What kind of humiliation is this?"
"I& #39;m so sorry. Can I say something? The soldiers told me that your husband slapped them.
What kind of humiliation is this?"
"I& #39;m so sorry. Can I say something? The soldiers told me that your husband slapped them.
I tried all I could to let them spare your husband and your mother-in-law, but they refused.
They said it& #39;s no longer in my power. You needed my help, to take you away from your husband for now to somewhere safe, and I am doing my best to see to that."
She wasn& #39;t listening.
They said it& #39;s no longer in my power. You needed my help, to take you away from your husband for now to somewhere safe, and I am doing my best to see to that."
She wasn& #39;t listening.
She was yelling.
I was calm.
She kept yelling.
"... Kyrian, I am just disappointed. Why would you do this to my husband?"
"I didn& #39;t do this to your husband. Rather, he put himself in the mess. I think that place is not safe for you.
I was calm.
She kept yelling.
"... Kyrian, I am just disappointed. Why would you do this to my husband?"
"I didn& #39;t do this to your husband. Rather, he put himself in the mess. I think that place is not safe for you.
I have spoken with my friend, she is waiting for you to come and stay with her for now, till the pandemic is over. If your husband and his mother come back and see you, they might really destroy you this time."
"Please, please, spare me that preaching.
"Please, please, spare me that preaching.
I am going to that barracks to make sure that they are safe. My husband and my mother in law beat me, they treat me like a maid, I ask you for help to save me from this mess. You called soldiers to come and beat them up."
"Why would you say that? I called soldiers to rescue you from the mess, they nearly got you killed. If the soldiers hadn& #39;t come, I wonder where you& #39;d be by now. Remember I sent you Lagos State Domestic Violence Response Team contacts to call, you refused.
I have been doing all I can to help you."
"I will rather be in the grave than to see my husband and his mother being humiliated like that. I love them. I love my husband, I might as well say I love the way he beat me. Thank you.
"I will rather be in the grave than to see my husband and his mother being humiliated like that. I love them. I love my husband, I might as well say I love the way he beat me. Thank you.
. I don& #39;t need your help again, you have done enough. God bless you."
She dropped the call on me.
I was heartbroken.
Very much so.
I sent her a text message.
"I am sorry. I will see what I can do. But please, can you leave there, it& #39;s not safe for you.
She dropped the call on me.
I was heartbroken.
Very much so.
I sent her a text message.
"I am sorry. I will see what I can do. But please, can you leave there, it& #39;s not safe for you.
I wish I can leave the house, I would have come there myself."
I didn& #39;t get a response.
I called my friend, an army officer who sent soldiers to the house.
I explained to him.
He was able to order the soldiers to release them.
Since she wasn& #39;t picking my calls anymore.
I didn& #39;t get a response.
I called my friend, an army officer who sent soldiers to the house.
I explained to him.
He was able to order the soldiers to release them.
Since she wasn& #39;t picking my calls anymore.
I got a call from the soldiers later that day that they have released the husband and his mother.
I was relieved.
A few minutes later.
She called repeatedly.
I was far away from my phone.
Fortunately, I was able to pick when the third call came.
I was relieved.
A few minutes later.
She called repeatedly.
I was far away from my phone.
Fortunately, I was able to pick when the third call came.
"Please, Ky. I am so sorry. My husband wants to kill me. Since they came back, they have been chasing me. I am hiding in the security house, in the bathroom there. Please, I am so sorry. I am so sorry the way I talked to you earlier. They deserved every bit of that punishment.
Please, help me. Help me. They will kill me. I have not been scared like this. They will kill me. Please! Ky, help me. What kind of foolish person I am? I am so sorry."
I sighed and responded as diplomatic as I could.
"I am sorry, I can& #39;t help you."
"Kyrian, nooo. Please...!"
I sighed and responded as diplomatic as I could.
"I am sorry, I can& #39;t help you."
"Kyrian, nooo. Please...!"
