Tiit for tat - S02 E49

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Tiit for tat - S02 E49

Read Story: SEASON 2 EPISODE 49

Legal Battle: Ebuka Vrs Zolabin

[Third Person Narration]

One month later

It had been seven months since Mike and his gang were sent to the firing Squad. Zolabin organised a big celebration and rejoiced over his downfall. Even now he was still in a jubilant mood. His business had revamped. Now that He thought Mike was dead, he didn’t see the need to change the company’s documents.

Hiding under the Ebukas, he could indulge in illegal deals and when caught he could just said he was working for the Ebuka’s. That was the advantage the name on the document offered him.

His attempt to take over from Toby Ryan as the drug baron of Nigeria was almost coming to fruition.

He gathered intelligence that Toby’s older daughter’s boyfriend Frank who worked at the custom office had been selling him out to Toby.

He learnt he was the one who told Ryan how he, Zolabin bribed his boss to seize Toby’s goods.

He sent his gang to eliminate him before he remembered that the grand master of Ebutalium

(his secret cult) warned him against bloodshed. It was too late. He called Razak to recall the strike team but was told Frank had already been “wasted.”

A clear violation of the code of Ebutalium. When he went to appease the gods, the grand master of Ebutalium was angry with him and warned him that he was gradually digging his grave.

He said his enemy’s plan could succeed if he kept violating the sacred codes.

Zolabin came home a worried man and cancelled his plan to kill Toby. But with Toby still alive, it would be very difficult to reach the apogee of power in the drug business he yearn for. One of Toby’s daughter’s was a grandmistress too. She may have fortified him. ” hmmm.”

Zolabin also heard of Cassandra’s fame as a model. He heard of her mysterious lover and wondered who that would be. As far as he knew, Cassandra loved only one person who no longer live. Who else could win her heart in such manner. If the person had nothing to hide, why is he hiding, to the point that he was labelled mysterious? Unless it’s Mike.

For once , he was genuinely afraid and worried.

Another issue was Tife. Zolabin knew Tife to be a staunt supporter of Mike. Now a certain old man( Lucas) brought him to his house claiming Tife was his son.

At first, he wanted to drive them out but later rescinded that decision when Lucas told him about his romantic relationship with Joanita and how Thompson, Joanita’s father nearly shot him.

Upon a careful look at Tife, he realised he was truly his son. A chip of the old block.

So Zolabin now had two sons, Tife and Zayd.The problem Is, he didn’t trust Tife, even if he was his son.

Then he remembered Tife saved him from Mike on that fateful day in the jungle when the Tat gang attacked his men.

Having remembered that, he decided to give him some trust.

He was contemplating on that issue when he had a call from the Justice department. His heart thumped.

He quickly rushed to the Justice department and realised Mike’s case had been re-opened.

In addition,he had been summoned to court.

He didn’t see that one coming. Quickly, he called his lawyer Rafiq and told him about the latest developments. It wasn’t long before the court day arrived.

In the court room

With his escorts, he got to the compound of the court shocked to see a huge crowd there . They stared at him in disdain. His eyes landed on Rosaline, the Governor and his son, Toby Ryan and Cassandra. They were smiling.

They walked into the courtroom .

The crowd in the court room was even more than the one outside.

The Judge and jury entered the court room .The Court clerk ordered the Court to rise.All the people in the court rose to honour the presence of the Jury.

After the judge sat down in his seat on the elevated platform,the people in the court were also asked to sit down.

The court clerk searched through the dockets and brought out the appealed case Number 667.A ZOLABIN EGWU VRS MIKE EBUKE and 667.B THE STATE VRS MIKE EBUKE.

But how can a dead person appealed his case?

He was sent to the witness box and was made to swear an oath and case Number 667A and 667B were read.

Lawyer Okeke George was called to prove why he thought the cases were unfairly treated. The court was shocked when he brought out receipts, texts and audio record between Zolabin and the Judge who adjudicated the case first.

It became obvious the Judge was bribed.

Interestingly, the new judge asked how the bribe was consequential to the adjudication process and Lawyer Okeke said, ” bribery and corruption itself is a crime and that alone could influence the arbitration process since there was a conflict of interest.”

In addition , he showed evidence that suggested that Zolabin, was the initiator of the attacks on Mike. He had video evidence that showed how his men attacked and killed Chioma Chinchilla, Mike’s Mother.

His heart shook. Who took that video. Surely not his men!

Zolabin suspected the police whom he told before his men embarked on that mission.

His lawyer Rafiq stood up. He said the video and the audios could have been doctored to suit Mike’s team interest.

Lawyer Okeke George laughed at Rafiq, saying before a video or audio is administered in court, it pass through doctoring test with each detail meticulously looked at. He said he was surprise Rafiq brought up such a cheap defence.

Lawyer Okeke then zoomed on the human rights violation charges levelled against Mike.

He said Persephony’s father, James’ testimony that he was tricked on his way home by a girl masquerading as a prostitute was not thoroughly examined. Besides James showed no evidence to the court to prove the ones who beat him were the Tat gang. He concluded by saying it was a mere speculative.

Lawyer Okeke also focus on the testimony of the second witness Dickson who claimed His di^ck was sliced by Zelda who belonged to the T-t for Tat gang.

Lawyer Okeke used evidence to show Dickson was indeed a rapist. That Zelda sliced his di^ck was because of the post traumatic syndrome she had and not because she was a tat member. He used medical report to show that Zelda was actually experiencing post traumatic syndrome when she went to the house that fateful day.

Zolabin’s lawyer looked quite disoriented. He said the medical report could have been falsified. Again , he was mocked by lawyer Okeke.

Up until that day, Rafiq Suleman was the best lawyer in Nigeria.

He never realised there were other Dons and highly refined lawyers like lawyer Okeke. Secretly, he admired him.

Lawyer Okeke then smashed Flexion’s Uncle Donald’s testimony by proving the documents in question belonged to Flexion’s Father and thus by property right belong to Flexion.

He finished his defences by saying,

“Sabina’s claimed of physical, emotional and psychological torture was a retaliation on her for her part in kidnapping Mike.”

Zolabins’s Lawyer Rafiq came in. He said the fact that someone is hurt is no justification enough for retaliation especially when due process was not followed.

Lawyer Okeke agreed with him but said no law is absolute and that the law must be examined in relation to the circumstances in which it happened.

He went on to say, that incidence happened under a police administration where the police commander was in bed with the enemy. He then asked a rhetorical question, how can I tell my enemy’s friend that his friend hurt me and expect him to be proactive.

Lawyer Okeke George’s arguments were so sound and logical that even a child would know the case we had presented had no real grounds.

VERDICT FOR CASE 677 A AND B : Having considered all the statements and evidences put before me carefully, I hereby, concluded that Mr. Ebuke Mike and his Five men are NOT GUILTY of all the charges levelled against them ranging from murder to torture to Assault. I hereby DECLARED THAT THEY ARE ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES levelled against them ranging from murder to torture to Assault. I further REVOKE THE VERDICT FIRST IMPOSED on them to be shot at the firing Squad.

Somehow, Zolabin laughed. He laughed because he believed Mike and his gang were dead. SHOT.

So what is the essence of proving a dead man innocent?

Then he saw six people materialised into the room.

His eyes widened and almost popped out of its sockets. There was pandemonium. A lot of people began ranning Helter-skelter saying they have seen ghosts.

Zolabin was about to ran away when a policeman held him back. That was the greatest shock of his life. Mike and his gang came to the court room! as free men!!!!

“Have they resurrected?”he asked myself, rather childishly.

The court was adjourned.

Mike looked at Zolabin. He was beaming with smile, so were his henchmen. The media who was shocked at the appearance of Mike and his gang suddenly rushed on them asking them series of nonstop questions as characteristic of journalist.

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Journalist 1: How did you manage to….”

Mike: That’s our secr….”

Journalist 2: .”…Is it true that you are immortals in …”

Mike: No.

Journalist 3 : “…..Now that the charges brought against you on the last seven months have been removed, will you also…..”

Mike: We are considering it because it’s……”

Journalist 4 : .”…Do you realised you have become national heroes”

Mike: Yes.

Journalist 5: What is your view on reincarnation?

Mike: I believe in it because____

Unable to withstand how the journalist were bombarding them with questions and not giving time to each other to finish their questions or listening to their answers, Mike and his Squad entered their car and left.

Another Court Day

The crowd outside the court was uncountable. Zolabin struggled to find my way through the sea of crowd and it wouldn’t have been possible if I were not escorted by Razak and Eastman.

The Judge and jury entered the court room .The Court clerk ordered the Court to rise. All the people in the court rose to honour the presence of the Jury.

After the judge sat down in his seat on the elevated platform,the people in the court were also asked to sit down.The court clerk searched through the dockets and brought out the case Number 720.

ROSALINE EBUKA VRS ZOLABIN EGWU

They were fully present for the trial to begin with Rosaline Ebuka as the plaintiff and Zolabin Egwu as the defendant.

Each of their lawyers sat at the counsel table near the bench. Lawyer Okeke George had become a hero and when he introduced himself to the court, there were loud cheers from the sea of crowd which numbered about three thousand.

The court clerk read the case:

Seven Years ago , Mr.Zolabin and his gang killed Miss Rosaline Ebuka’s Parent’s( Mr.Bill Ebuka Chioma Chinchilla and brother, Charles Ebuka) and took over their Company.

Then The Trial Began. …

Miss Rosaline Ebuka was called to the witness box. She swore an oath holding the bible to ” tell the truth and nothing but the truth. ”

Miss Rosaline Ebuka was then asked to tell the court what exactly happened.

She narrated how she woke up in the middle of the night that day. She said she went to her brother’s room and told him he couldn’t sleep in her room.

She said a few minutes later she and her brother heard strange noises and her brother got down to check. She said her brother returned and told her there were Killers in the house and that she should not make any noise.

She claimed the killers combed the whole house and later decided to check upstairs.

She said her brother hid her in their removable ceiling before climbing into it himself just in time to hear the door to their room smashed aside. She said the gang couldn’t find them but she heard them talking to another person who she conjectured to be the leader of the gang was asking them if they had found us and they responded

“this is the last room, Sir, we searched every corner and hole in this house. He’s not here. ”

According to Rosaline,

the supposed leader spoke again,”Oga will not be happy with us if we don’t waste that boy. ”

She claimed they went back down

stairs. Then she said she heard her mother’s loud screaming and agony. She claimed by 4.30 a.m. her brother told her to to remain

in the ceiling while he went down to check what happened.

She said she waited for about fifteen minutes and when her brother Mike was not coming, she decided to come down herself.

At that point of her narration she became very emotional. After two minutes, she regained equiposed and continued her story.

She said she came down and saw her brother starring at the horrific scene of her brother Charles and mother,Chioma in a pool of blood.

One,murdered as a child. The other,raped brutally and killed by four lustful,conscience-less thugs.

She finalised her narration by saying her brother collapsed upon seeing that bizarre scene and she didn’t know how the police eventually came to the house.

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The lawyer of the accused Rafiq, was called to cross-examine the plaintiff- Rosaline.

Rafiq asked Rosaline how she knew those who attacked and killed her parents were sent by Zolabin.

Rosaline defended herself by saying during the course of the narration she never mentioned Zolabin’s name.

Lawyer Okeke came to her aid.

OBJECTION MY LORD!!!!

The lawyer of the accused,Rafiq Suleman is asking questions based on speculations, not facts.

I suggest he rephrase his question.

OBJECTION SUSTAINED!!! The Judge said in his deep baritone voice.

Rafiq then agreed to rephrase the question.

He said, ” Is there any evidence to support your claim that my client Zolabin was the one one behind the death of your parents?”

Yes, my lawyer have evidence to show he was the one behind the killing of my Parents.

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The court clerk then took the video evidence from lawyer Okeke and labelled it exhibit 1. It was then showed to the court. In the video

Five masked gun men were seen torturing a woman. Close to the woman was a small boy who was obviously crying. Then the small boy was shot. Few minutes later, three of the men went upstairs. They all moved towards the door. Then the gang leader turned back as if he had forgotten something. He looked tantalisingly at Chioma’s curvy figure and face and stopped.

He said ,”wait,me ka taste this c*nt small?”He immediately advanced towards Chioma , placed her on the soft couch , amidst her struggle, tore her clothes as the other robbers looked on laughing. He hurriedly remove his shirt.

A strange tattoo mark was emblazoned on the upper part of his left arm. It was the symbol of an eye.The eye of horux.

Chioma proved too strong for him alone . His accomplice helped him forced Chioma’s legs open.

Within seconds, the thug forcefully made his entry, jerking up and down like a determined athlete partaking in an olympic pentha

thlon, moaning and crying like a child. China wanted to say something but he shouted at her,

“Shut up! You Bi*ch!”

After five minutes, he was up.The others gangs took their turn to have sex with Chioma. In the midst of their happiness,Chioma acted quickly. She managed to picked up one of the guns left closed to one of the hitmen who was forcefully enjoying her..

In the moment of their sexual intimacy.Chioma shot the leader who raped her at point blank. He fell to the ground with a thud. She then shot another hit man before a third man put a bullet in her forehead before escaping from the crime scene.

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Upon watching the video Zolabin’s Lawyer Rafiq said since the men in the video were masked, there was no way it could be claimed they were Zolabin’s men. He further said there was a possibility the men were even working for Chioma who turned on her because she couldn’t pay them for doing a work for her.

Lawyer Okeke came in and say that could not be because the men were asking Chioma in the video

” where is your son” which indicates the target was the “son” not Chioma.

Lawyer Rafiq said since the men were professional kilers,the phrase

” where is your son” could have been rehearsed to create that impression, knowing very well there may be hidden cameras in a big man’s house. He further said that could explain the reason they wore mask.

At that point , the admiration of the crowd towards lawyer Okeke began to shift.

Then Zolabin was invited into the witness box. He swore to tell the truth. Zolabin was asked if he was the one behind the death of Rosaline’s parents. He denied the allegations levied against him.

Lawyer Okeke then asked him the relationship between him and Bill Ebuka. Zolabin said Bill used to be his classmate way back in High school and upon meeting him after 16 years, decided to employ him in his company since he was jobless by then.

Lawyer Okeke then asked Zolabin if he had ever planned to kill Bill and take over his Company. He denied it vehemently.

Then Lawyer Okeke called the police commander Eric Adebola, the commander who had been covering Zolabin’s criminal activities to speak.

After swearing an oath, the police said he had been collaborating with Zolabin and his gang during their operation. He wanted to show the court chats and text messages he had with Zolabin the night of the operation.

Lawyer Rafiq raised an Objection

saying any message between two people was protected by privacy laws and could not be administered in a court of law.

THE OBJECTION WAS SUSTAINED by the Judge who claimed anything that could be used as Evidence in court must first be approved as an exhibit within the confines of the law.

Lawyer Okeke appealed to the Judge saying if that text and chat contained evidence that could have a bearing on the case, not allowing it amount to obstruction of justice.

The Judge,upon second tonight revoke the Sustained objection and Commander Eric Adewole was allowed to read the text messages and chats. Most of the messages were on code. The ones in plain languages were scanty. Eric Adebola explained the coded messages.

Lawyer Rafiq said Commander Eric Adewole’s Interpretation of the coded messages were subjective since they were not international codes with one universal understanding.

At that point , the crowd was spilt. Half supporting lawyer Okeke George and half supporting Lawyer Rafiq.

Lawyer Okeke asked Zolabin why he stole the company from Mike.

Lawyer Rafiq said , “OBJECTION MY LORD.

“The word ” stole ” is preemptive. It had not been established that my client STOLE the company.

I suggest the lawyer of the accused rephrase his Question ”

The Judge said:

OBJECTION SUSTAINED.

Lawyer Okeke, rephrase your question.

Lawyer Okeke said, Zolabin,” why do you take custody of Mike’s Father’s company.

Zolabin claimed it was put in his custody by the board of the company because Mike was 16 years old and was not of legal age to handle the company.

The chairman of the board was called in to authenticate Zolabin’s claim. He said it’s true.!!!

Lawyer Rafiq even brought the company’s documents and they still bore the name ” BILL EBUKA”

At that point , a larger percentage of the crowd moved in support of Lawyer Rafiq. Then Lawyer Rafiq asked ” How can a document that bears the owner’s name be stolen and the name will remain unchanged?

There was silence in the court.

More crowd moved in favour of Lawyer Rafiq.

The two lawyers compiled their notes and persuade the Judge to rule in their favour.

The court reporter sat near the witness stand in the courtroom and recorded everything that was said during the trial or introduced into evidence by typing it on a stenographic machine.

The court was adjourned for two hours. The jury decide the facts in the case, and applied the law on which the judge has instructed it.

The crowd at the court began to murmur but the court clerk shouted

“Order! order in court!”

The case reconvened after two hours. There was silence in the court.

The judge gave his verdict.”Investigation had been done thoroughly and we have had enough evidence which can help us take a stand on this issue.

VERDICT : Having considered all the statements and evidences put before me carefully, I hereby, concluded that MR.ZOLABIN EGWU HAVE BEEN FOUND…….

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Who won? THE EBUKAS OR THE ZOLABINS?

Watch out for the FINAL EPISODE of T-T FOR TAT SEASON 2

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I wish you all an exciting XMAS CELEBRATION.

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