Emefa was a very hardworking girl and very respectful too. She always greeted any person she met on her way back from school. She was just approaching her 18th birthday. That was supposed to be in two weeks. Her father promised to organize a party for her. She could not wait for that day. Emefa always imagined how that day will be. She told most of her friends about her impending birthday party and they also assured her of their support on that day. Her father was very jovial and welcomed everyone to his house. Thus he was very popular in the community for his acts of generosity. He never thought that due to his kindness and generosity in the community no one will plan any evil against his family. He had three girls with Emefa being the eldest. Unfortunately things were about to change for the family.
It was a hot Tuesday afternoon and Emefa was returning from school. As usual, she smiled and greeted everyone she met. Two men who looked like strangers were standing by the roadside. No one knew what they were doing there or who they were waiting for. Emefa’s sensed danger just at the sight of the men, but her instincts told her that they meant no harm. She was still not sure so she kept her distance from them. These two men were planning something evil but Emefa was not aware. They called her but she waved at them and told them she was in a hurry to get home. They then ran in front of her and held her hands. They made sure no one was watching them and carried the helpless girl into an uncompleted building nearby. They put a handkerchief in her mouth so as to muffle her screams. That was when Emefa realized what was going to happen to her. They then took turns to rape her. After this heinous crime they left her crying and bolted from the scene.
Emefa crawled to the roadside and met his uncle going home. At that very moment, his uncle nearly collapsed upon seeing his niece in that condition. He quickly stopped a taxi and told the driver to move to the nearest police station for them to make a report. On their way, her uncle informed her father on phone. The police promised to investigate and apprehend the culprits. Her father quickly informed the family and drove at breakneck speed to the police station and they all proceeded to a hospital nearby. Emefa was treated and counseled because she was in a trauma. They then left for the house. Her father was very furious. He called a meeting of the community members and informed them of what has just happened to his daughter. The community members vowed to be on the lookout for the two men who committed the crime.
Two weeks passed without any news from the police about their investigations into Emefa’s rape case. Her 18th birthday party did not come on as she told her father that until those two men are apprehended and dealt with, she will never be happy no matter how her father tried to make her happy. The following week, on a Tuesday, Emefa’s father was informed that two men had been arrested in the nearby community after they attempted to rape a teenage girl. He went to the police station with Emefa to identify the two men. She confirmed that they were the men who raped her. The men were to be arraigned before the local court the next day. They hired a lawyer and he was able to convince the trial judge that his clients were innocent of the charges leveled against them. This baffled the entire community. They suspected some underhand deals going on between the officers of the court and the defence lawyer. Emefa’s father had no option than to serve justice his own way. He managed to locate the residence of the two men. He asked his brother and two other boys in the community to accompany him on a secret mission.
He informed them of his plan whiles they were in his car going to the residence of the two men. They wore masks and were wielding machetes and clubs. This was in the middle of the night. They got there and scaled the wall into the compound, broke into the house and went straight to where the men were sleeping. They woke them up and gave them a beating of their lives. In fact, they beat them to pulp and made sure that they will never dream of making another attempt to rape any girl in the their lives again. Emefa’s father and his men left the house quietly and drove back to the house. The next morning people got to know of what had happened during the night, but could not point out who exactly was behind this act. The two men under the cover of darkness packed their things and left the community to an unknown location. Thus, if he cannot get justice from the law court, Emefa’s father served justice his own way. Never underestimate a father’s revenge, for it will be served cold and hot at the same time.
ourghanablog 