A night in jail - short story by Umar Yakubu

A short story by - Umar Yakubu.

 Obinna was a street guy , he grew up in the streets of Ketu, Lagos , he loves taking risk, love gambles , he also loves parties and flexing . He is in his early 20's he grew up with his mom , his dad never cared  for him, since he's the only child his mother always gave him anything he wants. She's a market  woman she sells at the famous Ketu market.
He has street friends which they grew up together in the hood , Mubarak, Abbey and Promise there are always together.There went to parties together, play games together , enjoyed together, even their parents know   them together. One a lovely day Mubarak was invited by his friend in Maryland for a party which there all agreed and they all went , they had nice time, but came home very late and drunk. I love Abbebi ,Mubarak  girlfriend she do drink but she did not take anything that time and took all of them home. The next day all thier parents really warned them not to go to parties again which they all did , Promise dad gave him a beaten of his life  and he should not try it again.

On a Saturday morning, the trio went to a game shop @bet9a to play, the sport bet they all staked the game hardly and went to thier respective homes.
 "If this game enter lasan, I go buy iPhone and we go go ICM go enjoy" said Obinna
"Yes o!" Said Mubarak and Abbey
"Una fit go o , but me no follow una o,look at my neck , the cane mark my dad gave me the last time  is still here" Promise said shouting
In the evening the gathered at the viewing center which they all checked the game which he came , there all went Maryland to #35k each is not a small money o , there all went to flex.
"How far , my guy dey do birthday bash for ikeja make we go na " suggested Mubarak
" Oya na , you all are free to go , we are not following you" said promise holding Abbebi
" Mummy's boi , u too dey fear 😂, we go buy zobo for you " said Obinna.
" Make una leave am joor, fear fear boy " Abbey said as they all went home hand filled with goods.

At about 7 evening they all gathered at mama Obinna's shop so they could go there , she protested against it but there all told her they would be fine , and she accepted . There all went to the party dressed in new clothes, ordered a 🚕 taxi and headed to thier destination . *At the party*  time check, time check , there already spent 3 hours and it's time for them to head home , a drunk clown who was dancing to every song stepped on Abbey ,
 " you dey mad " he shouted as fight began, the dj continued playing p-square "Danger! Danger!! Wahala dey " the crowded party turns into a express road at night leaving only few people trying to separate the fight.  The neighbors called the police in no time there came there since the fight is not reducing .
"Hey! You All Hands Up!" Shouted with a gun pointed at them.
"Obi, Mubarak run o" shouted Abbey as he dashed out with Mubarak. Obinna didn't run he doesn't want to risk his life  " me wey na only me my mama born
,moreover no be me dey fight" he said before he could look at his side he saw no one even the fighters . " Oga Dem don run" he said as he was trying leaving
"Kpa! Kpaa!!" The police gave him a hot slap , pointing a touch inside his face.
"Oo..or..orga..wa...watin I do " he asked scrubbing his face
"Na u be d thief ba, Oya enter motor , u go show us all your members today , if you talk I go shoot you " she said pointing an AK-48 at him . He has no choice than to raise his hands , omolomo no wan die . He received numerous slaps before they got to Alausa Police station, Ikeja.
"Oga na the thief b Dis" the junior officer shouted holding him in his neck.
" Naso , thief dey do na, Dem dey go do like say them no Sabi anything, wey your gun"
" Oga I no get anything , I come for par...ty" he chop another slap
" Na so na...oya collect all him stuff make una put am for jail , tomorrow u dey go court , straight to kirirkirir and he small passs na 50 years you go do " . He said
Yeee!!! Me small boi , so I will not give birth, I for run o , he kept on talking to him self , the junior officer collected his white T-shirt, his sneakers , and left collected the 3000 he squeezed in his pocket , he collected slaps trying to protest, he wrote his name and was guided through a small passage linking to the jail . The jail was 3 , 1 for girl and other 2 for guys . He was in the first jail he quickly rushed and took a sit at a Conner then he heard a thick voice.
"Who be this one, you dey mad? shéwéré ni eleyi niî" the jail leader shouted . He did not see anybody but he had to adhere to the voice
" Oga no vex" he said as water rools down his fatty cheeks
 " Oya come here, omo mummy, no disturb me o!"said the cappon , as Obinna moves closer to him he saw 5 hefty men fanning him with a piece of papper and also he saw many  names on the wall, just like people signing out of school, "femi was here, skoro dey here , Obanla Oga every body, skuri gbo gbo Ikeja "
" Oya, you see that  broom for that side !, Go carry am make u go wash that toilet fesss , make u come fan me , he must neat o, P.a follow am" Said the jail leader in a thicky voice putting a cigar in his mouth waiting for another person to help him light it .
"Oga ,I no fit do am !" He said squeezing his face , the next second he receives a blow on his checks " "Gbim!" " This boy dey whine me ni? , Make una do am for am" he ordered All the members beat him up and ask him to do 200  frog jump 200 before he will go wash them , this time he did not argue but go wash it with a swollen eye and weak body. After that he fan the boss until he was ordered to stop by him .
" How you take come here ?" The boss asked
" Na ....." He narrated it to him " my friends go don call her she go reach here tomorrow" he said
"And your mama warn you , " kpa! "  Another slap on his face ." If you cry, everybody for here go beat you " on hearing that he quickly wiped his face .
" If to say , my mama dey alive I for no dey here , na monday I dey go court ,I kill person and na 5 months I don do here ! , I go collect your mama number next time wey u do this ,u go enter kirirkirir, do anything wey she want o , oya sleep now for that corner " he said as he pointed to a little coner he had no choice than to sleep there.

The next morning at about 6,30 , Nne Obinna was at Alausa Police station , Accompanied by her co seller in the market and  Mubarak. Abbey did not show up because he is afraid the police would arrest him . Obinna was already up , he washed the toilet to at around 6 and was waiting patiently for his mother to come .
"Good afternoon sir! Una arrest my son for Maryland yesterday"
" Oh okay, that criminal"
" My pikin no be criminal o, na party him go " , After the arguments she gave them #10,000 for bail , any "bail is not free o " she says in her mind . Surprising the head of the jail came out with a junior officer and collected her number Incase if his son misbehave again .  Obinna walks out , tattered ,dirty and tired ,with his face swollen and slapps tatooted all over his face .  His mother could not help but to nod in disagreement.
" You see" is what she Said.  They took a taxi home  and he was welcomed by his friends , mama went back to shop ,he took a warm bath went to bed with scars all over his body,  " what a terrible night it was ".