THE CRY OF A JUST CRIMINAL, ACT 1 SCENE 3 CONTINUATION
Kolawole: Me Kolawole Kazeem born and bred in lagos, I have never been to a cell let alone a prison.
Registrar: Then welcome to the club. If you are one of those people who think they can commit offense with impunity then think again. I promised to give you a tip of the iceberg after which that prison wader over there will come and bundle you away into the black maria and carry you to your temporary home, which could be for days, weeks, months or years because of your impudence. There you shall be subjected to harsh and inhumane treatment, that is because no one wants your desire to go back there again. Then you cry and hustle to make contact to whom we get you out. When your sympathizer arrive, they will spend reasonable amount to get to you and to ensure that what ever is brought for do get to you. They will then settle the head of your cell to treat you kindly and beg him to let you partake from the food that brought to you. After that, your bail will arranged back to my desk they shall come. They will get a lawyer and a surety to stand for you. The lawyer will collect nothing less than ten thousand and above depending on his status. Your surety must be a responsible man who has a house and pay his rents up to date; he will also produce utility bills, tax clearance and three months evidence of salary. If he is a businessman, there must be evidence to prove him so. Should your surety be lacking in any of these documents, he will be falling short of the required standard. Apart from the tax clearance process as required by lagos state government, the prosecutor would demand any amount he please him for transportation and choose any day of his convenience to go. He will make sure you last in prison so that he can gain more. Meanwhile you will still be languishing there in the prison. Your surety will come to my desk having certified all necessary documents. I will be the very person to say I am satisfied with his presentation or not. To approve him, my charge will still be ten thousand no bargain! Perhaps you will be released by january next year if you are lucky. Remember, refusal to obey police hand signal is a federal offense which is the fifth count charged against you. Thus, Mr. Kolawole Kazeem, you are a big fool and your pounds will always be foolish. The prison warder who will go and fetch you will collect three thousand naira for his effort. Who knows how long all these process will take? I believe you will never forget it in hurry even when you get to heaven. Warder!
Warder: Yes sir!
Registrar: Carry this young man to medium prison kirikiri.
Warder: Yes sir!
Kolawole: What is my crime oh! God! What is my offense?
Warder: Move or I move you! This way to the black maria!
