In this blog, I want to share the kind of joy we experienced earlier in the day on 21st August 2025.
Some years back, before I moved to the city where I currently reside, I heard about a man who was arrested for participating in a protest. It was said that he actually led a group of youths during the protest. The police released most of the people he was arrested with, but they refused to release him, and his case was charged to court.
The family did all they could , meeting several lawyers and making countless efforts to bail him , but they couldn’t succeed because some top-profile men in town were sitting on the case, preventing his release.
Today, towards sunset, I suddenly heard a loud shout of jubilation coming from about three compounds away. Out of curiosity, I tried to find out what was happening, and that was when I learned that the man who had been arrested so many years ago had finally been released! Even better, he was released free of charge after being found not guilty.
I couldn’t just stand there doing nothing; my heart was filled with happiness because I could only imagine what the man and his family had endured all these years, the pain, the struggles, and the stigma of being wrongly accused and imprisoned.
It was truly a joyful moment. Everyone who came around joined in the celebration, shouting, cheering, and congratulating the man for finally regaining his freedom.
I’m yet to know the full details of how everything played out leading to his release. I know they said he was found not guilty, but I believe something significant must have happened behind the scenes because the people who were against his release would not have just folded their hands and allowed it to happen so easily. Thanks
