Whose fault is his death?

Romeo was a hardened criminal. He was a terror to his community and neighbouring states. He had killed so many people. He raped many of his female victims. He even stabbed his immediate sister over a little argument while they were slaughtering a goat. He was so heartless and wicked. He was very terrible. He never feared anyone.

The security agents made franctical efforts to arrest him but the reverse was usually the case. He arrested the security agents instead. He could not be caught. He had many ways of escape. He didn't belong to any gang. He was all alone. Nobody wanted to associate with him. Who would want to be associated with a criminal? Parents in the neighborhood would strictly warn their children never to go out of the house for fear of Romeo.

Romeo once burgled a rich man's house. He had a way of breaking into people's houses without them noticing. The family was asleep. He woke everyone up and demanded that all the money the rich man had should be brought out. Meanwhile, this man had two daughters. His first daughter was in part three in a private university while the second had just gotten admission in another private institution. Their fees and other necessary things had just been paid for before this incidence , and were just resuscitating from the huge amount spent on the two daughters. They didn't have more than twenty thousand naira cash with them at the moment. Romeo got angry and killed both the man and his wife and stole one of the daughter's plague. He left with the money he was able to get from them.

The last straw that broke the camel's back was when he raped the daughter of one honourable. He was tracked and eventually caught. He was arrested and kept in the innermost part of the prison with tight security. Everyone that knew Romeo was happy to hear the latest news about him. Some of his victims even jumped for joy that their enemy would finally be killed. He could not get any lawyer to defend him. Who would risk his profession to defend a notorious criminal?

A lawyer decided to defend him. His colleagues even persuaded him not to try it. He travelled from the capital state to meet with Romeo. On his way, he had an accident. He was seriously wounded. Two days to the trial, he begged the doctor to discharge him. He continued his journey. He met with Romeo and narrated how he heard about him and his intentions of defending him in court. Romeo despised him and said he does not need any lawyer to defend him. The lawyer said he was not collecting any money from him but Romeo shouted at him. The lawyer left with disappointment after all the sacrifice.

If Romeo is sentenced to death, whose fault is it?

The same way Jesus is willing to defend human on the judgement day. He sacrificed his life on the cross at Calvary. Accept him as your friend today and don't be like Romeo.

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Boluwatife writes 🖌️