The Book: Victims of Intrigue
Victims of Intrigue: A True-life Story of Pain, Injustice and Cry for Justice
Okullo Geoffrey has written a fascinating account of his life that encompasses the natural justice that we long for. This is a powerful story that demonstrates how man’s destiny can be perverted’ dreams shattered and life is changed forever.
This book is an invaluable contribution to the debate on the need to dispense true justice to all and echoes the urgent call from different quarters for the respect of human rights.
The good news is that a man can deny another man justice but GOD would never deny righteousness and true justice. As Psalms 9:16 says: “The Lord is known by His Justice.” Victims of Intrigue is “a true-life story of pain injustice, and cry for justice”
Read on…
Preface
I became a victim of intrigue. In 2008, at 24 years, I came face to face with blatant injustice. It brought a dark cloud into my young life. It physically, spiritually, and emotionally broke me. It came with a mixture of shock, disbelief, and many unanswered questions. Why did I pay for a crime I knew not? How on planet earth could I have been paid evil for innocence? This book contains my true story about being branded a murderer at the dawn of a new day.
I woke from a short rest after a hectic evening of duty at the Accident and Emergency Unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital by a commotion a few meters away from my residence. It was 3.00 a.m. Suspecting that someone I knew could be involved, I called my two roommates so that we could go to the scene and determine who was under attack from an early morning crowd as well as offer emergency care if there was a need.
As we approached the scene, a crowd was fleeing, and an unconscious and bruised man lay in a pool of blood. In the same instant, a couple of special police constables [SPCs] approached from the opposite direction.
We arrived at the same time as the two SPCs. The sight was messy; the bruised man was fighting for his dear life. Within less than five minutes, while we were still thinking of what to do, we were arrested as murder suspects.
Intrigue
My heart raced, greatly disturbed by the suffering of this badly injured man who needed immediate attention and our effort to explain our innocence.
Everything was happening so fast.
‘Sit down! You are under arrest!’ shouted one of the SPCs. This drew my attention to the realities of what was happening. I tried to explain our cause and identify myself as an employee of Mulago Hospital but my pleas fell on hostile and deaf ears. ‘Remove your shoes, shirts, and belts,’ one of the SPCs ordered. That command hit me like a cold wave of morning dew; this wasn’t just a nightmare, it was an early morning scare.
Confusion and fear gripped us all. Life was never to be the same again. For more than six months, I was detained at Luzira Maximum Prison for a crime I knew nothing about. Three years later, I testify what I went through as a victim of intrigue.
Surely, justice will always win. It must find its journey home. The innocent might be vanquished, inhuman treatment may continue, and the innocent will continue to be subjected to life’s injustices but, whatever the case, a candle in darkness lights better than the sun. The truth shall rise as the morning dew, reaching out to the stonehearted, breaking the shackles of incarcerated men, setting all the captives free. This is because justice can never be bound, it will never be defeated, and it will always prevail. Not even the storm will wither it, for truth and justice are the true mantles of God’s Arm. Across generations, man has searched for it; he has yearned and craved for it, just like a baby craves the mother’s breast. This quest will never end until the day God, Himself will appear on Judgment Day.
Deep in my soul, I knew that I was innocent and that it was just a matter of time before the truth would set me free. Three years later, I am a free man basking in the love of God, enjoying the freedom He gave to humanity, which sometimes we take for granted. Through all this, I have learned never to take my freedom for granted. I was a victim; now I am a victor.
To God be the Glory.
Okullo Geoffrey
To get a copy of this book reach out to Okullo by mail write to: geoffreyokullo@yahoo.com
