Chapter 42

Trapped

An hour and thirty minutes later, we were in the courtroom and on the verge of losing the court case.

I had testified against my father, telling the court how he had mistreated my mother and I. My father had stood his ground that he had only helped an abandoned child and I was only adopted.

"My Lord, Governor Folorunsho Ibitoye keeps denying the fact that he is in fact, Amsterdam's father. I'd suggest that we go for a DNA test to prove he's telling a big lie if your honour will permit us and give us the time," Barrister Chidi appealed to the judge.

"Objection, my Lord! We're in the court today over Mr Amsterdam's claim that His Excellency, Governor Folorunsho Holland Ibitoye has accession to the former's properties and has refused to hand it over to him, the alleged rightful owner. My Lord, we are not here to argue over Amsterdam's paternity or are we?" My Father's lawyer asked in a sarcastic tone which provoked laughter from the audience who had come