At 12, Queen (surname withheld) is undergoing medical treatment in pains
owing to alleged abuse by her father, Bamekpa,in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Her father, who hails from Imiringi, Ogbia Local Government Area,
Bayelsa State, allegedly started to defile her at the age of 11,the Nation
reports..
He was alleged to have serially raped and eventually impregnated her. Then
he forced her to abort a four-month-old pregnancy through a crude process
that currently threatens her life.
Queen told Operation Rescue (OPER), a human rights group, led by
Princess Elizabeth Egbe, that she ran away from the house when she could
no longer bear her father’s devilish craving.
"There was nobody to help me. He kept doing it
despite my efforts to stop him. It was a painful
and violent experience. I ran away from home
because there was a time I bled so much from my
private part.
”When I became pregnant and he heard about it, he
handed me over to a lady who took me through an
unsuccessful process of abortion. I have been
suffering series of health issues after the abortion.”
Speaking on the travails of his niece, her uncle, David Apigi, expressed
shock at the way she was allegedly violated by her father.
“My niece told me the trauma she has been passing
through in
father’s house and how her father has been using
her, turning her to his second wife.
“She said he had sex with her to the extent that he
aborted her four-month-old pregnancy. She ran to me
and begged me not to allow her to return to her
father’s house because she was tired. I decided to
accommodate her. The father started looking for her
without knowing she was with me.”
He said he reported the matter to the Kolo Police Station but asked them
to hold on to enable him make some investigations. He said after his
investigations, he called his cousin, Rex Ogboku, in Abuja who reported the
matter to the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
But FIDA was sluggish in the way it handled the matter, Apigi noted.
“My cousin, Rex Ogboku, in Abuja called FIDA to
inform them about the situation. But the way FIDA
was going about the issue was too sluggish for my
liking. I decided to contact the Operation Rescue.
“We went back to the police and the Otuasiga Police
Station arrested the man. The process through which
the Otuasiga Police Station was handling the case
was not satisfactory.
“Imagine a situation where somebody was arrested
and while in detention he was still having access to
his phone, making calls. He even called me. He called
my uncle, trying to plead with him for settlement. I
moved the case to Kolo Police Station.”
He said his niece’s father was notorious for sexual perversion, alleging also
that he had slept with his biological sisters. He said the suspect repeatedly
had carnal knowledge of his cousin’s daughter and forced her to commit
abortion five times.He said some of his victims were ready to testify
against him.
Egbe also lamented the condition of the girl and called on the society to
protect the girl-child.
She said:
“Our investigations showed that the little girl had
been perpetually raped by her father who impregnated
her and forced her through abortion that has left her
with so many health problems.
“When the girl was pregnant, she did not know. Her
stepmother discovered she was pregnant and informed
the father. The father handed her over to a lady
who took her to a quack doctor for an abortion.
“After the abortion, the girl came back home and
discovered she was bleeding from her private part.
The father took her to that same lady who then
took her to other places. The girl is still in pains
and highly traumatised. She has been going through
series of medical treatments.
“We want the police to really investigate this matter
and get to the root of the case. We want the doctor
to be arrested, and we want everybody that is
involved to be arrested and prosecuted to serve as
deterrent to other people who are involved in this act
of perpetual evil against the girl-child. The girl-child
is tender and has a lot to contribute to nation-
building.”
Source: Naijahottest.
owing to alleged abuse by her father, Bamekpa,in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Her father, who hails from Imiringi, Ogbia Local Government Area,
Bayelsa State, allegedly started to defile her at the age of 11,the Nation
reports..
He was alleged to have serially raped and eventually impregnated her. Then
he forced her to abort a four-month-old pregnancy through a crude process
that currently threatens her life.
Queen told Operation Rescue (OPER), a human rights group, led by
Princess Elizabeth Egbe, that she ran away from the house when she could
no longer bear her father’s devilish craving.
"There was nobody to help me. He kept doing it
despite my efforts to stop him. It was a painful
and violent experience. I ran away from home
because there was a time I bled so much from my
private part.
”When I became pregnant and he heard about it, he
handed me over to a lady who took me through an
unsuccessful process of abortion. I have been
suffering series of health issues after the abortion.”
Speaking on the travails of his niece, her uncle, David Apigi, expressed
shock at the way she was allegedly violated by her father.
“My niece told me the trauma she has been passing
through in
father’s house and how her father has been using
her, turning her to his second wife.
“She said he had sex with her to the extent that he
aborted her four-month-old pregnancy. She ran to me
and begged me not to allow her to return to her
father’s house because she was tired. I decided to
accommodate her. The father started looking for her
without knowing she was with me.”
He said he reported the matter to the Kolo Police Station but asked them
to hold on to enable him make some investigations. He said after his
investigations, he called his cousin, Rex Ogboku, in Abuja who reported the
matter to the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
But FIDA was sluggish in the way it handled the matter, Apigi noted.
“My cousin, Rex Ogboku, in Abuja called FIDA to
inform them about the situation. But the way FIDA
was going about the issue was too sluggish for my
liking. I decided to contact the Operation Rescue.
“We went back to the police and the Otuasiga Police
Station arrested the man. The process through which
the Otuasiga Police Station was handling the case
was not satisfactory.
“Imagine a situation where somebody was arrested
and while in detention he was still having access to
his phone, making calls. He even called me. He called
my uncle, trying to plead with him for settlement. I
moved the case to Kolo Police Station.”
He said his niece’s father was notorious for sexual perversion, alleging also
that he had slept with his biological sisters. He said the suspect repeatedly
had carnal knowledge of his cousin’s daughter and forced her to commit
abortion five times.He said some of his victims were ready to testify
against him.
Egbe also lamented the condition of the girl and called on the society to
protect the girl-child.
She said:
“Our investigations showed that the little girl had
been perpetually raped by her father who impregnated
her and forced her through abortion that has left her
with so many health problems.
“When the girl was pregnant, she did not know. Her
stepmother discovered she was pregnant and informed
the father. The father handed her over to a lady
who took her to a quack doctor for an abortion.
“After the abortion, the girl came back home and
discovered she was bleeding from her private part.
The father took her to that same lady who then
took her to other places. The girl is still in pains
and highly traumatised. She has been going through
series of medical treatments.
“We want the police to really investigate this matter
and get to the root of the case. We want the doctor
to be arrested, and we want everybody that is
involved to be arrested and prosecuted to serve as
deterrent to other people who are involved in this act
of perpetual evil against the girl-child. The girl-child
is tender and has a lot to contribute to nation-
building.”
Source: Naijahottest.
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