Man Impregnates and Dumps 17-Year-Old Girl In Ogun [See Photo

The fate of a lady, identified simply as
Ifeoma, who is believed to be between
16 and 17 years old, has been giving
residents of Ilaro, in the Yewa South
Local Government Area of Ogun State,
a cause for concern.
It was said that she had been beaten
and impregnated before being
dumped in Ilaro, where she had
been living beside a building on
Upper Leslie Road, Ilaro, for over
nine months at the mercy of the
elements.
Ifeoma was said to have been
dumped by the roundabout along
Upper Leslie Road around May 2014
by an unidentified person.
On the fateful day she was dumped
at the spot, the residents recalled
that her face was swollen, while
marks were seen over her body.
It was gathered that Ifeoma
exhibited traits of someone who was
mentally-challenged, such as
smilling when there was no need for
it, and throwing nothing in
particular into her mouth.
Sitting by two bagfull of used
clothes given to her by Good
Samaritans and another one full of
plastic plates, Ifeoma was also
incoherent while responding to
some questions put to her by our
correspondent.
Miss Beauty Saliu, a graduate-
apprentice in a bead store in front
of the building where Ifeoma stays,
had become Ifeoma’s benefactor.
She said, “It was sometime in June,
when I returned from a trip, that I
saw this girl by the roadside. Her
face was swollen and she looked like
someone that had been beaten up
thoroughly. She was always outside
there in the rain and in the sun. At
night, she would retire to the side of
the building and sleep there.”
Saliu said she later discovered that
Ifeoma had been impregnated.
She said, “After about three months,
she began to exhibit symptoms of an
expectant mother. She vomitted and
was sleeping endlessly.
“I took her to the health centre here
in Ilaro, and also took her to a
laboratory and did a scan.
“She was indeed pregnant, and
nobody knew how she was
impregnated. I had to register her
for ante-natal care and continue to
pay all the bills.”
Saliu said a few days to the delivery
date, she contacted the Olu of Ilaro,
Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, intimating
him of the predicament of Ifeoma.
Saliu added, “I was the one doing
everything for her. She came
dressed only in knickers and a vest.
I had to buy a new set of underwear
and clothes for her.
“When her delivery date was near, I
wrote to the Oba of Ilaro, intimating
him of Ifeoma’s condition. Kabiyesi
said I should contact his personal
assistant, which I did.”
Saliu said exactly on January 10,
2015, Ifeoma was delivered of a
baby girl at the health centre where
she had her ante-natal, and on third
day, the baby, now named Toluwani
Amosun, was moved to an
orphanage in Ilaro, named Future
Leaders Orphanage, on the orders of
the monarch.
When our correspondent visited the
orphanage on Thursday, Toluwani
was asleep in her cute cot.
But Ifeoma could neither remember
where she hailed from nor her
parents’ names. She also replied to
every question put to her in pidgin
Engilsh.
Part of the conversation goes thus;
PUNCH Metro: Where did you come
from?
Ifeoma: “I come from Lagos,
Agofure Motor Park, Lagos.”
PUNCH Metro: What about your
parents?
Ifeoma: My papa and mama don die,
dem dey village. My sister name na
Faith and Favour.
She then smilled and turned away
her face from our correspondent.
PUNCH Metro: Who brought you to
Ilaro?
Ifeoma: One boy.
Ifeoma, however, said she wanted to
go home, but was unable to tell
PUNCH Metro where her home was.
Ifeoma’s benefactors said they
hoped that someone who knew her
would show up and show her the
way home with her baby.
Source: PunchNg