Photo: Unidentified person impregnates, dumps 17-year-old in Ogun
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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.

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