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A 15-year-old teenager, has revealed that her grandfather, a Chief
and President-General of a community in Delta State is responsible for
her four-month-old pregnancy. She toldNiger Delta Voice that the husband
of her grandmother slept with her in his two-bedroom home.
However, the chief has denied the allegations, stating that the
saga is a ploy by his adversaries, following his disagreement with close
relatives of the victim over his position and sales of land in the
community.
He said they swore to unseat him by any means, and that the
15-year-old girl was living with him from birth until the incident that
led to her voluntary departure from his residence.
"This is an orchestrated plot to dent my image. As at the time
they claimed she got pregnant, she had travelled to Egini to visit her
mother; I suspect that was where she took in with the plot hatched there
as well. Even her grandmother has told the community that the girl does
not know who is responsible for the pregnancy, but these group of
individuals, are insisting that I am responsible.
Having taken care of this girl from her tender age all through
her primary school till date where I have even made arrangement for her
to get enlisted for her secondary education at Okpaka Secondary School,
this is a case of my good being used against me," he stated.
While narrating her experience, the victim, said, "While I was
at home alone with him, he invited me into his bedroom, he asked me if I
have enough clothing, I said yes. He then told me that he does not see
the clothes I claim to have on me. It was at this point that he started
fondling with me and insisted that I sleep with him after which he would
give my grandmother money to get some new clothes."
She denied having a boyfriend, saying her step-grandfather had sexual congress with her twice. Her words, "I
am not aware of my condition after the act, my grandmother interrogated
me some days later with questions like 'who have I been having sex
with?'. After much pressure, I told her it was her husband."
Meanwhile, a Warri- based human rights activist, Oghenejabor Ikimi,
briefed by the family, had petitioned the police, calling for
investigation into the issue.