She allegedly sustained so much injury that both her v*gina and _nus torn during the harrowing experience. A subsequent infection led to her death as it was not caught early.
The gruesome incident was narrated on social media by a Facebook user identifying as Adeniyi FunminiWealth Adeniyi who denounced the wicked out.
Before anyone thinks this was an isolated case, statistics show that the instance of abuse of children is prevalent as summarised in the figure below though the compilation was for a US study. Notwithstanding, we think it highlights the prevalence of the abominable act and the statistics for Nigeria would probably be higher.
These cases are hardly reported, sometimes out of fear of stigmatisation but other times due to ignorance or not knowing who confide in. Moreover, we are yet to imbibe the culture of record keeping in Nigeria, which rather compounds the whole mess.
The death of the young girl was tragic and unfortunate. Could it have been prevented? No one can answer that question with certainty. We are also worried that the paedophile who committed the atrocity is still out there, worse still will commit the dastardly act on another innocent girl. Who will the next victim be?
So let’s build awareness. Let’s start the conversation. Let’s do what we can to safeguard our young girls and boys. It is never too late.
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Tragic. People are bad. RIP angel
I feel for the poor girl. What pain she must have endured and the monster who commuted this act is out there waiting for the next victim. I don’t t want to curse his children whether he has one now or in the future but he must suffer for this act or God is not alive. Whoever you are, it will never be well with you. You must confess and beg for forgiveness and nobody will listen. You will be alive and be praying for death and death will stay away from you for doing this to that poor girl. Suffering, poverty, sickness and eventually death will be your portion.
When u do bad strangers go curse u.