By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
Following an alleged act of impregnating 10 young women by 18-year –old boy (name withheld), in Anambra, including his master’s daughter, salesgirl and 8 others, the Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon Mrs Ify Obinabo, has asked the general public to advise her on how best to tackle what she describes as a disturbing issue before her.
The Women’s Affairs Commissioner who sought the advice through a viral video circulating on various social media platforms, said she was utterly flabbergasted, even as she called on the general public to proffer adequate and lasting solution to the issue.
She disclosed that one of the pregnant girls was the boy’s master’s daughter and another, a sales girl, while the 8 others were impregnated when he was sent back home to Anambra by his boss.
In a live video shared on her social media handle, the Commissioner asked the general public to contribute their quota, ‘I want advice from the public because this one is beyond my capacity.
‘This boy was sent to learn a trade at the age of 18 and into three months of apprenticeship, he impregnated his Oga’s daughter and his sales girl. He was sent packing. Two months after that, he impregnated 8 others in the village.
‘The mother reported the matter to my office, saying, ”Anytime I see a girl coming towards our house nowadays, my heart would jump, please, I need help”.
‘This matter is beyond me, the reason I want the public to help me come up with a solution. Is it spiritual?
‘I asked the boy the magic he uses in luring the girls to bed, but he told me he always tells them that he loves them and will like to marry them any time he acquires wealth.
The Commissioner did not however disclose the community of the boy nor the name of the mother while narrating the issue.
‘This problem is beyond me because of the boy’s age and the number of pregnant girls involved, that’s why I need help to solve it,’ Obinabo insisted.
