Nicknes Ayo, a 14-year-old secondary school student in Benue killed herself after her mother forced her to reveal the identity of the man who had gotten her pregnant.
The event took place at Egba in Benue State’s Agatu Local Government Area on Saturday.
The girl who was attending school in Otukpo returned home on Thursday showing signs of pregnancy, according to a neighbor who called our correspondent and identified herself as Mama Enyi.
Her mother asked her whether she was pregnant after noticing certain pregnancy-related symptoms. The girl fled after being threatened with being transported to a village clinic and under a lot of pressure.
“She was later found in her room, having taken a substance suspected to be bottle Gammalin, and she was rushed to the village clinic known as ‘Ghana Clinic’ in the village.
When contacted, the medical director of the clinic, Dr. Oyaje Sule, popularly known as Dr. Ghana, said that the girl was brought to her clinic on Saturday morning.
He said, “It is true, they brought a 14-year-old girl to my clinic this morning and were suspected to have taken Gammalin when her mother pressured her to disclose who was responsible for her pregnancy.
However, when things became out of control, I sent her to the Agatu local government’s headquarters hospital in Obagaji; sadly, she passed while en there.
“As I speak to you, the girl who was estimated to be between 13 and 14 years old has been laid to rest. Her father passed away a few years ago, which is regrettable.
Melvin James, the local government’s chairman, was not reachable since his phone was turned off.
In a similar vein, Catherine Anene, the State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, did not answer her phone when called.
