How Niger Delta Chief Impregnates 15-Year-Old Granddaughter

A 15-year-old primary school leaver, names
withheld, has pointed finger at her step grandfather,
a chief and president-general of a community in
Delta State for her four-month-old pregnancy. She
told Niger Delta Voice that the husband of her
grandmother slept with her in his two-bedroom
domicile, an accusation the man hotly denied.




Handiwork of enemies— Chief
The chief said the entire episode was a set-up by
his adversaries, alluding that following his
disagreement with close relatives of the victim over
his position and sales of land in the community,
they swore to unseat him by any means. He said
the 15-year-old girl was living with him from birth
until the incident that led to her voluntary departure
from his residence.


Pregnancy hatched in Egini !
The chief asserted: "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.

It happened in his bedroom, not Egini- Victim
Narrating her experience, the victim, who debunked
his claim, 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 handling 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.

"On that day, my grandmother had gone for church
service, while the rest of the kids in the house had
all gone to school. I was at home alone with him
and when my grandmother was leaving for service,
she instructed me prepare lunch before the kids
return from school."

Ikimi asks police to investigate
Meanwhile, a Warri- based human rights activist,
Mr. Oghenejabor Ikimi, briefed by the family, had
petitioned the police, calling for investigation into
the matter.


Pregnancy/DNA tests
He said the chief suggested a pregnancy and DNA
tests to ascertain the truthfulness and paternity of
the child, but later reneged on the pretext that he
had no money. According to him, "The victim is
presently homeless, deprived of affectionate care
by the accused in addition to the psychological
trauma, pains and hardship she is undergoing."