A 14 year old girl (name withheld )that was allegedly impregnated by her 43 year old father, Kayode Oluwaseyifunmi in Ibadan has given birth to a baby girl at the University College Hospital, UCH.
Newsonspot gathered the girl was said to have gone into premature labour at the orphanage home that gave her shelter after the case was brought into the open by Radio Nigeria.
She was initially rushed to Molete Health Center, Oyo state owned hospitals, Yemetu Adeoyo and Ring Road hospital but was rejected due to some complications associated with her delivery.
She was later referred to the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan where she eventually gave birth to a baby girl through a Cesarean section, and the newborn was immediately placed on oxygen as the baby was born premature.
The mother too had to be given oxygen to resuscitate her due to the stress of carrying pregnancy at a tender age.
When Radio Nigeria contacted the relatives of the Mr. Oluwaseyifunmi and that of his late wife, none could provide financial assistance needed at the hospital, while no family member is available to stay with the teenage mother and the newborn at the intensive care unit.
After much pleading, a caregiver was hired by the two families to do the job for just six days which cost twenty one thousand naira.
The young mother, a student of Junior Secondary School 3 at a public school in Oluyole local government area of Oyo state before the incident happened.
The case of the fourteen year old girl came into the open when her sudden disappearance from the school became a tale in the community where she was living with her two younger sisters, age ten and twelve.
In an interview with Radio Nigeria, the girl explained that she had to stop her Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, due to the shame of facing her co-students.
The dark chubby girl also said she had been having an illicit affair with her biological father for about two years before she became pregnant.
Meanwhile, the incident was reported to the Ministry of Women Affairs by Radio Nigeria and the perpetrator, Mr. Kayode Oluwaseyifunmi who had been nurturing the three girls for over seven years after the demise of their mother was arrested by the police and detained at Agodi Correctional Center in Ibadan pending further investigation and prosecution.
What could have led a self acclaimed Evangelist to such a heinous crime?
Community members expressed outrage over the betrayal of parental trust, particularly as Mr. Oluwaseyifunmi was a self-acclaimed Evangelist and bricklayer. When interrogated, he reportedly blamed the devil for his actions, claiming he did not know what came over him. His defence has, however, been dismissed by many as an attempt to evade accountability for what has been described as a heinous and unforgivable crime.
The case continues to generate heated discussions in Oyo State and beyond, with calls for stronger child protection measures, better community vigilance, and stricter punishments for offenders of sexual abuse. Advocacy groups have also called for psychological rehabilitation for the young mother, her baby, and her younger siblings who remain at risk of long-term trauma from the scandal.
