Fortune Or Misfortune, Raped On The Streets, Given .N5m, Scholarship

BY CAMI EZENWA

Fortune or misfortune, which one would you call it for a hawker, impregnated through rape on the streets of Owerri, delivered through caesarian, and now awarded N.5million and state government sponsorship?

Some people would say it is her destiny, but true of false, that is the lot of the 20 year old lady who has now become the cynosure of eyes.

She was just trying to make ends meet and took to the streets of the Imo State capital, hawking bananas, before some randy fellow took hold of her.

It wasn’t the banana on her tray that the man wanted, but instead went for the one in-between her legs, subjecting her to a round of rape.

Misfortune

Not only did she suffer the physical assault but also took in from the infamous encounter, a pregnancy that turned out to be triplets.

The woman Nkechi Ezenwa went through a caesarean section at the Paveliar Care Clinic in Ubomiri, after she had earlier given birth on her own to the first baby at a health centre, and if she thought her ordeal was over, it was not to be.

 She was detained by the hospital for failure to offset her outstanding bill.

Fortune

The touching story promptly attracted the attention of the wife of the Imo State Governor, Chioma Uzodinma, and the senator representing Anambra Central in the Senate, Uche Ekwunife, who rallied help.

Ekwunife, who was represented by Ify Chinwuko, during a visit to the triplets at the hospital on Saturday, said she was touched by their story.

She, made a donation of N500,000 for the upkeep of the triplets, saying mother and babies deserved to live.

Also, the wife of the governor evacuated the triplets and their mother to the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, for proper care.

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Chioma, who visited the children at the hospital on Saturday, said the state government would assume responsibility for their welfare.

The governor’s wife, was represented by the state Commissioner for Gender and Vulnerable Groups, Nkechi Ugwu, said the state government would rehabilitate the mother as well.

The medical personnel at the FMC, Owerri, have said the triplets were under incubation.

The story is such that has got opinions divided. While some see Miss Nkechi’s case as a misfortune, others are saying it is fortune, that what happened was just a way for her to see her fortune.