A
fashion apprentice, Blessing Alex, has been found dead in a well after she was
reportedly to have aborted her 3 month old pregnancy.
The incident which occurred
in Iselle-Azagba community in the Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta
State, has raised alarm and causing serious confusion for the residents of the
community.
An
inner source disclosed that the deceased, who hailed from Ikoto town in the Ini
Local Government Area of Cross River State was discovered to be pregnant for
one of the villagers, but her parents insisted that she removed the foetus.
It
was learnt that Blessing, who had gone missing for about 10 days, was found
dead in the well in the community on Saturday by members of the community
vigilance group.
The deceased was to be
attached to a sewing institute for further training when she was allegedly
impregnated by her boyfriend who is an indigene of the community.
Another villager, who
identified himself simply as Uche, said the incident had thrown the community
into mourning.
He added that many
thought that the girl might have committed suicide as a result of her parents’
stance on her pregnancy and the depression she suffered after it was aborted.
“Not
too long ago, the victim, who was living with her father and stepmother,
aborted her pregnancy.
“It was learnt that she
was force to remove the foetus because the family members were not comfortable
with her relationship with the man who impregnated her.
“Since then, she had not
been herself both in composure and behaviour until she was found dead,” a
source disclosed.
When asked to state the
extent of investigation, the Delta State Commissioner of Police, Zanna Ibrahim,
said he was not aware of the incident.
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