Mile 12 Area of Lagos was thrown into tension as Igbo Parents reportedly beat their teenage daughter to death for dating and get pregnant for Yoruba Boy.
Accoding to Nigerian Facebook page, who give the report, said, Amaka the teenage girl killed by her parents was dating one Yoruba boy Identity as Ibrahim Lawal, the parents of the girl were not in support of the relationship.
Read full report below “A teenage girl identified as Amaka Nweke, has reportedly been beaten to death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nweke, for dating a Yoruba boy.
The incident led to outrage among residents of Agiliti community at Mile 12 area of Lagos, where the victim was living with her parents.
The parents who hail from the South~East region of the country, were said to have been more enraged that their daughter got pregnant for the boy, identified as Ibrahim Lawal.
Amaka’s parents were alleged to have repeatedly subjected her to torture, including starving her during pregnancy.
Lagos PPRO, DSP Bala Elkana said the State Police Command is looking into the matter, and investigation will soon be concluded.
The deceased and her boyfriend were said to have met when she was in Senior Secondary School (SSS). Subsequently, the relationship led to the pregnancy Amaka had, which her parents fumed and kicked against.
She was later delivered of a baby boy, christened Zaeed.
Friends and other people familiar with the matter disclosed that Amaka went through hell in the hands of her parents during her pregnancy.
A lady who simply identified herself as Adebola, said:
“Amaka went through a lot. She really suffered. When Amaka and Ibrahim were dating, her parents were always threatening her. They told her that they didn’t want her to continue associating with the boy. What broke the camel’s back was Amaka becoming pregnant for Ibrahim. Her parents were livid and starved her of food.”
“Whenever her parents were beating her, some of us would approach and beg them to stop. They used to beat her with different objects even while she was pregnant. Whenever her boyfriend brought food to her, they would not allow her to have access to it.”
Medical bills
According to Adebola, when Amaka was delivered of her baby, her parents couldn’t afford the medical bill. She explained that they (Amaka’s parents) had to call on Ibrahim’s family, who gladly paid up before the new mother was discharged from the hospital.
Adebola added that people thought the move would defuse the tension between the two families, but the Nwekes returned to status quo.
Adebola explained:
“After she was released from the hospital, her (Amaka’s) parents tried to prevent the husband’s family from naming their grandchild. But it took the intervention of the Chairman of the Community Development Association (CDA) and some elders in the area before the Nwekes released the baby to them.”
Ibrahim’s mother, Ebunola Lawal, said she reported the repeated beatings of Amaka by her parents to the Police.
She said:
“When my son impregnated Amaka, I didn’t reject the pregnancy. I was already used to seeing them together. When it was clear to me that Ibrahim was the owner of the pregnancy, I started taking care of the girl as my daughter-in-law. I however noticed that whenever I go to give her foodstuff, her mother wouldn’t want her to collect it from me. I used to force her before she would collect it.””
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