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Insecurity: Resign now, you have failed Nigerians, Abaribe tells Buhari

Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign as president over rising insecurity in the country. Abaribe, a former Deputy Governor in Abia state, in clear terms said the President has failed Nigerians in his primary mandate which is security of lives and properties. Crimefacts.news reports that the Senator made the demand on Mr. President while contributing to discussions Wednesday on a motion on national security challenges and the need to restructure Nigeria’s security system. Abaribe said it was glaring that the security architecture of the country has failed under President Buhari and there was no sign of any diligent and genuine effort to reset the system and guarantee a measure of security to Nigerians who are increasingly becoming despondent. The senator was outraged by the president’s recent claim that he was surprised at the rising insecurity in the country. Abaribe also had a few words for Femi Adesina, the Presidential Media aide, for referring to the Christian Association of Nigeria as a political party following their condemnation of killings by Boko Haram. His word: “If you want to treat an issue, you go to the head. We did not appoint the Inspector General of Police or the security chiefs. We will go to the president who appointed them and ask him to resign”. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was evidently uncomfortable with the submission of Abaribe and repeatedly interrupted him directing him to focus on the solution to the insecurity. But Abaribe digged in: “Nigerians voted APC because they promised to tackle insecurity but they have failed”, the senator stressed.

FG records N1.14trn deficit in 90 days

• Salaries, debt service, others take 73 percent of revenue The fiscal operations of the Federal Government in the fourth quarter of 2019, showed an estimated deficit of N1.14 trillion, compared with the proportionate quarterly budget deficit of N479.62 billion. The government had estimated an expenditure profile of N2.59 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2019, but expended N2.07 trillion, representing a 20.1 percent shortfall and 14.1 percent compared with the level in the preceding quarter. But the provisional data from Q4 Economic Report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that while the Federal Government N2.07 trillion in the period under review, its earnings amounted to N938.72 billion.  The development, which resulted to N1.14 trillion deficit financing, was below both the quarterly budget estimate, as well as the receipt in the preceding quarter by 55.6 percent and 46.0 percent, respectively. Of the N938.72 billion, Federation Account accounted for 83.8 per, cent, while Federal Government Independent Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain and Non-oil Excess, accounted for 8.7 percent, 4.4 percent, 2.7 percent, and 0.4 percent, respectively. Still, a further breakdown of the total expenditure showed that the recurrent component accounted for 73 percent, while capital and statutory transfers accounted for 21.3 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively. An analysis the recurrent expenditure components showed that the non-debt component like salaries and others, accounted for 74.1 per cent, while debt service payments was 25.9 percent. The Federal Government and the sub-nationals (states) got tangled with the deficits when the federally-collected revenue in Q4 of 2019 settled at N2.6 trillion, which was lower than the quarterly budget of N3.76 trillion by 30.8 percent. It also fell by 10.6 percent when compared with the receipt in the preceding quarter. The decline in federally-collected revenue (gross) relative to the quarterly budget, was attributed to shortfalls in both oil and non-oil revenues. Gross oil revenue, at N1.56 trillion or 60.1 percent of the total receipts, was below the quarterly budget by 35.3 percent, but above the receipt in the preceding quarter by 16.7 percent. The decline in oil revenue relative to the quarterly budget was due to shortfalls in all its components, except domestic crude oil and gas sales.Non-oil revenue (gross) at N1.04 trillion fell below the quarterly budget of N1.34 trillion by 22.6 percent, as well as below the level in the preceding quarter by 33.9 percent. The drop in non-oil revenue relative to the quarterly budget was due to the decline in receipt from all its components, except customs and excise duties. After the statutory deductions and transfers of N517.67 billion and N450.46 billion, respectively, a net sum of N1.63 trillion was retained in the Federation Account for distribution during the quarter. Of this amount, the Federal Government received N786.35 billion; state and local governments received N398.85 billion and N307.49 billion, respectively, while the balance of N141.47 billion was transferred to the 13 percent Derivation Fund for distribution among the oil-producing states. Additionally, the Federal Government received N41.46 billion, while the state and local governments received N138.22 billion and N96.75 billion, respectively, from the VAT Pool Account. Also, the sum of N8.7 billion was drawn-down from the Non-oil Excess Account and distributed among the Federal Government, N3.99 billion; state governments, N2.02 billion; local governments, N1.56 billion; and 13 percent Derivation Fund, N1.13 billion. Similarly, N55.85 billion was shared as Exchange Gain, with the Federal Government getting N25.62 billion; state governments, N12.99 billion; local governments, N10.02 billion; and 13 percent Derivation Fund, N7.22 billion. Thus, the total statutory and VAT revenue allocation to the three tiers of government in the fourth quarter of 2019, amounted to N1.98 trillion, against the quarterly budget of N3.27 trillion. .The Guardian

No reason to be afraid of audits, if you are clean – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told public officers who had done the right thing not to be scared of being audited by the government or its agency. The President said this while addressing the Conference of Auditors-General in Nigeria where he was conferred an award for transparency and accountability in the management of the country’s resources. At the 2nd Edition of the conference Buhari said that auditors were uniquely positioned to check corrupt practices in the country. He said that through audit findings and recommendations, corrupt practices could be discovered early and loopholes blocked before they were exploited. Buhari, who regretted that under-performance and ineffective audits contributed largely to governance problems, charged auditors on current and high quality audit reports. According to him, no one in government should be afraid of audit if they have done the right thing. “Upon assumption of office, I gave a directive to accounting officers to respond to audit queries within a short time frame. “This came from my appreciation of the roles and importance of audit. “It is in line with our administrations financial transparency policy that we launched the open treasury portal last year. “This again is to improve on accountability, access to information for all citizens and timeliness of financial information. “A lot has been done but there is so much more to do as the cancer of corruption has deeply infected our country and our governance processes,’’ he added. Buhari said he understood the challenges the auditors could face in the discharge of their duties. He, however, noted that the fight could not be won until all tiers of government and Nigerians were determined to win the battle against corruption. “While efforts are being made to strengthen independence of your offices, I encourage you to try to achieve maximum impact with the powers that you currently have. “As accountability institutions in the federal, states and local governments, you review the financial performance of officers even when there is no petition or allegation, you are uniquely placed to fight corruption. “There is literally no aspect of government performance or expenditure you cannot examine,’’ the President said. The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, said that auditors were partners in the fight against corruption. Magu, represented by Mr Aminu Ibrahim of the commission, said that collective efforts were required to fight corruption in the country. Also, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, said the target of the Bank was to help the country to eliminate extreme poverty. Chaudhuri emphasised the role of auditors in maximising every Naira to impact poverty in the country. Earlier in an address of welcome, Mr Anthony Mkpe-Ayine, the Auditor-General for the Federation, pledged the commitment and dedication of auditors-general to their duties in spite of their challenges. He said their constraint was the absence of an Audit Act which was a basic requirement for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI). He solicited the enactment of audit laws for Nigeria to further strengthen audit institutions in the country. The three-day conference attracted financial experts including the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, top civil servants and auditors-general from different states. (NAN)

Nigeria: $42bn oil revenue lost to pipeline attacks

The constant attacks on critical national assets, especially petroleum product pipelines appears to have defied all solutions, posing a national security threat capable of bringing the nation’s economy to its knees with over $41.94 billion loss in 10 years. According to the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI), the $41.94 billion loss in 10 years translated to $11.47 million a day, $349 million a month and $4.19 billion a year. The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, said the Corporation had recorded 45,347 pipeline breaks on its downstream pipeline network across the country between 2001 and January to June of 2019, to underscore the gravity of activities of oil thieves and pipeline vandals in Nigeria. Similarly, the NNPC had, in its July 2019 Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), raised the alarm that pipeline vandalisation reached an all-time high, rising by 115 per cent. The corporation explained that a record number of 228 points were broken on the country’s pipelines in the month under review, adding that the breached lines represented an awful increase from 106 vandalised points recorded in June 2019. According to NNPC, out of the damaged points, 15 failed to be welded, while five points were ruptured. The report also stated that the Aba to Enugu axis accounted for 35 per cent of the breaks, while Port Harcourt to Aba pipeline route recorded 22 per cent, with Ibadan to Ilorin recording 16 per cent of the breakages. Similarly, it said the Lagos Atlas Cove to Mosimi Zone logged 12 per cent with other locations recording the remaining 15 per cent of the breaks. The above paints a gory picture and the sordid state of the downstream petroleum sector as activities of vandals is almost bringing the industry and economy to a standstill. On Sunday January 19, 2020, dare-devil vandals struck again in the Oke-Odo area of Abule-Egba, Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, leaving five people dead, 11 houses burnt, goods and 36 vehicles including 33 trucks worth several millions of Naira destroyed in a night inferno that engulfed the community after siphoning premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol.  Also, On December 5, 2019, part of the System 2B pipeline was vandalized by oil thieves at Baruwa village in Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. In the process of stealing petrol, the pipeline caught fire and caused loss of several lives, revenue and environment pollution. The incident was the second in the year in the same area as similar attack occurred in November. On December 26, 2006 and December 19, 2018, scores of lives were lost and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed in the Abule Egba area of Lagos as a result of pipeline vandalism. Similarly, on July 4, 2019 at Ijegun area in Lagos, pipeline explosion caused by vandals, led to several deaths and loss of properties. The menace is not only restricted to Lagos alone but traverses every part of the country where there is crude, products and gas pipelines. This has led to loss of over 3000 lives and trillions of Naira in revenues. For instance, In July 2000 in Jesse, Delta State, over 250 persons were killed in pipeline explosion. Also, on October 12, 2018, in Umuimo and Umuaduru village, close to Arongwa in Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State, about 200 people died of pipeline explosion while many houses were burnt and properties worth billions of Naira destroyed. The victims often were people scooping refined petroleum products from vandalized pipeline. The list is long and has been happening over the past few decades in different states including Rivers, Bayelsa, Imo and Enugu, among other states where there is petroleum pipeline. According to data obtained from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), $41.94 billion was lost to crude and refined product theft in 10 years, 2009-2018.  A breakdown of the losses revealed $1.56 billion worth of crude loss was incurred by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), $1.84 billion worth of refined products loss and $38.54 billion worth of crude losses by oil companies. Further breakdown showed volume of crude losses in the 10 years. In 2009, 69.9 million barrels of crude oil was lost; in 2010, 28.3 million barrels; in 2011, 38.61 million barrels; in 2012, 51.58 million barrels; in 2013, 78.3 million barrels; in 2014, 40.17 million barrels; in 2015, 27.12 million barrels; 2016, 101.05 million barrels; in 2017, 36.46 million barrels; and 2018, 17.46 million barrels. On losses incurred through pipeline vandalism and the monetary value between 2009 and 2015, NEITI said in 2009, about 1.77 million barrels estimated at $88.28 million was lost; in 2010 , about 2.33 million barrels worth $166.77 million; in 2011, about 6.39 million barrels worth $639.13 million; in 2012, about 3.05 million barrels worth $304.56 million; in 2013, about 2.40 million barrels worth $240.12 million; in 2014, about one million barrels worth $100.01 million; and in 2015 , about 0.51 million barrels worth $25.93 million. On losses incurred through refined petroleum products between 2009 and 2017, NEITI said in 2009, $78.48 million was lost; in 2010, $72.10 million; in 2011, $98.68 million; in 2012, $201.71 million; in 2013, $284.01 million; in 2014, $273.55 million; in 2015, $287.56 million; in 2016, $37.49 million; and in 2017, $514.23 million. Meanwhile, in the first half of 2019 (January-June) between 150,000 barrels per day (bpd) and 400,000 bpd of crude oil was lost. The figures are between 7.5 per cent and 20 per cent of total production of Nigeria’s daily production two million barrels, NEITI said. According to the Agency, 22 million barrels were lost in first half of 2019, which is valued at $1.35 billion, about five per cent of 2019 budget and higher than combined 2019 budgetary capital allocations for health, education, defence and agriculture. Beyond the economic loss to Government, Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also counting their losses in the Abule Egba pipeline inferno and in other areas that experienced

K1: SARS operatives gun down dreaded cultist, kidnapper known for beheading his victims

After years of trailing one of the most wanted and vicious cultist, armed robber and kidnapper in Imo state, operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Imo state Police Command, on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019 gunned down Charles Onjioru popularly known as K1. K1 was tracked to Umuohuka Awarra in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State at approximately 1700hours over heinous crimes he committed in OhajiEgbema and Imo state by a crack team of SARS operatives led by the SARS Commander himself, CSP Victor Godfrey. He was a leader of Icelanders secret cult and the head executioner; and was also a former ally of the late outlaw and gangster, Don Waney of Omoku, Rivers State. During his arrest, K1 and his gang engaged SARS operatives in the exchange of gunfire and was eventually overpowered by the police operatives. Having sustained serious bullet injuries on his right thigh, K1 could not escape as usual and was arrested by the combat-ready operatives. He was rushed to the hospital where he was given medical treatment but died days after. This suspect who had worked with the outlawed Don-Waney who terrorized Rivers and its environs, from Omoku in Rivers state, was given amnesty in Rivers and Imo state. Yet, under the relative immunity of the amnesty, he persisted in the criminal underworld and continued to commit heinous crimes by killing and beheading his victims. Recently on 08/05/2019 at 2100hours, at Cubana Night Club along Portharcourt/Owerri Road, the suspect and his gang in military uniforms in attempt to kidnap one Solomon Uche Eluaga, shot him at close range and he died on the spot. Eluaga had come home from Rivers state to bury his  deceased father only to meet his untimely death. Undone yet, they abducted one Osas, a female banker with Access Bank that same night at World Bank area, Owerri and fled the scene before the police team arrived. Before he was tracked down, Charles Onjioru, K1 had left a long trail of blood and pain, terrorizing OhajiEgbema to the point of villagers deserting their homes especially in the Awarra area of OhajiEgbema where he started as a cult kingpin. He confessed to various heinous crimes he had committed.

Lassa Fever: Stop eating rats, Minister warns Nigerians

…As outbreak records 29 deaths in 11 states Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, the Minister of Environment has advises Nigerians to stop eating rats for now as 29 deaths have been recorded due to recent Lassa Fever outbreak in the country. Abubakar gave the advice, while briefing newsmen about the Lassa Fever outbreak in the country on Monday in Abuja. According to him, Lassa Fever is transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated with rodents (rat) urine or faeces. “Nigeria is currently experiencing Lassa Fever outbreak in several parts of the country with reported cases of fatalities. “Latest report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released on Jan. 25 has it that 195 confirmed cases and 29 deaths have been recorded in 11 states of Nigeria. “Edo, Ondo, Ebonyi, Delta, Taraba, Plateau, Bauchi, Ogun, Abia, Kano and Enugu. “Out of the confirmed cases, 89 per cent are from Ondo, Edo and Ebonyi states. “It is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness. It can also be transmitted from person to person through contact with blood, urine, faeces and other body fluids of an infected person,” he said. He said it was against this background that the ministry organized the press briefing to respond to the increasing number of Lassa Fever cases across the country and to sensitize the general public on its preventive and control measures. “The ministry is making efforts in collaboration with NCDC and other stakeholders in tackling the Lassa Fever scourge. “Lassa Fever is endemic in Nigeria and often associated with poor sanitary hygiene practices with cases being recorded all year round. “Its virus is transmitted by rodents (rats) which can be found in our environment including homes, motor parks, offices and places of worship . “This contributes largely to the risk of spread that occurs in Nigeria and other countries with similar ecological factors.” According to him, early symptoms are fever, headache, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, sore throat among others. “It is in very severe cases that the patients bleed from body openings; maturity period of Lassa Fever ranges from six to 21 days.’’ The minister said before the recent outbreak, the ministry had taken proactive measures to improve the overall general sanitation and hygiene situation in the country. He said that the ministry in 2019 established Sanitation Desks in all the 36 states of the country. Abubakar said that these sanitation desk officers were to coordinate sanitation and related activities within their states, liaise with their respective Local Government Environment Departments and report back to the Federal Ministry of Environment. “They are also expected to monitor and report Lassa Fever cases and other environmental determinants of diseases to the Federal Ministry of Environment headquarters. The sanitation desks are to be replicated in all 774 LGAs in the country. The minister said that in 2019, the ministry with the support of WHO and in collaboration with NCDC carried out environmental sanitation response activities to Lassa Fever outbreak in Edo and Ondo states. “Activities undertaken include rodents’ control, `deratisation’, sensitisation, education of community members on Lassa fever prevention/control measures, premises inspection, distribution of fumigation equipment and chemicals, waste bins and rodent traps. Abubakar said he had directed all environmental health professionals in the federal, state and local government to immediately re-embark on massive awareness campaign on the need to keep the environment clean. “They should conduct surveillance of premises to identify rodents, harbourage, destroy/eradicate rodents in homes, commercial and industrial premises. “Effective pest and vector control services in residential and commercial premises, notably, deratisation of market places and homes among others.’’ He advised citizens to imbibe good sanitation and hygiene practices and take preventive and control measures that include keeping the environment clean to avoid contact with rodents. “Keeping food away from rodents, storing grains and other food stuff in rodent proof containers, disposing wastes regularly, far away from homes and cooking all foods thoroughly. “Blocking rat hide outs and to stop eating rats as much as possible, washing hands regularly with soap and running water. (NAN)

Maryam Sanda: Husband killer to die by hanging – Court

An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced Maryam Sanda, the woman who  stabbed her husband to death, Bilyaminu, son of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello, to death by hanging. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, convicted her on circumstantial evidence. The killing was premeditated, the police said. The police accused Sanda of stabbing her husband with a broken bottle at about 3:50 a.m. on  November 18, 2017. The police also accused Maimuna Aliyu, Sanda’s mother; Aliyu, her brother, and Sadiya Aminu, her housemaid, of tampering with evidence by cleaning the blood and other proofs from the crime scene, but charges were later dropped. (NAN)

How Civil Defence guard killed AA Senatorial candidate, Emenike in ‘accidental discharge’

What would have been a victory party for the All Progressive Congress and friends of Princess Miriam Onuoha on Sunday abruptly ended in tragedy as the Senatorial Candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Imo state, Hon. Ndubuisi Emenike was mistakenly shot and killed. He was immediately rushed to the hospital but  did not survive the gunshot. Emenike was reported to have gone to Eziama, Isiala Mbano to felicitate with Hon. Miriam Onuoha who was returned yesterday as the winner of the rerun for Okigwe North seat in the House of Representatives when he met his untimely end. As against earlier speculation that he was shot by his security aide, our correspondent gathered that the bullet that felled Emenike was accidentally fired by an official of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps who was also at the venue but not attached to Emenike’s security detail. The NSCDC guard was promptly arrested while Emenike who slumped following the impact of the bullet and was struggling to stay conscious, was immediately bundled into his vehicle and rushed to the state capital where he was taken to the Accident and Emergency unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri. By 6pm yesterday, political leaders from Imo North (Okigwe zone) across political party lines were all congregating at the FMC to see if there was more they could do to save the life of Emenike, a well known philanthropist. Impeccable sources at the FMC confirmed to our correspondent around 8pm Sunday that Ndubisi Emenike did not survive the gunshot which ripped through his abdomen. The tragedy once again, cast a dark shadow of gloom on Okigwe zone. It will be recalled that late last year, Okigwe zone lost their serving senator, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu who would yet be buried on the 21st of February, 2020. As at the time of this report, no official statement has been released by the family of the deceased.

US builds up military strength in Mid-East, deploys amphibious assault ships over rising tension

The USS Bataan strike group and the 2,400-strong 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are being deployed to the Mid-East ready for unexpected trouble arising from spiraling tension with Iran and potential reactions to the release of Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” – a plan for an Israel-Palestinian peace –  early next week. On Friday, Jan. 24, the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship, escorted by two other battleships, had reached the Red Sea opposite the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. They had taken part in a naval exercise with Morocco, which was interrupted for their new mission. US intelligence watchers believe that Iran is getting ready to expand its assaults on US and allied targets, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, in escalating payback for the US assassination of Al Qods chief Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3. On Friday, the Pentagon revealed that 34 US servicemen had suffered “traumatic brain injury” from Iran’s missile strikes on the US Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq on Jan. 8. Earlier, only 11 were reported injured, while President Trump had stated initially that no US troops had been hurt in the attack. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of the US Central Command in the Middle East, speaking from the deck of the Bataan, said, “Although the Soleimani killing was a deterrent, Iran continues to pose a very real threat.” DEBKAfile’s military sources additionally attribute the latest American military movements to a reassessment of the tasks assigned to the US forces stationed in Iraq. Their new focus has moved to the semiautonomous Kurdish Republic (KRG) in northern Iraq. The three US airbases in other parts of the country, Ain al Asad, Balad and Taiji, will remain in place. However, three new American bases are under construction in Kurdistan. Source: Debkafile

Deflowered by step-father, disowned by mother – An encounter with 22-year-old LASU dropout

If sadness was a thing of choice, 22-year-old Odun Emmanuel would never have chosen to be sad. Although, she looks seemingly happy, a lot is wrong with her. As young as she is, the young mother of two has experienced the hell a 50-year-old woman might not have experienced; she wallows in the pains of loneliness, rejections and dejections, on daily basis. Just few years ago, Odun left Ibadan city to double her hustle in Lagos with her 2-year-old daughter, after she had had to forfeit her admission at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) – for lack of financial supports. The tragedy that befell her began long ago; as a kid, she had experienced the cruelty of the world even from her immediate family members. The carelessness of her parents, she said, pushed her out of the way until she became wayward. And the result of her waywardness earned her an unwanted pregnancy, at a time she was supposed to begin her tertiary education. Pardoned for having the first unwanted pregnancy but Odun would later give birth to another child for another man. But she would not be condoned this time. What followed Odun’s second child birth was a show of rejection by her own mother. With her two little children, she was exiled and later disowned by the mother. Deflowered by Step-Father Odunola’s childhood was indeed overwhelmed with psychological trauma coupled with lack of good parenting. Even as a teen, she had had wide and wild sexual encounters with her step-father, who raped her, subjecting her to a life-time psychological trauma. “My step father deflowered me when I was in JSS3; I told my mother but she never believed, she said her husband will never do such a thing,” . “On that particular day when it began to happen, I wanted to see my mum, but when I got home, I met only my step-father. I wanted to leave immediately, but he stopped me and told me to wait for her and he used the opportunity to force himself on me. I also caught him one day trying to force himself on his own biological daughter. I said all these to my mum but still she would not believe.” I don’t know my father Hard as it may sound to believe, Odun’s mother never stopped to disbelieve her daughter’s story of rape; she rejected her own daughter and moved on but without her disturbing daughter. Alas! Odun’s mother disowned her and vowed never to show interest in matters relating to her daughter. Odun hasn’t heard from her mother up till this moment, since she had been exiled from home. And there has been no mother-to-daughter relationship between the duo ever since. “Last year, I called my Mum that I was coming to Ibadan to pick my things from her house but I would never forget her reply, she told me not to come that she would pack my things to the bus stop, where I could pick them,” she recalled. “My mum is in Ibadan living with my step-father, I don’t know my father, he is not dead but I don’t know him!” She however expressed her hatred for her mother who has chosen to neglect her and subject her to torture and maltreatment. Sleeping around with men Odunola gained admission to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNNAB) but was stopped from going when her grandmother discovered she was 6 months pregnant; the grandmother had claimed Odunola might abort the pregnancy if she was allowed to further her schooling. “Before I gained admission, I was living at Ibadan; I actually grew up with my grandma’s elder sister. My first admission was at the Polytechnic of Ibadan, my grandma’s elder sister couldn’t sponsor my education anymore, and she wanted me to leave. On the day I left her house, I went to visit my uncle, unfortunately, on getting back to the house, I met my bags outside; they have thrown my belongings outside the house. From there, I went to stay with my uncle whose house was even closer to school, Poly Ibadan. I stayed with him until he had his health crisis and gave up the ghost,” she narrated. She continued: “I graduated from secondary school in 2013 and got admitted at the Polytechnic of Ibadan in 2014. When I got the admission, I wanted to study biology, they gave me geology. It happened that I had to start living and sleeping with my boyfriends and working at the same time. Things weren’t moving well for me at all, so I had to drop out of school because there was no money and I was not getting support from home. “While I was on my way home on one particular day, I met my uncle on my way, and he insisted on following me to where I was living. While on our way, I told him I was living with a guy. “When we got there, he said the place was not good for me because it was a very dusty place, which was really not good for me as an asthmatic patient. He also complained that I was getting too much freedom.  “Whenever I call my grandmother for help, she keeps telling me that the person I am staying with should pay my school fees.” When asked about her mum paying her fees, she exclaimed: ‘My Mum? She doesn’t care!” Two kids, many fathers There is no gainsaying the fact that the young lady’s sex life was destabilized from childhood by her step-father. In 2013, she got pregnant, at a time she was supposed to write her WAEC examination, in Ibadan. “I was conceived of my first baby when I was to write my WAEC in 2013, which I failed because of my condition. I gave birth in July. My first child is presently living with my Grandma. “I used my second WAEC and JAMB to apply for admission and I got pregnant again