By Pascal Ibe
On Sunday, 17 March, an X user @mariaeke posted a 45 second video where an unnamed social media influencer made claim that a seven year old girl gave birth in Ogun State, Nigeria recently.
A picture of little girl carrying a baby was attached in the video while the young man speaks.
The influencer claimed the little girl was six years old when she impregnated by a bus driver
However,t he influencer stated that the little girl gave birth when shex turned seven year old, making her the youngest person to ever give birth to a child.
See what the influencer said here👇
Seven year old girl gave birth in Ogun state, Nigeria. 😳😳😳😳, pic.twitter.com/8NH2cPcuIX
— Maria Ogbonna Eke (@mariaeke) March 17, 2024
The video which was posted on Sunday gained over 5k views and 57 reposts on X platform.
AT WHAT AGE CAN WOMEN GIVE BIRTH?
According to medical analysis on Healthlibd.com, Technically, women can get pregnant and bear children from puberty when they start getting their menstrual period to menopause when they stop getting it. The average woman’s reproductive years are between ages 12 and 51.
The analysis noted that fertility in women naturally declines as you get older, which could make it harder for you to conceive. And starting a family later in life could pose greater risks for pregnancy complications.
Experts say the best time to get pregnant is between your late 20s and early 30s. This age range is associated with the best outcomes for both you and your baby. One study pinpointed the ideal age to give birth to a first child as 30.5.
FINDINGS
But when the photo of the little girl carrying baby was traced, it was discovered that she’s a 14 years old adolescent whom her parents forcedly pushed into under age marriage in Malawi in 2019.
In a report by a Malawi online newspaper, NYASA TIMES, on October 2nd, 2019, the Malawian police arrested the mother of a 14 years old girl who gave birth in Maxhinga for marrying of an underage girl.
In the report, the Machinga police spokesperson, Davie Sulumba said the police have picked of the boy who married the girl when she was 13 year old.
See full story here 👇
https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-police-arrest-parents-for-marrying-off-girl-14/
VERDICT
The video posted by an X user on Sunday @mariaeke where an influencer claimed that a 7 year old girl became the youngest person to give birth after being impregnated by a bus driver in Ogun State, Nigeria, is FALSE.
The incident occurred in Malawi in 2019 after police arrested parents of 14 year of girl forced into underage marriage.
